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Macroeconomic trends, increased use of AI and geopolitical uncertainty were among the drivers of layoffs at tech companies in 2025. Follow InformationWeek's tracker for how the tech job environment is faring in 2026.

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Rob Frieman, CIO for URBN, at the NRF Retail's Big Show conference discussing AI agents.

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Gary Arora, chief architect of cloud and AI solutions at Deloitte, speaks at the AI Finance Leaders Forum in New York.

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Mano Mannoochahr, chief data, analytics and AI officer for Verizon, delivers his keynote at the OverdriveAI Summit.

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Mass layoffs were announced this week

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Jay Upchurch, CIO of SAS.

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