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Australian Billionaire Atlassian Cuts 1600 Jobs Amid AI Push
Atlassian, co-founded by billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes, is cutting 1,600 jobs as the company accelerates its artificial intelligence transformation strategy.
By Vanessa · · 5 min read read
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Atlassian, the enterprise software giant co-founded by Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes, has announced it will cut approximately 1,600 jobs as part of a sweeping reorganization aimed at accelerating its AI capabilities.
The layoffs, representing about 15% of the company's workforce, come as Atlassian pivots aggressively toward AI-powered productivity tools that the company says will fundamentally reshape how teams collaborate.