Cloudflare says AI made 1,100 jobs obsolete, even as revenue hit a record high
CloudFlare announced its first large-scale layoff. CEO Matthew Prince says because of AI efficiency gains, the company doesn't need as many support roles.
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Cloudflare has announced its first-ever mass layoff, cutting approximately 1,100 employees — 20% of its workforce — as it reported record quarterly revenue of $639.8 million, a 34% year-over-year increase. Co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince and co-founder and president Michelle Zatlyn framed the cuts not as cost reduction but as a structural response to AI-driven productivity gains. Prince said […]
Read full articleCloudFlare announced its first large-scale layoff. CEO Matthew Prince says because of AI efficiency gains, the company doesn't need as many support roles.
Cloudflare is giving AI agents full autonomy to spin up new apps. Starting today, agents working on behalf of humans can create a Cloudflare account, begin a paid subscription, register a domain, and then receive an API token to let them immediately deploy code. To kick things off, human users must first accept the cloud company’s terms of service. From there, though, their role in the loop is optional; they don’t have to return to the dashboard, copy and paste API tokens, or enter credit card details. The AI agent just does its thing behind the scenes and has everything it needs to deploy “in one shot,” according to Cloudflare. While this could be a boon to developers and product builders, it also signals a larger, concerning trend of over-trust in autonomous tools, to the detriment of governance and security. For example, noted David Shipley of Beauceron Security, cyber criminals are being forced to constantly set up new infrastructure as security firms and law enforcement fight bac
Cloudflare is giving AI agents full autonomy to spin up new apps. Starting today, agents working on behalf of humans can create a Cloudflare account, begin a paid subscription, register a domain, and then receive an API token to let them immediately deploy code. To kick things off, human users must first accept the cloud company’s terms of service. From there, though, their role in the loop is optional; they don’t have to return to the dashboard, copy and paste API tokens, or enter credit card details. The AI agent just does its thing behind the scenes and has everything it needs to deploy “in one shot,” according to Cloudflare. While this could be a boon to developers and product builders, it also signals a larger, concerning trend of over-trust in autonomous tools, to the detriment of governance and security. For example, noted David Shipley of Beauceron Security, cyber criminals are being forced to constantly set up new infrastructure as security firms and law enforcement fight bac
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