Snapchat parent company cuts 1,000 jobs in major AI-driven workforce restructuring [FOX Business Network]
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Snap on Wednesday announced plans to lay off roughly 1,000 employees as the tech company adopts artificial intelligence (AI) and looks to streamline its operations. The parent company of Snapchat will also close over 300 open roles as part of its workforce restructuring, which comes after Irenic Capital Management pushed Snap to optimize its portfolio and performance. The firm is an activist investor with an economic interest of roughly 2.5% in the company. Snap explained that advancements in AI are helping it streamline operations and function with smaller teams as AI generates over 65% of new code, while the company assigns more critical work to focused teams and AI agents. The tech company had about 5,261 full-time employees as of December, and the layoffs will affect about 16% of the company's full-time staff. Snap's stock rose nearly 8% Wednesday amid the news, leaving shares down about 25.7% year to date despite a 29% increase over the last month. The company expects
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