AIagent.at 🤖 AI NewsCloudflare has cut 1,100 jobs because of AI efficiency gains, even as the company reported record revenue. CEO Matthew Prince said the company no longer needs as many support roles due to AI-driven automation. This follows a broader trend of tech companies using AI to do more with fewer workers. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/08/cloudflare-says-ai-made-1100-jobs-obsolete-even-as-revenue-hit-a-record-high/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #Workforce
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Bich Nguyen"Still, applicants and immigration attorneys say its unclear how big a difference the exemption will make. The change means doctors can have their cases reviewed, but it doesn’t guarantee their green cards or visas will be renewed. It is also unclear whether U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will be able to process those applications in time to meet immigration deadlines like Alghoula’s."
Hold on US immigration applications lifted for doctors. Others are still waiting
U.S. immigration officials have quietly lifted a hold on green card and visa applications for doctors from three dozen countries. The move means physicians whose cases have been paused for months could soon get them renewed. But scientific researchers and other professionals from countries including Iran, Venezuela and Afghanistan said their immigration applications still won't be reviewed. The Trump administration put a pause on applications from those countries citing a need to improve security screening. Some immigrants have filed lawsuits to try to get immigration officials to decide their cases.
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Cloudflare 직원 1,100명이 AI-first 전환의 영향으로 일자리를 잃었다는 맥락의 언급이 나왔다. AI 도입이 조직 구조와 고용에 미치는 충격을 보여주는 사례로, AI 정책·산업 변화 측면에서 주목할 만하다.
Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance after the company cut 20,000-30,000 jobs in March. Oracle refused, with workers losing unvested RSUs worth up to 1 million USD. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/08/laid-off-oracle-workers-tried-to-negotiate-better-severance-oracle-said-no/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #Workforce
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑💻“Cloudflare has revealed it will farewell 1,100 staff, due to its current and future use of AI.
In a blog post that oozes Orwellian “doublespeak,” CEO #MatthewPrince and President/COO #MichelleZatlyn used the headline “Building for the future” to share the email they sent to all #employees
That mail opens: “We are writing to let you know directly that we’ve made the decision to reduce #Cloudflare’s #workforce by more than 1,100 employees globally.”
The post explains, “Cloudflare’s usage of #AI has increased by more than 600% in the last three months alone. Employees across the company from #engineering to #HR to #finance to #marketing run thousands of #AIAgent sessions each day to get their work done.”
#ZeroHourWork / #WhiteCollar < https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/05/08/cloudflare-to-fire-1100-staff-whose-jobs-just-arent-ai-enough/5235536> / source <https://blog.cloudflare.com/building-for-the-future/>
A new wave of AI startups is tackling the administrative crunch that keeps specialists from calling patients back. Basata is one of several companies using AI to automate scheduling, referrals and callback requests in medical practices - but questions about worker augmentation versus displacement loom. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/the-back-office-problem-that-explains-why-specialists-never-call-you-back/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #Workforce
Why you can never get your doctor to call you back | TechCrunch
Like many AI companies automating work that humans currently do, Basata will eventually face a harder question about where the line is between augmenting workers and displacing them. For now, the founders say the administrative staff they work with aren't worried about that; they're more worried about drowning.
“Staff at #WiseTech have been waiting almost three months to be told if they are among the 2,000 people the logistics software company is to cut due to advances in #AI, with #workers criticising the wait as stressful and “ridiculous”.
The comments come as its founder on Tuesday told #investors an #AIAgent could learn a human’s job in just 15 minutes, according to the #AustralianFinancialReview.
The Australian Stock Exchange-listed company announced in late February that it would #LayOff almost 30% of its #workforce across 40 countries, with 2,000 of the 7,000 jobs set to go over the next 18 months.
Some areas would be hit harder than others, with product and development and customer service teams expected to be reduced by up to 50%, the chief #executive, #ZubinAppoo, told an investor briefing in February.
“The era of manually writing #code as the core act of #engineering is over,” Appoo said.”
#ZeroHourWork / #WhiteCollar / #AIAutomation / #ASX / #Australia <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/07/your-craft-is-obsolete-wisetech-staff-in-limbo-as-ai-touted-as-better-than-humans>
