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Challenger: US tech sector job cuts rose 24%+ YoY to 18,720 in March, taking Q1's tech total to 52,000+; AI accounted for 25% of layoffs across all industries (Julia Fanzeres/Bloomberg)

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Julia Fanzeres / Bloomberg : Challenger: US tech sector job cuts rose 24%+ YoY to 18,720 in March, taking Q1's tech total to 52,000+; AI accounted for 25% of layoffs across all industries — Layoff ann

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Challenger: US tech sector job cuts rose 24%+ YoY to 18,720 in March, taking Q1's tech total to 52,000+; AI accounted for 25% of layoffs across all industries (Julia Fanzeres/Bloomberg)

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