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As tech lay-offs spread, Meta sacks 11,000 workers

Job cuts come to Silicon Valley

Mandatory Credit: Photo by JOHN G MABANGLO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (13617239d)Tourists get their photo taken in front of the Meta billboard at the headquarters of Meta Platforms Inc., formerly named Facebook, Inc., in Menlo Park, California, USA, 09 November 2022. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told company executives that Meta will begin laying off employees.Meta Chief Executive Zuckerberg announces coming layoffs, Menlo Park, USA - 09 Nov 2022

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