{
  "id": 14047146,
  "title": "Airtable's new owner is laying off a 'large part' of its team",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/airtables-new-owner-is-laying-off-a-large-part-of-its-team",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-12T21:10:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/airtable-layoffs-job-cuts-bending-spoons-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Airtable's new owner, Italian tech conglomerate Bending Spoons, has announced plans to lay off a large portion of the software company's workforce. Bending Spoons' product leader, Federico Simionato, stated that the cuts are not a reflection of employees' work but rather the company's belief that smaller teams deliver better results. The layoffs are part of Bending Spoons' strategy to focus on smaller, faster-moving teams with streamlined responsibilities and to integrate AI features into the Airtable platform.\n\nIn an X post, Simionato thanked the employees affected by the layoffs, emphasizing their value to the company. Airtable product lead Alessandro Savarese also addressed the staff, explaining that the company intends to make Airtable a better product while providing customers with exceptional reliability and support. The separation packages for laid-off employees will be substantial, and they will leave by the end of the week.\n\nBending Spoons acquired Airtable for $1.28 billion in August. While the exact number of affected employees remains unclear, a Bending Spoons representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company plans to focus on enhancing its core platform and investing in AI features, potentially creating new job opportunities for laid-off Airtable employees.",
  "summary": "A Bending Spoons exec said the Airtable cuts weren't a reflection of employees' work, but the \"deep belief that small teams ship more and better.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}