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title: "HubSpot layoffs to affect 660 employees at Cambridge-based company amid AI shift"
description: "HubSpot is laying off about 660 employees as it pivots to an AI-focused strategy, another example of companies restructuring their workforces around AI."
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section: "Work"
author: "Josh Alley"
author_url: "https://hastalavista.ai/authors/alley"
published: "2026-10-06T19:25:16.000Z"
updated: "2026-10-06T19:25:16.000Z"
canonical: "https://hastalavista.ai/work/hubspot-layoffs-to-affect-660-employees-at-cambridge-based-company-amid-ai-shift"
source_url: "https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hubspot-layoffs-employees-cambridge-ai/"
source_name: "CBS News"
---

# HubSpot layoffs to affect 660 employees at Cambridge-based company amid AI shift

*HubSpot is laying off about 660 employees as it pivots to an AI-focused strategy, another example of companies restructuring their workforces around AI.*

By [Josh Alley](https://hastalavista.ai/authors/alley) · October 6, 2026

Source: [HubSpot layoffs to affect 660 employees at Cambridge-based company amid AI shift](https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hubspot-layoffs-employees-cambridge-ai/) — CBS News