HR & Recruiting — AI reshapes workforce on both sides of the Atlantic as Snap cuts 16%, ECB data shows European jobs safe — for now — and broken hiring processes fuel applicant chaos.

HR & Recruiting · 2026-04-16

TODAY'S SIGNAL — The AI-workforce narrative is splitting into two distinct timelines. In the U.S., Snap's 16% workforce reduction joins a growing list of tech layoffs explicitly tied to AI-driven restructuring, signaling that automation displacement is no longer theoretical in knowledge-work sectors. In Europe, new ECB research suggests AI has not yet materially reduced hiring — but the…