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Washington, Jan 15: News reports say that social media company Meta Platforms is planning to cut 5 per cent of total staff this year by terminating staff based on performance and hiring new workers to replace them.

Bloomberg News reported that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in an internal note to employees, saying he wants to “raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster".

Meta employs about 72,000 people, according to recent filings, so cutting 5 per cent of staff would amount to 3,600 people, Bloomberg said on Tuesday.

The Menlo Park, California-based company owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads.

The company declined to comment Wednesday but said that Bloomberg's reporting was accurate.

Workers in the US who will be affected will be notified on February 10, while those in other countries will be informed later, Bloomberg said.

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Gurugram, Jan 15 (PTI): A Youtuber and his three friends were arrested here on Tuesday for allegedly performing dangerous stunts on moving cars, a video of which was shared widely on social media, police said.

The four were later let off on bail after they joined the investigation.

The video, that was circulated on January 12, showed Krishna Yadav, who runs the YouTube channel Babajaanivlogs, showcasing stunts in an underpass near the Rapid Metro here and his friends recording the act from another car, a police official said.

Police quickly swung into action and after identifying the cars arrested all four accused. The two cars were also seized.

"The accused have made confessions and they were let off on bail after they joined the investigation. The two cars have been seized and further probe into the matter is underway," said Inspector Rajesh Kumar, the SHO of DLF phase 1 police station.

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