Cloudflare lays off 1100 employees as it pivots to agentic AI era

Despite strong profits, teams face sudden AI reshuffling

Cloudflare has laid off more than 1,100 employees, even as it reported strong financial results. The company says it’s shifting toward the “agentic AI era,” restructuring teams and workflows to integrate AI. That means big operational changes and growing uncertainty for workers about roles, routines, and what comes next.