Labor & HR

Tech Q1 layoffs: 78,557 jobs shed; AI accounts for 47.9%

Tom's Hardware and Channel iam, citing Nikkei Asia analysis, tallied 78,557 tech layoffs January–April with 47.9% attributed to AI and automation. The running total surpassed 150,000 by mid-April.

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