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May 21, 2026 · Industry Insights

Zuckerberg’s 4 AM Layoff of 8,000 Staff: Using Employees’ Keyboard Data to Train AI

Meta’s third 2026 layoff round cut roughly 8,000 employees—delivered at 4 am in Singapore—citing a secret program that tracks keyboard, mouse and screenshots to train AI, with Evercore estimating $3 billion in annual savings, while the company reallocates survivors to an AI‑focused division.