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Intuit reported better-than-expected financial results for its crucial tax season Wednesday, while also announcing a round of layoffs. Intuit said it’s reducing its full-time workforce by 17%. According to Layoffs.fyi, a website that tracks tech layoffs, 111,173 tech employees have lost their jobs in 2026.

Jason Calacanis used Block (NYSE:XYZ) as a case study on a recent This Week in Startups episode to argue that AI-driven productivity gains have become a prisoner’s dilemma for every public company CEO. Block cut over 4,000 people in February 2026, taking headcount from over 10,000 to under 6,000. Three months later, the company posted ... Block’s 40% Layoffs Will Drive 62% Earnings Growth: ‘If You Don’t Have Time to Use AI, You Don’t Have a Job’

FSLY sinks nearly 42% after a Q1 beat. Investors eye slower Network Services growth, pricing erosion and rising 2026 infra spend.

D-Wave Quantum's Q1 loss is narrower than estimates. The company posts record bookings despite a revenue miss, as it expands commercial adoption and quantum initiatives.

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) reported first-quarter 2026 results on May 7, beating analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings, but shares fell sharply after the company issued softer near-term guidance and announced a significant restructuring tied to an AI-focused operating model...

Cloudfare issued a Q2 sales forecast on Thursday that fell short of analyst expectations and said it would slash roughly 1,100 jobs, or about a fifth of its workforce, as it adopts artificial intelligence tools in its operating model.

(Updates to include restructuring details and the latest stock price movement.) Cloudflare (NET)

Cloudflare stock was falling sharply in late Thursday despite better-than-expected first-quarter results from the cybersecurity company. Cloudflare reported adjusted earnings of 25 cents a share on revenue of $639.8 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting earnings of 23 cents a share on revenue of $621 million.