A group of 26 Meta employees filed a federal lawsuit in Oakland, California, accusing the company of using AI-driven systems in its recent layoff decisions, which they claim disproportionately targeted workers on medical, parental, or family leave.

Sprout Social will lay off about 260 employees, 20% of its workforce, under a restructuring plan to streamline its organizational structure and align costs with strategic priorities, including ongoing investments in AI-powered social intelligence.