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Flock Safety lays off 270 employees amid backlash

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Flock Safety is implementing workforce reductions, with approximately 18% of its staff, around 270 employees, being laid off following a voluntary buyout initiative. This decision comes amidst reported backlash against the company's AI surveillance technology. AI

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Flock Safety lays off 270 employees amid backlash

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · sipirtu ·

    Flock Safety plans to lay off about 18% of its workforce, roughly 270 employees, after a voluntary buyout program. Source: BusinessWorld https:// bworldonline.c

    Flock Safety plans to lay off about 18% of its workforce, roughly 270 employees, after a voluntary buyout program. Source: BusinessWorld https:// bworldonline.com/technology/20 26/10/09/785830/ai-surveillance-startup-flock-safety-to-cut-several-hundred-jobs-amid-backlash-sources-…

    LINKS bworldonline.com/…/ai-surveillance-startu…

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