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Meta Plans Workforce Shake-Up with 200 Job Cuts and Removal of Middle Management Roles in AI Shift

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Meta Platforms is reportedly preparing another round of job cuts as part of its broader push toward artificial intelligence. According to recent reports, the company could lay off up to 200 employees, with the impact largely limited to its teams based in the United States rather than its global workforce. This move reflects a continued shift in priorities as the tech giant doubles down on AI-driven development.

The layoffs are also said to coincide with a structural overhaul inside the company. Meta is reportedly moving away from traditional middle management roles in an effort to simplify its internal hierarchy. Instead of maintaining layered management structures, the company is exploring a leaner approach, replacing conventional titles with newer roles such as “org lead,” which are intended to align more closely with fast-moving, AI-focused teams.

Details from filings with California’s Employment Development Department, cited in reports, suggest that a significant portion of the cuts will occur in Silicon Valley. Around 124 roles could be affected at the Burlingame office, with an additional 74 positions in Sunnyvale. These changes are expected to take effect by the end of May, marking yet another phase in Meta’s ongoing restructuring efforts.

This development follows earlier workforce reductions within the company. In January, Meta reportedly cut about 10 percent of its Reality Labs division, affecting roughly 1,500 employees. That move was widely seen as part of a strategic pivot away from certain metaverse-focused investments and toward accelerating its ambitions in artificial intelligence, which continues to be a central focus for the company’s future growth.

Entergy Says Revised Meta Data-Center Deal Boosts Customer Savings

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Entergy announced that a revised agreement with Meta will deliver significantly higher savings for customers tied to a major data-center project in Louisiana.

Under the updated deal, Meta will cover the full cost of service for its planned hyperscale data center in northeast Louisiana. The agreement is expected to generate nearly $2 billion in customer savings over 20 years, in addition to $650 million previously projected.

Meta had earlier revealed plans to invest around $10 billion in the facility, located in Richland Parish. The project is part of a broader wave of infrastructure expansion driven by growing demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing services.

To support the development, Entergy Louisiana is planning a substantial upgrade of its energy infrastructure. This includes building seven new natural gas power plants with a combined capacity exceeding 5,200 megawatts, alongside new transmission lines, battery storage systems and upgrades to nuclear facilities.

The deal reflects a broader industry trend in which large technology firms partner with utilities to secure reliable energy supplies for power-intensive data centers.

Meta Ties Executive Pay to Massive AI Growth Targets

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Meta Platforms has introduced a new compensation strategy for senior executives, offering stock options tied to aggressive valuation targets as competition in artificial intelligence intensifies.

The incentives could deliver payouts worth hundreds of millions of dollars if Meta’s market value rises significantly. The plan requires the company’s stock to increase sharply, with the most ambitious targets implying a valuation exceeding $9 trillion.

The move reflects a broader shift among major technology companies, which are increasing spending on AI infrastructure and talent while redesigning compensation structures to retain key leadership. The stock options are Meta’s first of this kind for top executives and are linked to long-term performance milestones.

Executives eligible for the plan include senior leaders across finance, technology, product and operations. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not part of the scheme.

The strategy mirrors similar high-stakes compensation models seen at companies like Tesla, where performance-based incentives are used to align leadership goals with ambitious growth targets.

Meta said the payouts are contingent on achieving substantial future success, emphasizing that shareholders would benefit alongside executives if the targets are met.