Cloudflare Cut 1,100 Jobs. AI Usage Surged 600%. One of These Things Is Related
May 7, 2026. Cloudflare reports Q1: $640M revenue, 34% YoY growth, 25 cents EPS (beat 23 cents expected). Great numbers. Same day: 1,100 people gone, 20% of workforce. Stock down 18% after hours.
CEO Matthew Prince calls it an "agentic AI-first operating model." Points at 600% internal