--- title: The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where... description: A running list of major tech company layoffs in 2026 where employers explicitly cited AI as a factor. Companies including Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Cloudflare,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-running-list-major-tech-layoffs-in-2026-where-employers-cited-ai-tpunbarbi 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 company layoffs in 2026 where employers explicitly cited AI as a factor. Companies including Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Cloudflare,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-running-list-major-tech-layoffs-in-2026-where-employers-cited-ai-tpunbarbi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/tPunbarbI.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 company layoffs in 2026 where employers explicitly cited AI as a factor. Companies including Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Cloudflare, Amazon, Block, Salesforce, Snap, IBM, Atlassian, GitLab, Intuit, Cisco, PayPal, Coinbase, Dell, and GM have collectively cut over 120,000 tech roles. A recurring pattern emerges: companies reporting record revenues simultaneously reduce headcount, attributing cuts to AI automation, organizational flattening, and reallocation of resources toward AI infrastructure. Executives cite AI enabling smaller teams to do more work, replacing roles in HR, support, middle management, and operations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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