AI & Jobs Cisco cuts 471 California jobs and points at AI
Cisco filed WARN notices to cut 471 jobs across three California offices, part of a sub-4,000 global reduction the company attributes to reshaping around AI.
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AI & Jobs Cisco filed WARN notices to cut 471 jobs across three California offices, part of a sub-4,000 global reduction the company attributes to reshaping around AI.
AI & Jobs CNBC's May 17 tally: 56% of companies that announced AI-linked layoffs have traded in the red since — average decline 25% — with Nike off 35% and Salesforce off 32%. The market is not paying for the press release.
AI & Jobs Cisco posted record Q3 revenue of $15.84B (+12% YoY), raised FY26 guidance to $62.8–63B, and announced ~4,000 layoffs (~5%) in the same press cycle. The CFO went out of his way to say it 「is not savings-driven」 — it is 「realigning around silicon, optics, security and AI.」 Notifications begin May 14. The third Cisco workforce reduction in three years, and the cohort's loudest affirmation in the hours after LinkedIn refused the script.