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Recent layoffs at US companies (primarily July 2026, with some earlier 2026 context) continue a broader trend of workforce reductions, often linked to AI efficiencies, restructuring, cost-cutting, or strategic pivots. US tech firms alone have cut roughly 140,000 jobs year-to-date.

 Most recent notable US announcements (late July 2026)

- **Visa** (July 28): Cutting ~2,600 jobs (~7% of its ~34,100 workforce), mainly in technology and product teams. CEO Ryan McInerney cited efficiency efforts and AI reshaping work, with plans to reinvest in areas like consumer payments, stablecoins, cross-border, and B2B.

- **ServiceNow** (ongoing/July 28 updates): Hundreds of jobs cut (low single-digit % of headcount) in a global restructuring focused on AI skills and operational efficiency. Includes ~133 positions in San Diego (many senior/customer-facing, effective by late September) and earlier California WARN notices.

- **BuzzFeed** (July 26–27): ~180 jobs (~35% of staff) amid acquisition/restructuring.

- **Uphold** (July 27): 85 jobs (~17%).

- **Patreon** (July 23): ~20% of staff (around 93–100+ roles) for cost-trimming.

- **Uber** (July 22–23): 10% of customer service/community operations team, citing AI; some remote workers required to return to office.

- **Amazon**: Ongoing reductions, including warehouse/fulfillment impacts (e.g., Florida facilities for automation retrofits, hundreds of roles) and earlier corporate cuts (thousands announced earlier in 2026); some AI/refocusing in AGI-related teams.

- **Microsoft** (early July): ~4,800 roles (~2.1%), heavily in Xbox/gaming.

- **Samsung Electronics America**: 700–800+ US jobs affected by HQ relocation from New Jersey to Texas (relocation offers provided in many cases).

- **Magic Leap**: Nearly 200 jobs as it pivots.

- **Intel**: Additional rounds, including data center group focus (following larger earlier cuts).

- **Pixar/Disney**: Streamlining cuts (dozens to low hundreds reported in animation/related).

- **Sprout Social**: ~260 jobs (~19–20%), AI-related.

- **Other recent/ongoing**: Verizon (hundreds of corporate/retail-related), OpenText (~400), Thomson Reuters (up to ~500 engineering), CorroHealth (~800), and various WARN filings (e.g., Public Storage, Owens Corning, smaller logistics/manufacturing).

Broader 2026 context (US-focused)

Major earlier cuts include Amazon (~16,000 corporate roles announced early in the year), Meta (thousands, ~8,000 reported in one wave for AI investment), Oracle (significant reductions, ~21,000 over 12 months in some reports), Dell (~10%/11,000), Cloudflare (~20%/1,100+), Coinbase (~14%), Atlassian (~1,600), and others in tech, finance (e.g., Citi ongoing toward 20,000 total plan), retail, and media.

AI is frequently cited (e.g., by Monday.com ~20%/~630, Block, Coinbase, Uber, and others) as enabling leaner teams while companies invest heavily in the technology. Trackers like Business Insider, Peerlist, TrueUp, WARN-based sites, and layoffhedge document dozens of companies and tens of thousands of roles affected monthly, with tech accounting for a large share.

Numbers can vary by source (announced vs. WARN filings vs. completed) and often include global impacts with significant US portions. For the absolute latest or specific company details, check company statements, WARN trackers, or sites like Business Insider’s ongoing list.