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Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
citing / on grounds of
yǐ
以
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
to replace / to supersede
qǔdài
取代
as the reason
wéiyóu
为由
to lay off / workforce reduction
cáiyuán
裁员
more than / over
yú
逾
a thousand people
qiān rén
千人
。

the internet
hùliánwǎng
互联网
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
company
gōngsī
公司
Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to cut / to reduce
cáijiǎn
裁减
more than / over
yú
逾
1,100
1100 míng
1100名
employees
yuángōng
员工
，
accounting for approximately
yuē zhàn
约占
total
zǒng
总
employee
yuángōng
员工
headcount / number of people
rénshù
人数
structural particle
de
的
20 percent
20%
20%
。
company
gōngsī
公司
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
internal / inside
nèibù
内部
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
usage volume
shǐyòngliàng
使用量
in
zài
在
within three months
sān gè yuè nèi
三个月内
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
particle (completed action)
le
了
600 percent
600%
600%
。

May 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM

the internet
hùliánwǎng
互联网
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
company
gōngsī
公司
Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
layoffs / workforce reduction
cáiyuán
裁员
more than / over
yú
逾
1,100 people
1100 rén
1100人
，
being / constituting
wéi
为
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
in history / historically
lìshǐshàng
历史上
scale / magnitude
guīmó
规模
the largest
zuìdà
最大
structural particle
de
的
layoff
cáiyuán
裁员
。
this time / this round
cǐcì
此次
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
accounting for approximately
yuē zhàn
约占
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
employees
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
structural particle
de
的
20 percent
20%
20%
，
affected
shòu yǐngxiǎng
受影响
employees
yuángōng
员工
spread across / throughout
biànjí
遍及
the world
quánqiú
全球
multiple
duō gè
多个
offices
bàngōngshì
办公室
。
co-
liánhé
联合
founder(s)
chuàngshǐrén
创始人
Matthew Prince (Cloudflare co-founder)
Matthew Prince
Matthew Prince
and / with
yǔ
与
Michelle Zatlyn (Cloudflare co-founder)
Michelle Zatlyn
Michelle Zatlyn
in / at
zài
在
internal
nèibù
内部
in the letter
xìn zhōng
信中
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
company
gōngsī
公司
in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to transform / to restructure
zhuǎnxíng
转型
into / as
wéi
为
using
yǐ
以
AI / artificial intelligence
AI
AI
as the core
wéi héxīn
为核心
structural particle
de
的
operational
yùnyíng
运营
model / mode
móshì
模式
。
company
gōngsī
公司
internal
nèibù
内部
AI
AI
AI
usage volume
shǐyòngliàng
使用量
in
zài
在
past / previous
guòqù
过去
three months
sān gè yuè
三个月
within
nèi
内
to surge / to spike
jīzēng
激增
600 percent
600%
600%
，
employees
yuángōng
员工
every day
měitiān
每天
to use
shǐyòng
使用
AI
AI
AI
agent / proxy
dàilǐ
代理
to handle / to process
chǔlǐ
处理
thousands of
shù qiān xiàng
数千项
tasks
rènwù
任务
。
worth noting / notable
zhídé
值得
attention
zhùyì
注意
is the fact that
de shì
的是
，
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
the first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
shōurù
收入
to reach
dá
达
$640 million
6.4 yì měiyuán
6.4亿美元
，
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
25 percent
25%
25%
，
to set
chuàng
创
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new record high
xīn gāo
新高
。
this time / this round
cǐcì
此次
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
not / by no means
bìngfēi
并非
due to / because of
yīn
因
financial
cáiwù
财务
difficulty / distress
kùnjìng
困境
，
but rather / instead
ér shì
而是
company
gōngsī
公司
strategic
zhànlüè
战略
transformation / restructuring
zhuǎnxíng
转型
structural particle
de
的
result
jiéguǒ
结果
。
laid-off
bèi cái
被裁
employees
yuángōng
员工
will / shall
jiāng
将
to receive
huòdé
获得
including
bāokuò
包括
full year
quánnián
全年
salary / pay
xīnzī
薪资
inclusive of
zàinèi
在内
structural particle
de
的
severance package
qiǎnsànfèi
遣散费
。
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
expected / anticipated
yùjì
预计
by
yú
于
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
the third quarter
dì sān jìdù
第三季度
end of
mò
末
before
qián
前
substantially / essentially
jīběn
基本
to complete
wánchéng
完成
。

New Words

cáiyuán
裁员
layoffs
hùliánwǎng
互联网
internet
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
infrastructure
zhuǎnxíng
转型
transformation
AI
AI
artificial intelligence
shǐyòngliàng
使用量
usage volume
jīzēng
激增
surge
qiǎnsànfèi
遣散费
severance package
zhànlüè
战略
strategic
yèwù móshì
业务模式
business model

News in English

Science & Technology

Cloudflare Cuts Over 1,100 Jobs Citing AI Automation Despite Record Revenue

Cloudflare announced layoffs of over 1,100 employees, about 20 percent of its workforce, citing an AI-driven restructuring despite reporting record quarterly revenue. Internal AI usage at the company surged 600 percent in three months.

Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare announced layoffs affecting over 1,100 people, marking the largest workforce reduction in the company's history.

This round of layoffs accounts for approximately 20 percent of Cloudflare's global workforce, affecting employees across multiple offices worldwide.

Co-founders Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn stated in an internal letter that the company is transforming into an operations model centered on AI.

The company's internal AI usage surged 600 percent over the past three months, with employees using AI agents daily to handle thousands of tasks.

Notably, Cloudflare's first quarter revenue reached $640 million, representing 25 percent year-over-year growth and setting a historical record.

This round of layoffs is not due to financial difficulties, but rather the result of the company's strategic transformation.

Laid-off employees will receive severance packages including full-year salary.

The layoffs are expected to be substantially completed by the end of the third quarter of 2026.

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Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and / with
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to revise / to amend
xiūɡǎi
修改
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
agreement / terms
xiéyì
协议
，
to give up / to relinquish
fànɡqì
放弃
exclusive
dújiā
独家
license / authorization
shòuquán
授权
。

Microsoft and OpenAI Revise Partnership to End Exclusive Licensing Arrangement

Dell (company)
Dài ěr
戴尔
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
server
fúwùqì
服务器
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
year over year
tónɡbǐ
同比
to surge dramatically
bàozēnɡ
暴增
757 percent
757%
757%
。

Dell AI Server Revenue Surges 757 Percent Year Over Year in Record Quarter

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
researchers
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
to obtain / to gain access to
huòdé
获得
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
Willow (Google quantum chip)
Willow
Willow
quantum
liàngzǐ
量子
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
access rights / right to use
shǐyòngquán
使用权
。

UK Researchers at Kings College London Gain Access to Google Willow Quantum Chip

United States
Měiguó
美国
Illinois (US state)
Yīlìnuòyī Zhōu
伊利诺伊州
to pass (legislation)
tōngɡuò
通过
across the US / nationwide
quánměi
全美
most stringent / strictest
zuì yángé
最严格
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
safety / security
ānquán
安全
bill / legislation
fǎàn
法案
。

Illinois Passes Nation Most Stringent AI Safety Bill Requiring Third-Party Audits