Jun 10, 2026
Salesforce Cuts Jobs for Third Time in Nine Months Despite $1.2B AI Revenue
Salesforce laid off employees for the third time in nine months, with cuts hitting teams tied to its Agentforce AI product. The layoffs come just one month after the company reported Agentforce annual recurring revenue surpassed $1.2 billion — a paradox that captures the tension between AI revenue growth and AI-driven job displacement.
Dec 26, 2024
Lilium Crashes: Electric Aircraft Startup Shuts Down, 1,000 Laid Off
In a shocking turn of events, electric aircraft pioneer Lilium has ceased all operations, leaving around 1,000 employees jobless. After raising over $1 billion and going public through a SPAC merger, the company was poised to revolutionize urban air travel with its VTOL aircraft. However, the lack of additional financing forced Lilium to ground its ambitions. While it had secured pre-orders, including one from Saudi Arabia, Lilium's technology and assets might now be up for grabs as KPMG manages the insolvency proceedings.
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Disney’s Character.AI deal is a tech license and a talent move — the chatbot is still in limbo
Disney’s opening $20 million bid is for a non-exclusive Character.AI technology license, while fresh court-reporting says at least 60 employees received Disney offers. The consumer chatbot remains online, but its long-term owner and future are unresolved.
Jun 8, 2026
GitLab Cuts 14% of Staff in AI Pivot Despite Record 264 Million Revenue
GitLab is cutting 350 jobs and exiting 22 countries in a sweeping AI restructuring, even as the company reports $264 million in quarterly revenue with 23% growth. The move signals that even profitable dev-tool companies are reallocating resources toward AI-native features as agentic workloads reshape the developer landscape.
Jun 5, 2026
Google Cloud Quietly Lays Off Cybersecurity Teams as AI Investment Takes Priority
Google has laid off employees across its Cloud division's cybersecurity units, including the Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant teams, as it redirects resources to AI. The cuts are part of a broader industry trend of security teams being shrunk while AI spending surges.