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Snap計劃裁減全球16%的員工；股價上漲

-- Snap (SNAP) 計畫裁員約 1,000 人，約佔其全職員工總數的 16%，這是執行長 Evan Spiegel 為降低成本而採取的舉措之一。 這家社群媒體公司在周三提交的監管文件中表示，此次裁員旨在將資源重新分配到高優先級項目。此外，該公司還將關閉 300 多個空缺職位。 斯皮格爾在致員工的信中表示，Snap 預計到下半年將年度成本減少 5 億美元以上，「這將有助於公司更清晰地實現淨利潤盈利」。 斯皮格爾表示：“雖然這些變革對於實現 Snap 的長期潛力是必要的，但我們相信，人工智慧的快速發展能夠幫助我們的團隊減少重複性工作，提高效率，並更好地支持我們的社區、合作夥伴和廣告商。” 該公司在提交的文件中表示，預計此次裁員將產生9,500萬美元至1.3億美元的稅前費用，其中大部分預計將在第二季產生。 Snap的股價在周三的交易中上漲了6.3%。該股今年迄今已下跌26%。 該公司披露，計劃在2024年將全球員工人數減少約10%。不到兩年前，該公司曾宣布將裁員20%並終止部分計畫。 根據投資者報告，由於最近的裁員，Snap預計2026年的調整後營運支出約為27.5億美元，低於先前約30億美元的預期。該公司重申了其基礎設施成本預期，為16億至16.5億美元。 Snapchat 母公司預計第一季營收約 15.3 億美元，年增 12%，處於先前預期範圍的高端。 FactSet 目前普遍預測的營收為 15.2 億美元。

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