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

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Published on 8 May 2026
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.

  • Cloudflare plans layoffs impacting 1,100 plus employees worldwide
  • The company is restructuring to support an AI-first strategy
  • Founders say AI adoption has changed day to day ways of working
  • The cuts signal the growing cost shift from automation and AI tooling
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This summarization was done by Beige for a story published on The Economic TimesThe Economic Times

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