Top tech layoffs 2026: Over 72,000 techies laid off at Oracle, Amazon, Block, and others

Layoffs across the technology sector have continued at a rapid pace in the first quarter of 2026. Most of these companies have largely attributed these job cuts to heavy investments in AI infrastructure, efficiency drives, and operational restructuring. Based on data from Layoffs.fyi, at least 72,182 tech employees have been laid off across 87 companies so far this year.