technology
kē jì
科技
Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
1,100
1100
1100
people
rén
人
saying that
chēng
称
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
already
yǐ
已
to replace / take the place of
qǔdài
取代
these
zhèxiē
这些
positions / posts
gǎngwèi
岗位
Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
约
1,100
1100
1100
(measure word for people)
míng
名
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
accounting for
zhàn
占
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
(possessive particle)
de
的
approximately
yuē
约
one fifth
wǔ fēn zhī yī
五分之一
company
gōngsī
公司
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
internal
nèibù
内部
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
usage volume
shǐyòngliàng
使用量
within three months
sān gè yuè nèi
三个月内
grew by
zēngzhǎng le
增长了
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
600 percent
600%
600%
May 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
on (date) / at (place)
yú
于
May 7th
wǔ yuè qī rì
5月7日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
plan
jìhuà
计划
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to cut / to reduce
cáijiǎn
裁减
more than
chāoguò
超过
1,100
1100
1100
(measure word for people)
míng
名
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
this time
zhè cì
这次
layoff
cáiyuán
裁员
accounting for approximately
yuē zhàn
约占
company
gōngsī
公司
global
quánqiú
全球
employees
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
(possessive particle)
de
的
one fifth
wǔ fēn zhī yī
五分之一
company
gōngsī
公司
CEO / chief executive officer
shǒuqí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
to state
biǎoshì
表示
this time
zhè cì
这次
layoff
cáiyuán
裁员
is not
bú shì
不是
in order to
wèile
为了
to reduce / to lower
jiàngdī
降低
costs / expenses
chéngběn
成本
but rather
ér shì
而是
because
yīnwèi
因为
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
has changed
gǎibiàn le
改变了
work / jobs
gōngzuò
工作
(structural particle)
de
的
way / manner
fāngshì
方式
company
gōngsī
公司
internal
nèibù
内部
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
usage volume
shǐyòngliàng
使用量
in / within
zài
在
within three months
sān gè yuè nèi
三个月内
grew by
zēngzhǎng le
增长了
more than
chāoguò
超过
600 percent
600%
600%
Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
$639.8 million
6.398 yì měiyuán
6.398亿美元
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record
xīn gāo
新高
however
rán ér
然而
layoff
cáiyuán
裁员
news
xiāoxi
消息
after being announced
gōngbù hòu
公布后
company
gōngsī
公司
share price / stock price
gǔjià
股价
to fall / to drop
xiàdiē
下跌
more than
chāoguò
超过
20 percent
20%
20%
to be laid off
bèi cái
被裁
employees
yuángōng
员工
will
jiāng
将
to receive
huòdé
获得
compensation / severance
péicháng
赔偿
including
bāokuò
包括
full amount
quán é
全额
salary
gōngzī
工资
until
zhídào
直到
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
end of the year
nián dǐ
年底