Cloudflare fires over 1100 staff to become AI first and the memo fallout turns brutal

An AI shift is said to have changed everything

Cloudflare is cutting more than 1,100 jobs as it restructures to become an AI-first organization. The internet security firm says rapid AI adoption has fundamentally changed how work gets done, prompting a major overhaul of teams and operations. The move highlights how quickly generative AI is reshaping labor needs, even in fast-growing tech security companies.