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Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
more than / exceeding
1,100
1100
1100
people / employees
rén
stating that / citing
chēng
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
already
to replace / to take over
qǔdài
取代
related / relevant
xiāngguān
相关
job positions
gǎngwèi
岗位
cybersecurity company
wǎngluò ānquán gōngsī
网络安全公司
Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
on / at
May 7th
5 yuè 7 rì
5月7日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to cut / to reduce
cáijiǎn
裁减
approximately
yuē
20 percent
20%
20%
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
totaling / altogether
gòng
more than / exceeding
1,100
1100
1100
people
rén
chief executive officer (CEO)
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
the company
gōngsī
公司
internal / within the company
nèibù
内部
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
usage volume
shǐyòngliàng
使用量
within three months
sān gè yuè nèi
三个月内
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
more than / exceeding
600 percent
600%
600%

May 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM

cybersecurity company
wǎngluò ānquán gōngsī
网络安全公司
Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
on / at
May 7th
5 yuè 7 rì
5月7日
to announce / to publish
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
at the same time
tóngshí
同时
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
layoffs / workforce reduction
cáiyuán
裁员
more than
1,100
1100
1100
people / employees
rén
this time / on this occasion
cǐ cì
此次
layoff
cáiyuán
裁员
accounting for approximately
yuē zhàn
约占
the company
gōngsī
公司
global
quánqiú
全球
employees / workforce
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
(possessive particle)
de
20 percent
20%
20%
is / to be
shì
the company
gōngsī
公司
16-year
16 nián
16年
in the history of
lìshǐ shàng
历史上
first time
shǒucì
首次
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
layoff
cáiyuán
裁员
chief executive officer (CEO)
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Matthew Prince (CEO of Cloudflare)
Matthew Prince
Matthew Prince
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
due to / because of
yóuyú
由于
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
efficiency
xiàolǜ
效率
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to improve / to increase
tíshēng
提升
the company
gōngsī
公司
no longer needs
bù zài xūyào
不再需要
so many
rúcǐ duō
如此多
(possessive particle)
de
support
zhīchí
支持
positions / roles
gǎngwèi
岗位
the company
gōngsī
公司
internal / within the company
nèibù
内部
data
shùjù
数据
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
in the past
guòqù
过去
three months
sān gè yuè
三个月
within
nèi
employees
yuángōng
员工
to use
shǐyòng
使用
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
AI agent programs
dàilǐ chéngxù
代理程序
(modifier particle)
de
number of times / frequency
cìshù
次数
grew / increased
zēngzhǎng
增长
more than
600 percent
600%
600%
even though / despite
jǐnguǎn
尽管
this being the case
rúcǐ
如此
the company
gōngsī
公司
for the quarter
dāng jì
当季
revenue
yíngshoū
营收
still
réng
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
$639.8 million
6.398 yì měiyuán
6.398亿美元
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
34 percent
34%
34%
to set (a record)
chuàng
a new historical high
lìshǐ xīn gāo
历史新高
upon this news
shòu cǐ xiāoxi
受此消息
to be affected by
yǐngxiǎng
影响
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
share price / stock price
gǔjià
股价
on that day
dāngrì
当日
to fall / to decline
xiàdiē
下跌
approximately
yuē
24 percent
24%
24%
laid-off employees
bèi cáiyuán yuángōng
被裁员工
will
jiāng
to receive / to obtain
huòdé
获得
severance pay
qiǎnsàn fèi
遣散费
including
bāokuò
包括
full amount
quán é
全额
base salary
jīběn gōngzī
基本工资
until
zhízhì
直至
end of 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底