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# SUSE cuts about 10% of staff, CEO memo says 'automation and AI are fundamentally shifting how software companies operate'

On Nov 2, 2026 SUSE CEO Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen told staff the Linux vendor would cut about 10% of its ~1,900 employees, saying 'automation and AI are fundamentally shifting how software companies operate' and 'the requirement for some existing roles has greatly diminished'. Squarespace cut 19% the same day.

## Key facts
- ~10% of ~1,900 staff; compulsory after a September voluntary-separation offer fell short (The Register)
- Affected staff told by Nov 4; FY2027 strategy on Nov 16
- Same day: Squarespace laid off 19% of employees (TechCrunch)

## What happened

See summary. Squarespace's stated reasons were not checked.

## Your AI and this story

- GPT-6 Astra (training cutoff April 2026): 186 days after its cutoff
- Claude Opus 5.5 (training cutoff June 2026): 125 days after its cutoff
- Gemini 4 Argon (training cutoff March 2026): 216 days after its cutoff
- Grok 4.7 (training cutoff May 2026): 155 days after its cutoff

## Sources

1. [The Register: SUSE to cut one in ten employees because of AI (Nov 2)](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/11/02/suse-to-cut-one-in-ten-employees-because-of-ai/5306950) (theregister.com, press)
2. [TechCrunch: Squarespace lays off 19% of its employees (Nov 2)](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/02/web-host-squarespace-lays-off-19-of-its-employees/) (techcrunch.com, press)

## Changes

- 2026-11-03 (filed): Created