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LinkedIn planning to lay off 5% of staff (reuters.com)
18 points by doppp 21 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


> The layoff rationale was not for artificial intelligence to replace jobs at LinkedIn, one of the people told Reuters.

Kind of a breath of fresh air but no rationale was given. Especially in the face of:

> The cuts come as revenue at LinkedIn, which sells recruiting tools and subscriptions, rose 12% in the just-ended quarter from a year prior, in an acceleration of growth in 2026, according to Microsoft's securities filings.

Just a general reorg?


I thought LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft?




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