Tech industry lays off nearly 80,000 employees in the first quarter of 2026 — almost 50% of affected positions cut due to AI

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Many of these job cuts are blamed on AI, but some experts say that it's actually caused by bad business decisions or corporate pivots. Still, they do not discount the disruption that AI will have on the job market, even as some companies buck the trend and hire more junior roles.