Snap Cuts 1,000 Jobs (16% of Workforce) After AI Generates 65% of New Code — Stock Jumps 8%, Company Expects $500M Annual Savings

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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel announced 1,000 layoffs and closure of 300+ open roles, explicitly citing that AI now generates over 65% of the company's new code and enables smaller teams to handle critical work. The stock rose 8% on the announcement, and Snap expects to cut $500M+ in annualized expenses. This is the clearest public case of a major tech company quantifying AI's direct displacement effect on engineering headcount, with 96,000+ tech layoffs in 2026 so far per Trueup data.