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Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami. Is AI really to blame?

Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami. Is AI really to blame?

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Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami. Is AI really to blame?

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Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami. Is AI really to blame?

Dimitri Otis / Getty Images Kai Riemer, University of Sydney and Sandra Peter, University of Sydney Meta and…

April 30, 2026