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Facebook parent Meta prepares more job cuts

Meta will ask all North America employees who can work from home to do so on Wednesday

Meta previously cut 11,000 roles, including 350 in Ireland. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Meta Platforms is set to commence company-wide lay-offs on Wednesday as it restructures teams and works toward founder Mark Zuckerberg’s goal of greater efficiency.

The Facebook parent company notified managers to prepare to announce job cuts on Wednesday, via a memo seen by Bloomberg News. It indicates Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Reality Labs — which houses the firm’s virtual reality efforts and Quest hardware — will all be impacted. The move is part of a ...