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What’s the new normal for a company whose CEO is all in on AI and cutting jobs as a result? Look no further than DeepL’s layoffs memo. Loading audio narration… The German AI translation startup recently cut about 250 employees, over 21% of staff. In his message posted on LinkedIn,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brian Pulliam, a 51-year-old tech and executive career coach in Issaquah, Washington. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… After studying computer science, I worked as an athletics coach for 13 years before joining Microsoft as a…
Meta plans to lay off around 10% of its staff next month, and it told staff it’s not ruling out deeper cuts. Loading audio narration… That’s what Janelle Gale, Meta’s chief people officer, told employees in an internal meeting on Thursday, according to three sources on the call.”Will there be…
Last year, Nicole Landis Ferragonio and Joe Luchs decided to leave Amazon and launch an AI startup. Loading audio narration… They’d been planning the transition for months, but for Ferragonio, the tipping point was Amazon’s five-day return-to-office mandate in January 2025.”It raised some questions about how much agency you really…
AI-driven job displacement is real, and it’s wreaking havoc in tech. Loading audio narration… US tech layoffs are now at their worst year-to-date point since 2023, according to a new Challenger, Gray & Christmas report. The outplacement firm said US-based tech companies announced 52,050 job cuts so far in 2026,…
CBS News’ leadership just told staffers why the broadcast network is enacting a new round of job cuts.”Today we are reducing the size of our workforce,” top editor Bari Weiss and network president Tom Cibrowski said in a memo to CBS News staff on Friday morning, which was obtained by Business Insider.”It’s…
