Neowin News Feed for: Lay-offs

Microsoft lays off nearly 1,000 employees across Xbox, Azure, more

Usama Jawad — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:26:02 +0000

Following a smaller round of layoffs in August, Microsoft has laid off almost 1,000 employees today. This includes veteran employees across multiple divisions including Xbox, Azure, and more. Read more...

Zuckerberg says Meta will downsize and freeze hiring for 2023

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:00:01 +0000

Meta has admitted that it will start laying off some of its employees, and will stop hiring for the upcoming year. It will also impose stricter financial restrictions to brace for a tougher year. Read more...

Personalized communications company, Twilio, is the latest firm to cut employees

Paul Hill — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:44:02 +0000

Twilio has become the latest tech company to lay off employees. It's cutting around 866 jobs as it seeks to narrow down its focus. By concentrating its efforts, it hopes that it can be profitable. Read more...

Dell halts all operations in Russia, full exit expected soon

Usama Jawad — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 02:56:01 +0000

Dell is on the verge of fully exiting Russia. The company already closed all its offices in the country a few days ago and is expected to lay off all employees operating in the region soon. Read more...

Facebook contractors told they would soon have their work taken away from them

Fiza Ali — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 22:16:02 +0000

Anonymous Accenture representatives have told Facebook contractors that they will have to let go of their work on the 2nd of September, with the option to reapply and no guarantee of being rehired. Read more...

Calm cuts 20% of staff, following its COVID-19 boom

Paul Hill — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 18:10:02 +0000

Calm is the latest technology company to announce that it's laying off some of its employees. The firm decided to cut 20% of jobs after it saw a 30% decline in app downloads over the last year. Read more...

Microsoft brings "hard news" of layoff to MLX team that works on consumer products

Sayan Sen — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:16:02 +0000

Microsoft has apparently laid off staff in its Modern Life Experiences or MLX division. The division was responsible for helping in researching and developing consumer-focused projects and products. Read more...

Dropbox to cut its global workforce by 11% for “healthy” future

Paul Hill — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:40:01 +0000

The cloud storage company, Dropbox, is going to lay-off 315 of its employees and it looks to grow over the coming years. The CEO said that redundancies are not a reflection on the workers. Read more...

Tor Project announces staff cuts due to COVID-19

Paul Hill — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:02:01 +0000

The Tor Project, the organisation behind the Tor Browser, has announced it is laying off 13 employees as it re-evaluates its finances following the outbreak of COVID-19. It will keep 22 employees. Read more...

Several divisions across Microsoft experience layoffs

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:28:01 +0000

The company is reportedly saying goodbye to a number of its employees in a new round of layoffs. Those affected are presumed to number in the hundreds and come from various departments. Read more...

Microsoft is cutting another 2,850 jobs, as Phone Hardware Restructuring Plan continues

Andy Weir — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:16:01 +0000

Microsoft cut 19,000 jobs in its 2015 fiscal year, and 7,400 in FY2016. Having announced an additional 1,850 lay-offs in May, it now says that a further 2,850 jobs will go over the next twelve months. Read more...

Microsoft restructures its phone business again, cuts up to 1,850 jobs, writes off $950m

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 25 May 2016 09:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that a large number of employees will lose their jobs as the company further scales back its efforts in the mobile space, and it will also take a $950m 'impairment' charge. Read more...

Intel to lay off 12,000 employees; 11% of total workforce

Rich Woods — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 20:25:03 +0000

In Intel's earnings report today, the firm announced that it intends to lay off 12,000 employees, or 11% of its total workforce. It will also be taking a $1.2 billion restructuring charge. Read more...

Microsoft expected to announce major layoffs in the Lumia division

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 07:24:01 +0000

According to sources inside the company, Microsoft is expected to announce a major new round of layoffs as early as today. This is likely to affect employees in the hardware divisions. Read more...

Sony to lay off 1000 people in smartphone divisions

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 10:06:01 +0000

According to a new report from Japan, Sony is planning to cut approximately 1000 jobs from its smartphone division in Europe and China. This comes after consecutive quarters of losses. Read more...

IBM denies report of impending massive layoffs [Update]

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:08:01 +0000

IBM will go through the biggest shake-up in corporate history, with the company set to lay off a record number of employees. More than 100,000 people around the world will be affected. Read more...

Microsoft layoffs claims Robotics Research team over the weekend

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:24:20 +0000

Microsoft is laying off a number of people and it seems the Research arm is no exception. The robotics research team has been let go over the weekend and the project is seemingly dead for now. Read more...

Nokia slashes another 1000 jobs in Finland

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:20:44 +0000

Preliminary financial reports indicate Nokia has started to slowly recover but the Finnish company will be slashing another 1000 jobs, mostly in Finland, in an effort to get back to profitability. Read more...

HP reported to be cutting up to 25,000 jobs

John Callaham — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:20:05 +0000

HP is rumored to be considering a move that could cause as many as 25,000 of its employees to be laid off, or about eight percent of its total workforce, including some early retirement packages. Read more...