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IT Staffing & Careers

2026 tech company layoffs 2026 tech company layoffs

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

byKelsey Ziser,Senior Editor

Oct 30, 2026

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22 Min Read

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IT Staffing & Careers

Hidden IT risks of voluntary buyouts: How CIOs can prepare The hidden IT risks of voluntary buyouts

byMadeleine Streets

Oct 29, 2026

6 Min Read

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IT Staffing & Careers

Now open: InformationWeek’s annual IT salary survey Now open: InformationWeek’s annual IT salary survey

byNicole Laskowski

Sep 24, 2026

1 Min Read

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Cyber Resilience

The cybersecurity skills gap is about more than head count The cybersecurity skills gap is about more than head count

byAnthony Israel-Davis

Sep 17, 2026

4 Min Read

How CIOs can tame communication platform chaos How CIOs can tame communication platform chaos

Sep 11, 2026

4 Min Read

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AI, leadership, hardware: 10 IT stories that defined summer 2026 AI, leadership, hardware: 10 IT stories that defined summer 2026

byJacqueline Biscobing

Sep 2, 2026

3 Min Read

Aleks Bass, CPTO at Typeform

InformationWeek Podcast: Overcoming middle managers' AI pushback

InformationWeek Podcast: Overcoming middle managers' AI pushback

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth,Senior Editor

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IT Staffing & Careers

The next generation of CIOs will take a different path to the top

The next generation of CIOs will take a different path to the top

byCarrie Pallardy,Contributing Reporter

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IT Staffing & Careers

The AI boomerang: Why rehiring is harder than letting go

The AI boomerang: Why rehiring is harder than letting go

byPam Baker,Contributing Writer

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10 women who fundamentally changed enterprise computing

10 women who fundamentally changed enterprise computing

byGeorge Lawton,Contributing Writer

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IT Staffing & Careers

CIOs, stop training the room to see you as the IT person

CIOs, stop training the room to see you as the IT person

byBrian Ledbetter,Ledbetter Leadership

The White House

Machine Learning & AI

The week of Aug. 3-7: What happened, what matters, what's next

The week of Aug. 3-7: What happened, what matters, what's next

byMadeleine Streets,Senior Editor

Machine Learning & AI

AI succession crisis: Why AI knowledge isn't easily transferable

AI succession crisis: Why AI knowledge isn't easily transferable

byJohn Edwards,Technology Journalist & Author

Hui Zhang, CTO, Conviva

InformationWeek Podcast: How CTOs are rethinking succession for the AI era

InformationWeek Podcast: How CTOs are rethinking succession for the AI era

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth,Senior Editor

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IT Staffing & Careers

Apple's OpenAI lawsuit signals a new AI battleground: Talent

Apple's OpenAI lawsuit signals a new AI battleground: Talent

byMadeleine Streets,Senior Editor

Kelsey Sung, multimedia manager for Informa TechTarget; and Kelsey Ziser, senior editor for InformationWeek

IT Staffing & Careers

Microsoft layoffs and the AI effect: What you need to know

Microsoft layoffs and the AI effect: What you need to know

byKelsey Ziser,Senior Editor

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12 pieces of advice from two tech-company CIOs for first-time CIOs

12 pieces of advice from two tech-company CIOs for first-time CIOs

byMyles Suer,CIO Analyst and Tech Journalist

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IT Staffing & Careers

Bridging the gap between leadership's AI enthusiasm and employee pushback

Bridging the gap between leadership's AI enthusiasm and employee pushback

byCarrie Pallardy,Contributing Reporter

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Oracle's AI-based layoffs may not be over

Oracle's AI-based layoffs may not be over

byKelsey Ziser,Senior Editor

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IT Staffing & Careers

The leadership desert: The unspoken enterprise IT talent problem

The leadership desert: The unspoken enterprise IT talent problem

byJohn Edwards,Technology Journalist & Author

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Your LMS is already obsolete: How agentic AI changes enterprise learning

Your LMS is already obsolete: How agentic AI changes enterprise learning

byGuy Bourgault,Concentrix

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Why AI is burning out IT leaders — and what CIOs say helps

Why AI is burning out IT leaders — and what CIOs say helps

byCarrie Pallardy,Contributing Reporter

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Machine Learning & AI

Gen Z is booing AI: Why it's a workforce problem for CIOs

Gen Z is booing AI: Why it's a workforce problem for CIOs

byMadeleine Streets,Senior Editor

Winston Astrachan, CTO of Phobio

Machine Learning & AI

InformationWeek Podcast: How CTOs balance AI and their teams

InformationWeek Podcast: How CTOs balance AI and their teams

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth,Senior Editor

Sejal Amin, CTO, Priceline

Priceline CTO prioritizes engineers able to 'hold a room and a roadmap'

Priceline CTO prioritizes engineers able to 'hold a room and a roadmap'

byKelsey Ziser,Senior Editor

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Machine Learning & AI

The invisible labor crisis inside IT: AI work the org chart can't see

The invisible labor crisis inside IT: AI work the org chart can't see

byPam Baker,Contributing Writer

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IT Staffing & Careers

Rethink tech talent: Local is the smartest play for IT

Rethink tech talent: Local is the smartest play for IT

byBrad Henderson,P33

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CIOs can combat talent scarcity with AI-augmented leadership -- Gartner

CIOs can combat talent scarcity with AI-augmented leadership -- Gartner

byKelsey Ziser,Senior Editor

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Machine Learning & AI

AI-driven layoffs add new demands on CIOs to prove value

AI-driven layoffs add new demands on CIOs to prove value

byCarrie Pallardy,Contributing Reporter

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Using AI to pick team leaders -- without crossing legal or ethical lines

Using AI to pick team leaders -- without crossing legal or ethical lines

byJohn Edwards,Technology Journalist & Author

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What Oracle's layoffs reveal about running IT with fewer people

What Oracle's layoffs reveal about running IT with fewer people

byMadeleine Streets,Senior Editor

Ed Fox, CTO, MetTel

IT Leaders Fast-5: Ed Fox, MetTel

IT Leaders Fast-5: Ed Fox, MetTel

byKelsey Ziser,Senior Editor

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IT Staffing & Careers

IT hiring is under relentless pressure. Here's how leaders are responding

IT hiring is under relentless pressure. Here's how leaders are responding

byLisa Morgan,Contributing Writer

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IT Staffing & Careers

CIOs face higher costs under Trump's H-1B changes

CIOs face higher costs under Trump's H-1B changes

byPatrick Thibodeau,Contributing Reporter

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Where CISOs need to hire and develop cybersecurity talent

Where CISOs need to hire and develop cybersecurity talent

byCarrie Pallardy,Contributing Reporter