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  "id": 78367,
  "title": "Mark Zuckerberg lays off 8,000 employees, spends $130B on AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/mark-zuckerberg-lays-off-8-000-employees-spends-130b-on-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-03T07:46:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/after-laying-off-8000-employees-this-year-to-spend-130-billion-on-ai-ceo-mark-zuckeberg-says-ai-has-created-a-lot-of-jobs-because-/articleshow/132824211.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says AI has “net created a lot of jobs” thanks to the massive infrastructure buildout, dismissing fears of AI job losses. His remarks come months after Meta laid off 8,000 employees—10% of its workforce—in an AI-first restructuring, while committing $130-145 billion to AI spending in 2026. Meta’s Q2 free cash flow crashed 91% as shares fell 10%, even as revenue jumped 28%…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}