AI-ontslagen deze week: 4 mei 2026 – 10 mei 2026

De grootste gebeurtenis van de week was PayPal, met 4.760 geschrapte functies (On its May 5 Q1 earnings call PayPal said it would cut about 20% of its workforce over two to three years — reported as north of 4,500 roles (secondary sources put it at ~4,760 of ~23,800) — as part of a reorganization targeting at least $1.5bn in annualized savings. CEO Enrique Lores framed it as removing layers from the organization while standing up an 'AI transformation and simplification' team and adding AI-enabled processes; the company says it is 'becoming a technology company again'. Logged mixed: AI/automation plus de-layering and cost savings.). In de loop van de week raakten de ontslagen financiën, technologie.

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