Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:00am on 20 May 2026,Wednesday International
Meta reportedly instructed employees across multiple regions to work from home before sending layoff emails to nearly 8,000 workers. According to reports, affected staff in Singapore received termination notices at around 4 am local time, with emails sent in phases across different time zones. The company is restructuring teams, reducing management layers and closing thousands of open positions. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced major investments in artificial intelligence and smaller operational teams. The layoffs add to a growing trend of job cuts across the global technology sector. (PC: NDTV)
