Cloudflare is laying off 1100 workers as its ai usage increases by 600 percent – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Cloudflare is laying off 1,100 workers as its AI usage increases by 600 percent.

Here’s what Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said about the decision:

Today’s actions are not a cost-cutting exercise or an assessment of individuals’ performance; they are about Cloudflare defining how a world-class, high-growth company operates and creates value in the agentic AI era.

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