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Google Fires Python Team Ahead Of Its Big Developer Conference: Report
Google has reportedly fired the entire Python team, marking the latest job cuts in the tech giant ahead of its annual developer conference in May.
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Over 7,500 Employees Laid Off By Tech Giants So Far In January: Report
Big Tech's "Year of Efficiency" may be over but recent layoffs at Google and Amazon have signaled the firms will keep cutting jobs in 2024 as they make big
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Google Parent Alphabet Lays Off Hundreds From Global Recruitment Team
Alphabet is the first "Big Tech" company to lay off employees this quarter, after peers like Meta, Microsoft and Amazon.
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Big Tech Investors to Scrutinise Profits After Industry-Wide Layoffs, Firms to Highlight AI as Growth Driver
Big Tech investors are set to scrutinise how much impact cost cutting, including layoffs, have had on technology giants like Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Instagram owner Meta and Amazon. Meanwhile, companies are expected to focus on pitching artificial intelligence (AI) as the next growth driver for the industry.
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US Big Tech Companies Struggle To Reduce Headcount In Europe. Here's Why
After announcing the largest rounds of layoffs in their history, US big tech companies are now learning how difficult it is to reduce headcount in Europe.
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Tech Recap: We Discuss the Most Interesting Smartphones and Trends So Far in Q1 2023
The first quarter of 2023 has been a roller-coaster ride in the tech industry. We’ve witnessed the launch of several new exciting products from smartphones to laptops, saw the rise of AI-based chat services, Twitter’s new rules got even more absurd, and we even saw a barrage of layoffs across tech companies, both big and small. There’s a lot ...
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Facebook Parent Meta to Lay Off 10,000 Employees Just Four Months After First Round of Job Cuts
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would cut 10,000 jobs, just four months after it let go 11,000 employees, the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of mass layoffs. "We expect to reduce our team size by around 10,000 people and to close around 5,000 additional open roles that we haven’t yet hired," Chief Executive Of...
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Meta To Lay Off 10,000 Employees In Second Round Of Job Cuts
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would cut 10,000 jobs, just four months after it let go 11,000 employees, the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of mass layoffs.
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Facebook Parent Meta Plans Additional Layoffs in Coming Weeks: Report
Facebook parent Meta Platforms is planning additional layoffs to be announced in multiple rounds over the next few months, which could match the 13 percent job cut tally from last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Meta let go of 11,000 employees four months ago and would be the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of ma...
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Google India Lays Off 453 People From Various Operations: Reports
Tech giant Google is learnt to have sacked around 450 employees across various departments in India. The employees were reportedly informed of their termination through mail late at night on Thursday.
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Silicon Valley Layoffs Blessing For Agricultural Equipment Makers
Big agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the American Midwest are on a mission to lure Silicon Valley tech workers who have been caught up in a wave of hiring freezes and layoffs, executives told Reuters.
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Apple Avoids Mass Layoffs Amid Ongoing Slowdown Because of Efficient Hiring During the Pandemic: Details
Apple is under less pressure to lay off workers amid the ongoing economic slowdown thanks to cautious hiring during the pandemic, compared to rivals Amazon, Microsoft, and Google that have laid off thousands of workers. While the Cupertino company has frozen hiring in some areas and is keeping a lid on spending, it hasn’t yet resorted to mass lay...
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Tech CEOs Will Pay a Harsh Price for These Job Cuts
Big Tech layoffs have affected nearly every noteworthy firm in Silicon Valley with almost 100,000 positions eliminated this year. Tech workers might have taken the brunt of firings, but their counterparts in finance have begun to feel the pressure of the ongoing financial slowdown. Here's how the ongoing layoffs in the tech sector could hurt CEOs a...
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ChatGPT vs Bard: Everything We Know About Google's Upcoming AI Chatbot
Zoom announced on Tuesday that it will cut about 1,300 jobs, amid slowing demand in a post-pandemic world. The cuts will affect 15 percent of the company's workforce. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said he would take a pay cut of 98 percent for the coming fiscal year and forego his bonus.
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Zoom to Lay Off 1,300 Workers as Firm Cuts 15 Percent of Workforce Amid Slowing Demand
Zoom announced on Tuesday that it will cut about 1,300 jobs, amid slowing demand in a post-pandemic world. The cuts will affect 15 percent of the company's workforce. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said he would take a pay cut of 98 percent for the coming fiscal year and forego his bonus.
