CrowdStrike trims workforce by 5 percent, aims to rely on AI

CrowdStrike trims workforce by 5 percent, aims to rely on AI

CrowdStrike – the Texas antivirus slinger famous for crashing millions of Windows machines last year – plans to cut five percent of its staff, or about 500 workers, in pursuit of “greater efficiencies,” according to CEO and co-founder George Kurtz.

In a letter to staff, included in a regulatory filing this week, the big cheese explained the change as an effort to move faster and operate more efficiently, citing the alleged transformational power of AI.

“We’re operating in a market and…

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