technology
kē jì
科技
Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
1,100
1100
1100
people / employees
rén
人
stating that / citing
chēng
称
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
already
yǐ
已
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
yú
于
May 7th
5 yuè 7 rì
5月7日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to cut / to reduce
cáijiǎn
裁减
approximately
yuē
约
20 percent
20%
20%
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
totaling / altogether
gòng
共
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
1,100
1100
1100
people
rén
人
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
yú
逾
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
yú
于
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
yú
逾
1,100
1100
1100
people / employees
rén
人
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
的
20 percent
20%
20%
is / to be
shì
是
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
的
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
内
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
的
number of times / frequency
cìshù
次数
grew / increased
zēngzhǎng
增长
more than
yú
逾
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
仍
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
创
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
约
24 percent
24%
24%
laid-off employees
bèi cáiyuán yuángōng
被裁员工
will
jiāng
将
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