Big Tech Is Firing People to Pay for AI. Here Are the Numbers.
In 2025 and 2026 more than 160,000 people lost their jobs at major tech companies. Meta cut 8,000. Microsoft cut 8,000. Amazon cut 16,000. Salesforce eliminated over 5,000. Every single one of those companies reported record profits in the same period. The layoffs are a choice, not a consequence. Companies are cutting people to fund AI and the numbers make that very hard to argue with. In this video we break down the exact trade happening across every major tech company right now, which roles are disappearing first and why, what $674 billion in AI spending actually means, and what this pattern means for every other industry watching from the sidelines. This is not about a recession. It is a deliberate reallocation and it is accelerating. If you want to stay ahead on business, tech, and AI subscribe. We cover the stuff that actually matters. CHAPTERS 0:00 160,000 Jobs Gone. Record Profits in the Same Period. 0:22 The Pattern Nobody Is Connecting 1:10 Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce: The Numbers 2:30 Which Jobs Are Disappearing First and Why 3:15 Where the $674 Billion Is Actually Coming From 4:00 What This Means If You Are Not at a Big Tech Company 4:55 The Real Question Worth Asking 5:35 Closing #AILayoffs #TechLayoffs #BigTech #ArtificialIntelligence #Meta #Microsoft #Amazon #Salesforce #AIInvesting #FutureOfWork #JobsAndAI #TechNews #AIAutomation #Workforce #AITrends #BusinessTech #Entrepreneurship #AIEconomy #WorkplaceAI #TechTrends2026