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26 Jul 2026, 01:30 UTC · 1h ago
Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs — here are 20 others
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26 Jul 2026, 01:30 UTC · 1h ago
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Financial Times analysis shows tech companies citing AI as a reason for layoffs have underperformed the Nasdaq by nearly 10% in the 30 days following their announcements. — This suggests a market skepticism toward 'AI-driven restructuring' narratives, potentially flagging such announcements as signs of underlying business weakness rather than efficiency gains.
-0.60Monday.com is laying off approximately 20% of its workforce (over 600 employees) to transition to an AI-first operating model. — A significant headcount reduction typically signals a strategic pivot or operational struggle, though it is partially offset by projected 20% revenue growth.
-0.40Oracle disclosed a workforce reduction of 21,000 employees (13% of staff) over the last 12 months, specifically citing AI deployment as a cause. — The scale of the cuts at a major enterprise software provider indicates significant labor displacement resulting from AI integration.
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GitLab is laying off 14% of its staff to fund AI infrastructure and a 'generational rebuild' of its platform for agent-scale workloads. — While layoffs are negative, the specific reallocation of capital toward infrastructure to handle '100x growth' suggests an aggressive expansion of capability.
+0.20U.S. tech companies have cut nearly 140,000 jobs since the start of the year, with a large portion of capital being diverted into AI data center buildouts. — Indicates a massive sector-wide capital rotation from human labor to physical AI infrastructure, favoring data center and hardware providers.
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The company announced plans to eliminate roughly 17% of its total workforce.
The company disclosed a 13% reduction in workforce over the past year due to AI adoption.
The company is laying off 20% of its workforce and expects significant restructuring charges.
The company laid off 14% of its staff and is exiting 22 countries to fund AI infrastructure.
The company is conducting layoffs, though it is partially offsetting this by shifting employees into AI roles.
The company cut approximately 4,800 roles, primarily within its Xbox gaming unit.
While making cuts, the company is tripling entry-level hiring for AI and hybrid-cloud roles.
Mentioned as one of the major tech companies conducting significant job cuts.
The company has conducted rolling layoffs in its Cloud division and reduced management layers.
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