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    <title>CrowdStrike layoffs — LayoffCheck</title>
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      <title>CrowdStrike cut 500 employees (May 7, 2025)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>CrowdStrike said on May 7, 2025 it would cut 500 jobs, about 5% of its workforce, citing AI-driven efficiencies and a strategic push to reach $10 billion in annual recurring revenue. CEO George Kurtz framed the move in blunt terms: &quot;AI flattens our hiring curve, and helps us innovate from idea to product faster.&quot; He added that the changes would position the company to &quot;move faster, operate more efficiently, and continue our cybersecurity leadership.&quot; The cuts came despite strong financials: fiscal 2025 revenue grew 29% to $3.95 billion and free cash flow reached $1.07 billion. CrowdStrike said it would continue hiring in customer-facing and product engineering roles while trimming elsewhere. Charges related to the reduction, including severance, benefits, and stock-based compensation, were estimated at $36 to $53 million. The announcement came roughly ten months after the company&apos;s faulty Falcon software update disrupted 8.5 million Windows systems worldwide.</description>
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