Microsoft’s LinkedIn Is Cutting Jobs in Latest Industry Cull (1)

Microsoft Corp.’s LinkedIn is cutting workers in the tech industry’s latest move to reduce headcount in the AI age.

The professional social network must deliver increased impact to users and operate more profitably, LinkedIn Chief Executive Officer Daniel Shapero told employees in a memo on Wednesday. The reductions will impact a range of job functions, including engineering, product and marketing, he wrote.

“As part of our regular business planning, we’ve implemented organizational changes to best position ourselves for future success,” a company spokesperson said.

Microsoft has been steadily paring jobs in recent years amid a margin-straining build-out of data centers ...