{
  "id": 16916608,
  "title": "Dropbox is laying off roughly 9% of its workforce. Read the memo.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/dropbox-is-laying-off-roughly-9-of-its-workforce-read-the-memo",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-28T14:39:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-layoffs-job-cuts-ceo-memo-ashraf-alkarmi-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dropbox recently announced layoffs of approximately 9% of its global workforce, totaling around 200 employees. Co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi made this difficult decision in an email to employees, stating that the company is concentrating its resources on the most impactful priorities for long-term growth. Engineering, Product, Design, and G&A teams will see the reductions, with Ali Dasdan, the chief technology officer, also leaving. Alkarmi emphasized the company's profitability and its commitment to treating affected employees with respect and care.",
  "summary": "Co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi said Dropbox is profitable but needs to make \"hard choices\" about where it spends its money.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}