Meta lays off hundreds more workers as Mark Zuckerberg pivots away from costly ‘metaverse’ push
By Ariel Zilber
Published on March 25, 2026.
Meta is cutting hundreds of employees across key divisions, including Facebook and its Reality Labs unit, as it prepares for the artificial intelligence era. The layoffs come as the company shifts resources away from immersive worlds and towards artificial intelligence and wearable tech, a move that has seen limited returns as demand for VR headsets decreases and investor enthusiasm fades. The cuts will affect only a small percentage of Meta's global workforce. The company is finding other opportunities for employees whose positions may be impacted. This comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushes aggressively into artificial intelligence, with predictions that 2026 will be the year that AI will revolutionise the workplace.
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