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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 05/02/2026 15:34 EDT

What if Tech Company Layoffs Aren't All About AI?

"Running a Big Tech company during Silicon Valley's AI mania may not necessarily require fewer workers or cost less," writes the Washington Post:

Amazon, Google and Meta together have roughly the same number of employees now as they did during an industry-wide hiring binge in 2022, company disclosures show. Growing costs for technical workers and related expenses have often outpaced sales recently. The tech giants' big AI bet hasn't yet paid for itself.

That means AI might be killing jobs not through its

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