Thomson Reuters has announced plans to cut a small number of engineering roles globally as the Canadian content and technology company accelerates the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) across its businesses.
The layoffs were disclosed during a technology staff meeting, according to an employee who attended the meeting and spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were not public.
The employee said the company plans to eliminate up to 500 positions, representing approximately 1.8% of Thomson Reuters’ global workforce of around 27,100 employees, based on calculations from the company’s 2025 annual report.
The reductions are concentrated within the firm’s operations and technology division, affecting roughly 5.2% of its 9,400 employees in that unit.
The move comes as technology companies continue to reshape their workforces in response to rapid advances in AI, which has significantly improved software development productivity and altered demand for engineering talent. Software engineers have been among the first groups to experience the economic impact of AI-driven automation.
According to job tracking platform layoffs.fyi, around 120,000 technology workers have lost their jobs across 228 companies in 2026, including major firms such as Meta and Amazon, as the sector adjusts to the growing adoption of AI technologies.
Despite the job cuts, Thomson Reuters said it remains committed to investing in engineering talent aligned with its AI strategy.
”As customer expectations across legal, tax and regulatory workflows evolve, we are focusing our capacity where it matters most to customers,” a company spokesperson said.
The spokesperson added that affected employees would receive support during the transition and noted that the company expects to create more than 250 net new engineering positions globally over the next two years, with the vast majority being senior-level and AI-focused roles.
Thomson Reuters, the parent company of Reuters News, has been expanding the use of AI across its products and services as demand grows for intelligent tools that improve productivity and automate complex professional workflows.
The latest restructuring reflects the broader transformation underway across the global technology industry as companies rebalance their workforces to meet the demands of an AI-driven future.
