Technology16 Jun 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Robinhood’s note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isn’t cutting it

It appears using AI as a cover story for cutting jobs is fast falling out of fashion. Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs thi…

It appears using AI as a cover story for cutting jobs is fast falling out of fashion. Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs this year citing the need to restructure their teams to make the most of AI, Robinhood’s CEO Vlad Tenev conspicuously made no mention of AI in his note to employees announcing that the company is letting go 10% of its full-time employees, or about 290 people. Nor did the company’s regulatory filing announcing the move, which inst…

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