Canva’s big layoffs say a lot about the AI design landscape
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The AI design giant Canva just announced the first-ever major round of layoffs in its 13-year history. As part of the restructuring, 1,271 people—around 22% of the company’s overall staff—will either be laid off, reassigned to new roles, or relocated to the company’s headquarters in Sydney, Australia. News of the layoffs was announced on November 3 (a perfect day to bury some bad news) in a press