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title: "Tech leads job cuts while ramping up AI hiring"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/288936419.md"
description: "In May, tech firms announced 38,242 layoffs, with AI driving 40% of cuts. Despite this, the sector added 6,700 jobs in AI, cloud, and cybersecurity. Major players like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta plan $725 billion in AI capital spending this year, a 77% increase from 2025."
datetime: "2026-06-06T16:17:38.000Z"
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# Tech leads job cuts while ramping up AI hiring

Record AI-linked cuts: Tech firms announced 38,242 layoffs in May, with AI driving 40% of all job cuts, surpassing last year's full-year AI-related total. Hiring amid layoffs: Despite cuts, the sector added 6,700 jobs in May, focusing on AI, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity roles. Massive AI investment: Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta plan $725 billion in AI capital spending this year, up 77% from 2025.

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