WiseTech Global to cut 30% workforce as AI ends era of manual coding

WiseTech Global Ltd. plans to cut about 2,000 jobs—almost 30% of its workforce—under an AI-driven revamp, crystallising efficiencies from artificial intelligence that are upending the global software industry.

In a candid and full-blooded embrace of AI, Chief Executive Officer Zubin Appoo on Wednesday laid out what he said were unprecedented benefits for the freight software provider.