The Layoffs Aren't Slowing Down. Neither Should Your Headcount Plan.
Here's a stat that should stop you mid-scroll: tech companies have cut more than 210,000 jobs so far in 2026 — already past all of 2025, with months still to go. Oracle alone has eliminated close to 30,000 roles. Amazon, Meta, Microsoft followed. And almost every one of them said the same thing: this isn't about a bad quarter. It's AI.