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Salesforce lays off employees in a new round of cuts
The SaaS giant has been hit by concern that AI could replace some traditional software services.
TL;DR
- Salesforce laid off additional employees, impacting its Agentforce AI product, Mulesoft IT integration tool, and Marketing Cloud software.
- A California WARN notice reported 86 job cuts in roles such as sales, administration, and technology, with impacts also noted in Washington state and internationally.
- Affected employees will remain on payroll until August 7, with severance determined by level and tenure, up to six months.
- The company is concerned that AI models could replace traditional software, contributing to a more than 30% stock decline this year.
- Salesforce is developing its own AI offerings, with Agentforce having surpassed $1 billion in annualized revenue.
- This layoff follows a previous round in January where fewer than 1,000 roles were eliminated.