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- The cuts continue what feels to many in the tech industry like an epidemic: companies reporting record revenues while simultaneously culling their workforces, pointing to AI as both the engine of growth and the reason for the cuts.
- Tech layoffs hit their highest single month in years in May, and AI was the most-cited reason, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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Every major tech layoff in 2026 that has name-checked AI Image Credits:ChatGPT for TechCrunch Rebecca Bellan, Connie Loizos Tue, July 7, 2026 at 3:35 AM GMT+9 9 min read MSFT Microsoft said Monday that it has eliminated about 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, adding to the string of AI-related layoffs hitting the tech world. The company said the roles being cut are "not being replaced by AI," but acknowledged that " AI is changing how work gets done " and automating many everyday tasks. The cuts continue what feels to many in the tech industry like an epidemic: companies reporting record revenues while simultaneously culling their workforces, pointing to AI as both the engine of growth and the reason for the cuts.
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