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  "title": "Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as it seeks to reduce costs with AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/barclays-to-cut-5-000-jobs-as-it-seeks-to-reduce-costs-with-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-22T14:06:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Silicon Republic",
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  "summary": "Roughly 60pc of the reductions will come from within support functions, impacting developers and other professionals. Read more: Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as it seeks to reduce costs with AI",
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        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs in AI-led efficiency drive",
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        "title": "Barclays to slash 5,000 jobs in AI efficiency push",
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        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs in an AI push",
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        "published": "2026-10-22T08:38:35.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Barclays plans to cut 5,000 jobs, or ~5% of its workforce, by the end of 2026 as part of AI-driven cost cutting, with ~60% coming from support and developers (William Shaw/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/barclays-plans-to-cut-5-000-jobs-or-5-of-its-workforce-by-the-end-of",
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        "published": "2026-10-22T11:21:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Microsoft AI boss says more bank jobs will go as Barclays axes 5,000 roles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/microsoft-ai-boss-says-more-bank-jobs-will-go-as-barclays-axes-5-000",
        "published": "2026-10-22T11:41:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs as AI drives cost-reduction push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/barclays-is-cutting-5-000-jobs-as-ai-drives-cost-reduction-push",
        "published": "2026-10-22T12:30:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as AI use expands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/barclays-to-cut-5-000-jobs-as-ai-use-expands",
        "published": "2026-10-22T17:00:42.000Z"
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  "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."
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