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WIX CUTS 1,000 EMPLOYEES IN LATEST AI-FUELED LAYOFF

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Wix laid off 1,000 employees, representing 20% of its workforce, citing the strengthening of the Israeli shekel against the US dollar and the rapid evolution of AI capabilities. CEO Avishai Abrahami explained that the currency pressure creates structural challenges since most costs are in shekels while revenue is in dollars. This follows a trend of major tech companies cutting jobs to adapt to AI advancements, with AI being linked to 50,000 job cuts last year.