Layoffs

Analysis: US tech companies have cut ~140K jobs YTD, or more than 33% of announced US layoffs in 2026, with ~50K cuts from Amazon, Oracle, Meta, and Microsoft (www.ft.com)
25 days ago Amazon Microsoft Oracle Layoffs

Amazon shutters its AGI Lab as part of layoffs in its AGI unit earlier this week; the lab's former head David Luan left in February (www.theinformation.com)
26 days ago Amazon Layoffs

With Manufacturing Poised for Recovery, Layoffs Will Turn Into New Hires (www.heritage.org)
27 days ago Layoffs Manufacturing

Union Fights Microsoft Over Layoffs at Game Studios (games.slashdot.org)
2026-7-19 Microsoft Layoffs

Meta is sued by 26 current and former employees, who allege its use of AI in May layoffs unfairly targeted workers with disabilities or on protected leave (www.wsj.com)
2026-7-15 AI Layoffs

Id Co-founders Carmack and Romero Respond to Microsoft's Layoffs (games.slashdot.org)
2026-7-12 Microsoft Layoffs

A US NLRB judge rules that Atlassian had illegally fired an employee in 2023 for pushing back against manager layoffs, and orders reinstatement and compensation (www.nytimes.com)
2026-7-11 Layoffs Atlassian

Sources: Sonos' layoffs include some top design and product executives, like VP of Design Dana Krieger; CEO Tom Conrad says the move reduces management layers (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-7-9 Layoffs

Memo: Microsoft is laying off ~4,800 employees, or ~2.1% of its workforce; most layoffs are in Xbox, where ~8% are being cut, rising to 15% in this fiscal year (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-6 Microsoft Layoffs Xbox

German software giant SAP says it is encouraging workers to invent new, more valuable jobs aided by AI, in a bid to avoid layoffs; SAP cut ~10K staff in 2024 (www.nytimes.com)
2026-7-2 Germany AI Layoffs

Chinese companies are implementing “quiet” AI-driven layoffs to avoid labor laws that require government approval for job cuts exceeding 10% of a workforce (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-11 China AI Layoffs

Sources: Microsoft's Xbox division is planning major layoffs next month and significant budget cuts for marketing and some other areas (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-11 Microsoft Layoffs Budget Xbox

With Manufacturing Poised for Recovery, Layoffs Will Turn Into New Hires (www.heritage.org)
2026-6-5 Layoffs Manufacturing

Will Big Tech Layoffs Bring a Culture Shift to Anxiety and Job Insecurity? (it.slashdot.org)
2026-5-25 Layoffs

US Layoffs Haven't Increased, and New Tech Industry Hiring Balances Firings (it.slashdot.org)
2026-5-24 Layoffs

Sources: Bungie plans a significant number of layoffs as it ends development on Destiny 2 and has no new project lined up for the game's development team (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-22 Layoffs

Internal memo: Mark Zuckerberg told employees that he does not expect more company-wide layoffs this year (www.reuters.com)
2026-5-21 Layoffs Zuckerberg

Three precedent-setting court rulings in China have said that employers replacing workers with AI is voluntary cost-cutting that does not justify mass layoffs (www.nytimes.com)
2026-5-20 China AI Layoffs

Q&A with Google SVP James Manyika on AI's ability to automate tasks versus occupations, his optimism about the labor market despite AI-driven layoffs, and more (www.platformer.news)
2026-5-20 Google AI Layoffs

Before Mass Layoffs, Meta Reassigns 7,000 Workers To Focus On AI (meta.slashdot.org)
2026-5-20 AI Layoffs

Meta Layoffs Stress Harsh AI Reality Inside Zuckerberg's Company (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-5-19 AI Layoffs Zuckerberg

Sources: 50+ researchers and engineers have left xAI since the SpaceX acquisition via layoffs, firings, and voluntary departures; many have joined Meta and TML (www.theinformation.com)
2026-5-15 Layoffs SpaceX

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 (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-12 AI Layoffs

NetBlocks: Iran's 70+ day internet blackout is “the longest recorded national internet shutdown in a connected society”, as businesses warn of layoffs, closures (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-10 Layoffs Iran

What if Tech Company Layoffs Aren't All About AI? (it.slashdot.org)
2026-5-3 AI Layoffs

Sources: Meta HR chief Janelle Gale told employees she can't rule out further layoffs; Zuckerberg said AI automation is not the driving factor behind them (www.businessinsider.com)
2026-5-1 AI Layoffs Zuckerberg

Layoffs.fyi: layoffs affecting 45,800 tech employees were announced in March 2026, making it the worst month for reported tech job cuts in at least two years (www.wsj.com)
2026-4-28 Layoffs

What some leaders think of using universal income to mitigate AI-fueled layoffs: Musk calls it the “best way”, OpenAI's policy doc mentions a Public Wealth Fund (www.forbes.com)
2026-4-18 AI Layoffs

Sources: Meta intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, laying off ~10% of its global workforce, or ~8,000 employees (www.reuters.com)
2026-4-18 Layoffs

Sources: a Snap-Perplexity AI search deal calling for Perplexity to pay Snap $400M has fallen apart; Snap is set to announce significant layoffs on Wednesday (sources.news)
2026-4-15 AI Layoffs

Previous Page Next Page