LinkedIn sacks over 600 employees across roles, as Meta begins AI-driven layoffs: Report

LinkedIn announced job cuts affecting over 600 employees, which will take effect on 13 July, according to a report in the New York Post today. The report cited a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing indicating that LinkedIn informed 606 of its employees of permanent layoffs last week.

The announcement coincided with Meta’s decision to lay off about 8,000 employees globally amid its aggressive artificial intelligence (AI) push.