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IBM to lay off thousands as it sharpens focus on AI
Financial Express Kochi
|November 06, 2025
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES (IBM) will cut thousands of workers this quarter while it continues to shift the focus of its business to higher-growth software and services.
“We routinely review our workforce through this lens and at times rebalance accordingly,” a company spokesperson said. “In the fourth quarter we are executing an action that will impact a low single-digit percentage of our global workforce.”
This story is from the November 06, 2025 edition of Financial Express Kochi.
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