Some companies have been adjusting their workforce as they simultaneously embrace more artificial intelligence and automation ...

According to a report from Reuters ... [Related: Cisco COO Maria Martinez Suddenly Departs In Wake Of Widespread Layoffs] Cisco declined to comment on the matter when contacted.

These are some of the biggest takeaways from the latest quarterly earnings report by the San Jose ... Here’s more on the Cisco layoffs and AI and security opportunities ahead for the vendor ...

This marks its second round of layoffs this year, with the Cisco Systems cutting 5% of its labor force back in February. Cisco also provided an outlook for the first quarter and new fiscal year.

The outlet reported over the weekend that Duolingo, UPS, Klarna, Cisco and Inuit are among some of the firms that have demonstrated that trend. Duolingo recently said it was striving to be "AI ...