GitLab announces layoffs, saying they are "not an AI optimization or cost cutting exercise", and plans to cut the number of countries it operates in (Sarah Frier/Bloomberg)

Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: GitLab announces layoffs, saying they are “not an AI optimization or cost cutting exercise”, and plans to cut the number of countries it operates in — GitLab Inc., which makes software that helps developers on coding projects, said it is cutting jobs to free up money to spend …