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Atlassian (software company)
Atlassian
Atlassian
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
约
1,600 people
1600 rén
1600人
，
will
jiāng
将
to save
jiéshěng
节省
funds
zījīn
资金
to invest in
tóurù
投入
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
。

software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
company
gōngsī
公司
Atlassian (software company)
Atlassian
Atlassian
on
yú
于
March 11
3 yuè 11 rì
3月11日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
约
1,600 people
1600 rén
1600人
，
accounting for
zhàn
占
employees
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
structural particle
de
的
10 percent
10%
10%
。
company
gōngsī
公司
to state
biǎoshì
表示
，
this move
cǐjǔ
此举
is
shì
是
in order to
wèile
为了
disposal marker
bǎ
把
more
gèngduō
更多
funds
zījīn
资金
to use for
yòng yú
用于
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
development
fāzhǎn
发展
。

March 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM

software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
company
gōngsī
公司
Atlassian (software company)
Atlassian
Atlassian
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
约
1,600 people
1600 rén
1600人
。
this
zhè
这
accounts for
zhàn
占
company
gōngsī
公司
employees
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
structural particle
de
的
10 percent
10%
10%
。
company
gōngsī
公司
to say
shuō
说
，
the layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
are
shì
是
in order to
wèile
为了
disposal marker
bǎ
把
funds
zījīn
资金
to use for
yòng yú
用于
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
。
company
gōngsī
公司
leadership / management
lǐngdǎo
领导
to say
shuō
说
，
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
currently
zhèngzài
正在
to change
gǎibiàn
改变
work
gōngzuò
工作
way / manner
fāngshì
方式
。
this
cǐcì
此次
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
to affect
yǐngxiǎng
影响
completion marker
le
了
multiple
duō gè
多个
countries
guójiā
国家
structural particle
de
的
employees
yuángōng
员工
。
North America
Běi Měi
北美
region
dìqū
地区
structural particle
de
的
employees
yuángōng
员工
to experience
shòu
受
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
the most
zuìduō
最多
，
accounting for
zhàn
占
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
total number
zǒngshù
总数
structural particle
de
的
40 percent
40%
40%
。
many
xǔduō
许多
technology
kējì
科技
company
gōngsī
公司
all
dōu
都
in the process of
zài
在
because of
yīn
因
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
and therefore
ér
而
to reduce
jiǎnshǎo
减少
employees
yuángōng
员工
number of people
rénshù
人数
。

New Words

cáiyuán
裁员
to lay off employees
gōngsī
公司
company
yuángōng
员工
employees
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
artificial intelligence
zījīn
资金
funds / capital
tóurù
投入
to invest in
fāzhǎn
发展
development
bǎifēnbǐ
百分比
percentage
yǐngxiǎng
影响
impact / influence
ruǎnjiàn
软件
software

News in English

Business

Atlassian Cuts 1,600 Jobs to Self-Fund Artificial Intelligence Investments

Software company Atlassian announced layoffs of about 1,600 employees, or 10 percent of its workforce, saying the move would free up funds to invest in artificial intelligence and enterprise sales.

Software company Atlassian announced layoffs of approximately 1,600 employees, representing 10% of its total workforce. The company stated that the layoffs are intended to direct more funds toward artificial intelligence development. Company leadership emphasized that artificial intelligence is transforming the way work is conducted. The layoffs affect multiple departments across the organization.

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