Cuts announcedThursday 7th May 2026Formal noticeAI cited
Cloudflare to cut 1,100 jobs
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Cloudflare filed an amended 8-K disclosing costs associated with exit or disposal activities from a committed restructuring.
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- 7th May
SEC EDGAR Official
Cloudflare filed an amended 8-K disclosing costs associated with exit or disposal activities from a committed restructuring.
- 7th May
Reuters Major outlet
Cloudflare announced workforce reduction of approximately 20% as AI adoption reshapes operations.
- 7th May
Bloomberg Major outlet
Cloudflare announced job cuts following a missed earnings forecast.
- 7th May
The Wall Street Journal Major outlet
Cloudflare announced it will cut 1,100 jobs as part of an AI-driven restructuring plan.
- 7th May
CNBC Major outlet
Cloudflare announced 1,100 employee cuts following earnings report, attributed to AI changes.
- 7th May
finance.yahoo.com Trade press
Cloudflare announced layoffs of more than 1,000 workers, citing AI as a factor.
- 7th May
Business Insider Trade press
Cloudflare announced layoff of 1,100 employees, citing preparation for the agentic AI era.
- 8th May
finance.yahoo.com Trade press
Cloudflare laid off 1,100 staff members and offered full pay through year-end as severance.
- 8th May
hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com Trade press
Cloudflare announced a 20% workforce reduction as part of an AI-first restructuring initiative.
- 8th May
Personnel Today Trade press
Cloudflare announced layoff of 1,100 workers attributed to AI redundancies.
- 8th May
Moneycontrol Trade press
Cloudflare announced cuts of 1,100 jobs as part of an AI-driven restructuring.
- 8th May
Times of India Trade press
Cloudflare is laying off 1,100 employees. The company's CEO is noted for personally sending all offer letters.
- 8th May
Los Angeles Times Trade press
Cloudflare announced layoffs of more than 1,000 workers, citing AI as a factor.
- 8th May
The Register Trade press
Cloudflare announced it will terminate 1,100 staff members whose roles are deemed insufficiently aligned with AI capabilities.
- 8th May
TechCrunch Trade press
Cloudflare announced that artificial intelligence rendered 1,100 jobs obsolete, coinciding with record revenue.
- 11th May
finance.yahoo.com Trade press
Cloudflare announced more than 1,100 job cuts.
- 12th May
Business Journals Trade press
Cloudflare conducted layoffs in San Francisco described as among the largest of the year.
- 12th May
San Francisco Chronicle Trade press
Cloudflare announced elimination of 224 jobs in San Francisco.
- 21st May
Fortune Trade press
Cloudflare CEO stated that AI has made an entire category of workers obsolete.
- 27th May
Times of India Trade press
Cloudflare announced layoff of 1,100 employees. CEO stated he personally sent offer letters to all staff.
- 10th Jun
finance.yahoo.com Trade press
Cloudflare announced job cuts as part of a strategic reset with focus on AI.
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