SUSE lays off 1 in 10 workers – citing AI and automation
Source: ZDNet ·
Squarespace also announced layoffs this week, but explicit ties to AI remain inconsistent.
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According to exclusive reporting by The Register, enterprise Linux provider SUSE will lay off one in 10 of its nearly 2,000-person workforce due to “automation and AI,” CEO Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen told staff via email. Also: How many jobs is your state losing to AI? Van Leeuwen noted that AI is rapidly changing how software companies function. “AI capabilities are advancing exponentially, forcing us to radically reimagine our work,” he said, adding that “the organizational design and cost base that SUSE is built on today will not carry us forward successfully.” He did not specify which roles would be terminated, but The Register reports that staff will be notified by Nov. 4. AI is impacting many parts of the tech industry, including open source. Just last month, Linus Torvalds announced he had used Claude Code to write a Linux patch , which Linux enthusiasts read as an evolution of his stance on AI. By some reports, businesses are f inally seeing some ROI from AI after a few years of…
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