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ServiceNow lays off hundreds and credits "real AI efficiencies."

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Its first cuts since CEO Bill McDermott's 2023 no-job-cuts pledge, hitting solution consulting, sales, product marketing, and L&D, after earlier eliminating QA. AI-attributed headcount cuts are now reaching profitable enterprise-software incumbents, not just struggling firms. That's a different signal than the usual layoff-season noise. (Salesforce Ben)

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