--- title: The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where... description: A running list of major tech layoffs in 2026 where companies explicitly cited AI as a factor. Companies including Oracle (21,000 jobs), Amazon (16,000), Meta... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-running-list-major-tech-layoffs-in-2026-where-employers-cited-ai-tmvmmr5vc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI | daily.dev og:description: A running list of major tech layoffs in 2026 where companies explicitly cited AI as a factor. Companies including Oracle (21,000 jobs), Amazon (16,000), Meta... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-running-list-major-tech-layoffs-in-2026-where-employers-cited-ai-tmvmmr5vc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TmVmmR5vC.png og:image:alt: The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A running list of major tech layoffs in 2026 where companies explicitly cited AI as a factor. Companies including Oracle (21,000 jobs), Amazon (16,000), Meta (8,000), PayPal (4,500+), Block (4,000), Intuit (3,000+), Cisco (4,000), Cloudflare (1,100), Snap (1,000), GitLab (350), and others have cut significant portions of their workforces while simultaneously reporting record revenues. A common pattern emerges: companies point to AI-driven efficiency gains as justification for cuts, even as they redirect spending toward AI infrastructure and hire for AI-focused roles. Critics note that many of the eliminated positions were filled during the pandemic hiring surge, raising questions about whether AI is the true driver or a convenient rationale. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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