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title: "Meta cuts 8,000 jobs while launching US training program"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287077517.md"
description: "Meta is cutting about 10% of its workforce, amounting to 8,000 jobs, with potential further reductions later this year. The company is launching the LevelUp program, which provides free training for Americans to become data center technicians. Additionally, Meta has increased its 2026 capital spending forecast to $135 billion, emphasizing investments in AI systems and data center expansion."
datetime: "2026-05-20T13:45:18.000Z"
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# Meta cuts 8,000 jobs while launching US training program

Mass layoffs begin: Meta is cutting about 10% of its workforce, with notices going out globally and more reductions possible later this year. New training push: The LevelUp program will offer free, rapid training for Americans to fill high-demand data center technician roles. AI investment surge: Meta raised its 2026 capital spending forecast to $135 billion, focusing on AI systems and data center expansion.

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