US judge to Meta's laid off employees: Cannot stop the company from job cuts

A US judge has allowed Meta Platforms to proceed with planned layoffs of 26 employees. These employees had sued the company alleging AI-driven discrimination in job cuts. The judge declined an emergency request to halt the layoffs while claims proceed. He stated the court may reconsider if new evidence emerges about AI usage. Meta denies wrongdoing and states human decisions guided the workforce reduction.