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title: "Memo: Linux distribution vendor SUSE is laying off ~10% of its staff, saying \"automation and AI are fundamentally shifting how software companies operate\" (Liam Proven/The Register)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/memo-linux-distribution-vendor-suse-is-laying-off-10-of-its-staff-6fde2e2e
published: 2026-11-02T19:15:01.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Memo: Linux distribution vendor SUSE is laying off \~10% of its staff, saying "automation and AI are fundamentally shifting how software companies operate" (Liam Proven/The Register)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-11-02 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/memo-linux-distribution-vendor-suse-is-laying-off-10-of-its-staff-6fde2e2e

Liam Proven / The Register : Memo: Linux distribution vendor SUSE is laying off \~10% of its staff, saying "automation and AI are fundamentally shifting how software companies operate" — One in ten employees at SUSE are facing the chop due to "automation and AI," according to a memo dispatched by management …

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261102/p35#a261102p35)

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