Accenture has laid off more than 11,000 employees across teams around the world, the tech giant said in a statement as it released its quarterly results. The Dublin-headquartered company has warned that it expects more job cuts in the coming months. The vast layoffs have taken place over the last three months amid the company's increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). The firm has laid out a massive restructuring programme as it forecasts slower growth for the year.

What did Accenture say about layoffs?

Accenture chief executive officer (CEO) Julie Sweet said the company would "exit" people unable to upskill amid the AI push. "We’re trying to—in a very compressed timeline where we don't have a viable path for skilling—sort of exiting people, so we can get more of the skills w

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