Labor & HR

CNBC: Meta and Microsoft cut 20,000 combined; AI labor crisis looms

CNBC reported April 24 that Meta (8,000) and Microsoft (~12,000) axed roughly 20,000 jobs combined, raising questions about an AI-driven labor shock. Snap cut another 1,000; Oracle signaled expansion from 10,000 to 30,000.

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