GitLab slashes jobs, shrinks its country footprint by 30%, and reorganises R&D into 60 autonomous teams as CEO Bill Staples bets on AI agents building software.

GitLab slashes jobs, shrinks its country footprint by 30%, and reorganises R&D into 60 autonomous teams as CEO Bill Staples bets on AI agents building software.

GitLab is cutting jobs to redirect resources towards the growing market for AI agents, aiming to capitalize on emerging "agentic" opportunities. The company plans to reduce…