{
  "id": 12994238,
  "title": "Sources: Flock plans to let go of ~270 employees, or 18% of its staff, at the end of October; the layoffs come after a voluntary buyout program in September (Reuters)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/sources-flock-plans-to-let-go-of-270-employees-or-18-of-its-staff-at",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T01:01:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/ai-surveillance-startup-flock-safety-cut-several-hundred-jobs-amid-backlash-2026-10-09/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Flock Safety plans to let go of about 18% of its employees, people with direct knowledge of the plans said on Thursday …",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}