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Monday.com cuts 600 jobs, citing AI-driven strategy amid tech layoff trend

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Monday.com, a work management software company, has announced layoffs affecting approximately 20% of its workforce, or over 600 employees. The company cited a restructuring plan and an AI-driven growth strategy as reasons for the job cuts, aiming for a leaner operating model. While Monday.com anticipates restructuring charges, it still projects significant revenue growth for the year. This move aligns with a broader trend in the tech industry where companies are increasingly attributing workforce reductions to AI integration and investment. AI

IMPACT Accelerates the trend of companies restructuring and reallocating resources towards AI initiatives, potentially shifting talent within the tech industry.

RANK_REASON Company is laying off staff and citing AI as a factor, which is a common trend but not a core AI release or research milestone.

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Monday.com cuts 600 jobs, citing AI-driven strategy amid tech layoff trend

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Monday.com cited AI in its latest layoffs, joining 20 other tech firms this year. Workforce automation is accelerating, not just as a cost-cutting tool but as a

    Monday.com cited AI in its latest layoffs, joining 20 other tech firms this year. Workforce automation is accelerating, not just as a cost-cutting tool but as a structural shift in how companies operate. # AI # Automation Source: TechCrunch AI https:// techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/t…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/the-running-list-major-t…
  2. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Rebecca Bellan, Connie Loizos ·

    Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs — here are 20 others

    A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.

  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs, cutting about 600 jobs - 20% of its workforce - as part of a restructuring tied to its "AI-driven

    Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs, cutting about 600 jobs - 20% of its workforce - as part of a restructuring tied to its "AI-driven growth strategy." The company said the moves were not about reducing costs or replacing people with AI, but adapting to…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/the-running-list-major-t…

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