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title: "Meta increases investment in AI while conducting layoffs, shifting investment focus to AI infrastructure"
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description: "Meta Platforms is cutting hundreds of jobs across departments including Reality Labs, social media, recruitment, and sales, while increasing investment in AI infrastructure, particularly in data centers and computing power. Total spending is expected to be between $162 billion and $169 billion by 2026, indicating the scale of its AI development. Resources are being shifted from Reality Labs to AI infrastructure and talent, with Meta's focus shifting towards artificial intelligence"
datetime: "2026-03-25T19:20:39.000Z"
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# Meta increases investment in AI while conducting layoffs, shifting investment focus to AI infrastructure

As part of its ongoing restructuring, Meta Platforms Inc. is cutting hundreds of jobs across departments including Reality Labs, social media, recruitment, and sales. This move comes as the company continues to ramp up its investment in AI infrastructure following previous rounds of layoffs aimed at streamlining operations.

At the same time, Meta is increasing its investment in artificial intelligence, particularly in data centers and computing power, while also raising salaries to attract top AI talent. The company expects total spending to be between $162 billion and $169 billion in 2026, highlighting the scale of its AI initiatives.

This also reflects how Meta is readjusting its spending priorities. The current phase is more targeted, with resources shifting from Reality Labs to AI infrastructure and talent. After rebranding from Facebook to Meta to signify its foray into the metaverse, the company is now shifting its focus to artificial intelligence

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