{
  "id": 16301342,
  "title": "Here’s How Many Employees Each Company Fired in 2026 Due to AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/heres-how-many-employees-each-company-fired-in-2026-due-to-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-24T07:27:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/24/heres-how-many-employees-each-company-fired-in-2026-due-to-ai/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2026, more than 135,000 employees across over 330 companies worldwide were laid off due to increased costs and investment in artificial intelligence (AI). Major tech firms such as Amazon, Oracle, Meta, and Microsoft reduced their workforces. Beyond the technology sector, significant job cuts occurred in logistics, banking, manufacturing, advertising, and retail. UPS planned to eliminate up to 30,000 positions, while Oracle reported a reduction of approximately 21,000 employees. Amazon announced plans to cut 16,000 corporate jobs, Meta and Microsoft also initiated major workforce reductions. Other companies like Omnicom, Dow Chemical, Cisco, American Express, and Uber announced or considered thousands of job cuts. The layoffs were driven by AI adoption, rising costs, weaker demand, and the need to improve profitability.",
  "summary": "More than 135,000 technology workers have been affected by layoffs worldwide in 2026, as major companies including Amazon, Oracle, Meta, … Read More The post Here’s How Many Employees Each Company Fired in 2026 Due to AI appeared first on ProPakistani .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}