Topic: workforce reduction
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Block Slashes Nearly Half Its Staff in AI Pivot
Block is cutting over 4,000 jobs, nearly half its workforce, as part of a strategic shift to prioritize AI-driven efficiency and a leaner company structure. CEO Jack Dorsey stated the layoffs are not due to financial distress but a conviction that AI tools, combined with smaller teams, are fundam...
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2025 Tech Layoffs: The Complete List
Over 22,000 tech jobs have been eliminated in 2025, driven by a strategic push for efficiency and AI integration across the industry. Major companies like Amazon, Intel, and HP have conducted significant layoffs, with AI and automation frequently cited as contributing factors. The layoffs have af...
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Redwood Materials Lays Off 5% of Staff After $350M Funding
Redwood Materials is laying off about 5% of its workforce, impacting several dozen of its 1,200 employees, shortly after raising $350 million in Series E funding that increased its valuation to $6 billion. Founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, the company recycles battery materials to recover ...
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Deepwatch Cuts Jobs to Boost AI Investment
Deepwatch has laid off dozens of employees as part of an organizational realignment to focus on expanding its artificial intelligence and automation capabilities. The layoffs, estimated between 60 and 80 staff, represent a significant reduction for the company, which employs about 250 people, ami...
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2025 Tech Layoffs: The Complete List
The technology sector has seen over 22,000 layoffs in 2025, continuing a trend from 2024 when more than 150,000 jobs were cut, highlighting the human impact of corporate restructuring amid a shift toward AI and automation. Major companies like xAI, Rivian, Oracle, and Salesforce conducted signifi...
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2025 Tech Layoffs: The Complete List & Analysis
Over 22,000 tech employees have been laid off in 2025 due to economic pressures, strategic shifts, and increased automation and AI integration. Major companies like Cisco, Oracle, Peloton, Microsoft, and Google have implemented significant workforce reductions as part of restructuring and cost-sa...
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HP to Lay Off Thousands, Invest in AI to Save Millions
HP Inc. will reduce its global workforce by 4,000 to 6,000 employees by fiscal year 2028, aiming for $1 billion in annual savings and integrating AI to enhance operations and competitiveness. The layoffs, focused on product development, internal operations, and customer support, are part of a str...
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AI Job Predictions Fuel Corporate America’s Latest Race
AI advancements are fueling intense debates about massive workforce disruptions, with corporate leaders predicting severe job cuts and escalating the rhetoric around AI-driven unemployment. Top CEOs warn of unprecedented job losses, with projections ranging from 10% workforce reductions to AI eli...
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Crystal Dynamics Lays Off 30 Staff in Third Round of Tomb Raider Cuts
Crystal Dynamics has laid off nearly 30 employees in its third round of job cuts this year, part of a restructuring to position the company for future growth and optimize development processes. The layoffs aim to streamline operations for the next Tomb Raider game and prepare the studio to develo...
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Media Giants Make Major Tech Breakthroughs
Streaming's rapid growth forces media companies to adopt technology for multi-platform content distribution, audience engagement, and transparent cross-channel optimization to stay competitive. Media firms are prioritizing practical AI and automation to handle repetitive tasks, manage increased w...
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Rivian Trims Manufacturing Staff Before R2 Launch
Rivian cut 140 manufacturing jobs (1% of its workforce) to streamline operations ahead of its 2026 R2 SUV launch, targeting roles tied to inefficiencies. Affected employees are being offered internal role transitions, reflecting Rivian’s effort to retain talent despite restructuring. This follows...
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NASA Appoints New Permanent Leader
Jared Isaacman assumes leadership of NASA with a forward-thinking approach, aiming to address the agency's aging infrastructure and bureaucratic challenges through measured, collaborative solutions. He takes over during a difficult period marked by significant workforce reductions and intense int...
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EPA in Crisis: Turmoil and Leadership Challenges
The EPA is experiencing significant operational chaos and confusion, with selective furloughs of employees while a core group continues advancing the administration's deregulatory agenda favoring fossil fuel industries. Communication breakdowns have led to staff discovering colleagues' furloughs ...
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Inside Block's Rolling Layoffs Under Jack Dorsey
Block is undergoing rolling layoffs affecting up to 10% of staff, severely damaging morale and creating a culture of anxiety and uncertainty among employees. Leadership, including Jack Dorsey, has controversially framed the layoffs as performance-based, a claim disputed by many staff who view it ...
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Meta Urges Metaverse Teams to Use AI for 5X Speed Boost
Meta is directing its metaverse teams to use AI to achieve a fivefold productivity increase, embedding it into all roles and processes to speed up innovation and shorten feedback cycles. The initiative, called AI for Productivity (AI4P), aims to assist engineers, designers, and managers in protot...
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NASA's Science Budget Avoids Drastic Cuts
Congress approved a final NASA science budget for FY 2026 with only a 1% cut, rejecting a proposed 50% reduction and safeguarding core missions. The $7.25 billion allocation followed intense advocacy and is considered a major victory, though it does not reverse earlier workforce reductions. The o...
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Elon Musk Settles $128M Twitter Exec Lawsuit
Elon Musk has settled a $128 million lawsuit with four former Twitter executives, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, whom he fired after acquiring the company for $44 billion in 2022. The executives claimed Musk denied them severance as retaliation for holding him to his initial purchase commitment,...
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Tinder Tests Redesign, Dating Modes & Campus Features for More Engagement
Tinder is introducing new features like "modes" and a Hinge-inspired "like" system, along with a redesign and campus-focused tools, to boost engagement and attract Gen Z users after a decline in premium subscribers. Match Group reported flat Q2 revenue but a stronger Q3 forecast, with plans to in...
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