Business Insider - AI & automation job cuts

Events

1. Reported: 28 May 26
   Wix CEO Avishai Abrahami announced a 20% staff reduction, citing AI advancements and currency shifts as driving factors for the layoffs.

   1,000 jobs reported

   Confirmed Global

   Source → ⚑ Flag
2. Reported: 21 May 26
   ClickUp CEO Zeb Evans said the company laid off 22% of its workforce, but employees who "create outsized impact using AI" could see a million dollars.

   286 jobs reported

   Confirmed Global · Technology

   Source → ⚑ Flag
3. Reported: 13 May 26
   Cisco announced job cuts affecting roughly 4,000 staff, as CEO Chuck Robbins shifts the company's focus to AI investments, buoyed by strong earnings.

   4,000 jobs reported

   Confirmed Global

   Source → ⚑ Flag
4. Reported: 8 May 26
   DeepL laid off 250 employees. CEO Jarek Kutylowski's memo referenced AI, smaller teams, fewer layers, and founder mode.

   250 jobs reported

   Confirmed · Technology

   Source → ⚑ Flag
5. Reported: 5 May 26
   0G Labs cut a quarter of its staff, citing AI agents replacing human work. It's the latest sign of a broader wave of AI-driven layoffs.

   8 jobs reported

   Confirmed Global · Technology

   Source → ⚑ Flag