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MyHeritage Plans Global Layoffs Affecting 15% of Workforce Including Israeli Staff

MyHeritage is cutting about 15% of its global workforce, including several dozen employees in Israel, as part of a worldwide restructuring. The Israeli tech firm, known for its family history and DNA testing platform, recently introduced AI tools for historical document analysis.

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MyHeritage Plans Global Layoffs Affecting 15% of Workforce Including Israeli Staff
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What happened

  1. 01MyHeritage will lay off about 15% of its global workforce, including several dozen in Israel.
  2. 02The company employs around 500 people worldwide, with headquarters in Or Yehuda, Israel.
  3. 03Layoffs in Israel will be proportionally smaller than the global 15% cut.
  4. 04MyHeritage was founded in 2003 by Gilad Japhet and offers family history and DNA testing services.
  5. 05Recently launched AI tools include Scribe AI for document analysis and Country Coding for family trees.
  6. 06The layoffs are part of a global restructuring amid industry changes.

The layoffs reflect a global reduction effort affecting its approximately 500 employees worldwide.

Translated and summarized by baba from N12, the latest report. Read N12’s original

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