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Meta’s May 20 restructuring puts more weight on AI roles. Fresno State, UC Merced and the Fresno workforce board are moving training and policies to match.
On May 20, Meta began laying off about 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its staff. The company also reassigned about 7,000 workers into AI-focused teams and "pods."
Meta began a 10% staff cut tied to AI spending on May 20. Fresno State and UC Merced seniors now face a tougher Bay Area tech job market.
Meta began layoffs on May 20 as it pivots to AI. Fresno-area colleges and workforce agencies say they’re training people for the shift.
FERC told California’s grid operator to justify or change its large‑load hookup rules within 60 days, citing AI demand. Locally, PG&E says developers, not ratepayers, will fund new infrastructure, and a 100 MW NAS Lemoore project shows what’s coming.
