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Tech firms cut 45,800 jobs in the worst month in two years

development2026-04-29

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Technology firms cut 45,800 jobs in March, the worst month in two years, with executives openly framing the layoffs as confidence in a post-human future, while Meta prepared to unwind an acquisition after China blocked it on national security grounds.

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