Flock Safety, which sells AI-powered license plate readers to police departments and cities, is reportedly planning to cut about 18 percent of its workforce — roughly 270 employees — with the layoffs expected to take effect at the end of October, according to Reuters, which cited sources close to the decision. The company currently employs about 1,500 people, and three weeks ago WIRED reported it had begun a voluntary buyout program. Flock's cameras have drawn bipartisan opposition: Florida banned them from state highways, Texas cut off state funding, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said he would welcome a ban, and the Los Angeles Police Department declined to renew its contract.