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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
。

News in English

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

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