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Google Fires Python Team Ahead Of Its Big Developer Conference: Report
Google has reportedly fired the entire Python team, marking the latest job cuts in the tech giant ahead of its annual developer conference in May.
-
Over 7,500 Employees Laid Off By Tech Giants So Far In January: Report
Big Tech's "Year of Efficiency" may be over but recent layoffs at Google and Amazon have signaled the firms will keep cutting jobs in 2024 as they make big
-
Google Parent Alphabet Lays Off Hundreds From Global Recruitment Team
Alphabet is the first "Big Tech" company to lay off employees this quarter, after peers like Meta, Microsoft and Amazon.
-
Big Tech Investors to Scrutinise Profits After Industry-Wide Layoffs, Firms to Highlight AI as Growth Driver
Big Tech investors are set to scrutinise how much impact cost cutting, including layoffs, have had on technology giants like Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Instagram owner Meta and Amazon. Meanwhile, companies are expected to focus on pitching artificial intelligence (AI) as the next growth driver for the industry.
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US Big Tech Companies Struggle To Reduce Headcount In Europe. Here's Why
After announcing the largest rounds of layoffs in their history, US big tech companies are now learning how difficult it is to reduce headcount in Europe.
-
Tech Recap: We Discuss the Most Interesting Smartphones and Trends So Far in Q1 2023
The first quarter of 2023 has been a roller-coaster ride in the tech industry. We’ve witnessed the launch of several new exciting products from smartphones to laptops, saw the rise of AI-based chat services, Twitter’s new rules got even more absurd, and we even saw a barrage of layoffs across tech companies, both big and small. There’s a lot ...
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Facebook Parent Meta to Lay Off 10,000 Employees Just Four Months After First Round of Job Cuts
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would cut 10,000 jobs, just four months after it let go 11,000 employees, the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of mass layoffs. "We expect to reduce our team size by around 10,000 people and to close around 5,000 additional open roles that we haven’t yet hired," Chief Executive Of...
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Meta To Lay Off 10,000 Employees In Second Round Of Job Cuts
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would cut 10,000 jobs, just four months after it let go 11,000 employees, the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of mass layoffs.
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Facebook Parent Meta Plans Additional Layoffs in Coming Weeks: Report
Facebook parent Meta Platforms is planning additional layoffs to be announced in multiple rounds over the next few months, which could match the 13 percent job cut tally from last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Meta let go of 11,000 employees four months ago and would be the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of ma...
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Google India Lays Off 453 People From Various Operations: Reports
Tech giant Google is learnt to have sacked around 450 employees across various departments in India. The employees were reportedly informed of their termination through mail late at night on Thursday.
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Silicon Valley Layoffs Blessing For Agricultural Equipment Makers
Big agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the American Midwest are on a mission to lure Silicon Valley tech workers who have been caught up in a wave of hiring freezes and layoffs, executives told Reuters.
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Apple Avoids Mass Layoffs Amid Ongoing Slowdown Because of Efficient Hiring During the Pandemic: Details
Apple is under less pressure to lay off workers amid the ongoing economic slowdown thanks to cautious hiring during the pandemic, compared to rivals Amazon, Microsoft, and Google that have laid off thousands of workers. While the Cupertino company has frozen hiring in some areas and is keeping a lid on spending, it hasn’t yet resorted to mass lay...
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Tech CEOs Will Pay a Harsh Price for These Job Cuts
Big Tech layoffs have affected nearly every noteworthy firm in Silicon Valley with almost 100,000 positions eliminated this year. Tech workers might have taken the brunt of firings, but their counterparts in finance have begun to feel the pressure of the ongoing financial slowdown. Here's how the ongoing layoffs in the tech sector could hurt CEOs a...
-
ChatGPT vs Bard: Everything We Know About Google's Upcoming AI Chatbot
Zoom announced on Tuesday that it will cut about 1,300 jobs, amid slowing demand in a post-pandemic world. The cuts will affect 15 percent of the company's workforce. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said he would take a pay cut of 98 percent for the coming fiscal year and forego his bonus.
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Zoom to Lay Off 1,300 Workers as Firm Cuts 15 Percent of Workforce Amid Slowing Demand
Zoom announced on Tuesday that it will cut about 1,300 jobs, amid slowing demand in a post-pandemic world. The cuts will affect 15 percent of the company's workforce. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said he would take a pay cut of 98 percent for the coming fiscal year and forego his bonus.
