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Bungie Becomes the Latest PlayStation Studio to Lay Off Workers, Destiny 2 The Final Shape Delayed
- Tuesday October 31, 2023
- Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul
Destiny 2 creator Bungie has been hit with layoffs, as part of restructuring with Sony Interactive Entertainment. An official number for the downsizing hasn’t been revealed yet, but it appears that the communications, social media, and publishing departments were affected the most. Additionally, Bungie has delayed the upcoming Destiny 2: The Fina...
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IBM to Pause Hiring in Plan to Replace 7,800 Jobs by AI in Coming Years: Report
- Tuesday May 2, 2023
- Reuters
International Business Machines (IBM) expects to pause hiring for roles as roughly 7,800 jobs could be replaced by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the coming years, CEO Arvind Krishna told Bloomberg News on Monday.
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Companies That Have Conducted Mass Layoffs In 2023. See List
- Friday March 31, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
Roughly 1,21,205 people have lost their jobs since the beginning of this year with 84,714 employees being laid off in January and 36,491 in February.
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Ex Microsoft Employee Shares Post On Being Fired With "Entire Team"
- Sunday March 12, 2023
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Vandan Kaushik served as a senior product manager at Microsoft. In a LinkedIn post, he detailed his time at the company and said that being fired was difficult for him.
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Meta to Lay Off Thousands of Workers This Week in Fresh Round of Job Cuts to Meet Financial Targets: Report
- Tuesday March 7, 2023
- Reuters
Meta Platforms will cut thousands of jobs as soon as this week in a fresh round of layoffs, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, only a few months after the Facebook-parent reduced more than 11,000 people from its workforce.
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Dell to Lay Off About 6,650 Employees Amidst Falling Demand for PCs: Report
- Monday February 6, 2023
- Reuters
Dell Technologies will eliminate about 6,650 jobs, or about five percent of its global workforce, hurt by falling demand for its personal computers, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. The previous cost-cutting measures, including a pause on hiring and limits on travel, are no longer enough, CEO Jeff Clarke said in a memo.
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Dell To Cut About 6,600 Jobs, Battered By Plunging PC Sales
- Monday February 6, 2023
- Business | Brody Ford, Bloomberg
Dell Technologies Inc., facing plummeting demand for personal computers, will eliminate about 6,650 jobs, becoming the latest technology company to announce it will let thousands of employees go.
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Philips Cuts 6,000 Jobs After Sleep Device Recall Losses Deepen: Report
- Monday January 30, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Embattled Dutch medical tech maker Philips said on Monday it will slash 6,000 more jobs worldwide after fresh losses caused by a massive recall of faulty sleep respirators.
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343 Industries Says It Will Continue Development on Halo Games Amidst Microsoft Layoffs
- Monday January 23, 2023
- Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul
Amidst rumours that active Halo development was being handed over to a third-party studio, current developers 343 Industries has planted its flag, claiming that it will continue work on the franchise “now and in the future.” The news comes in the wake of Microsoft laying off 10,000 employees from its company, which includes the games division.
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On Tech Layoffs, Arvind Kejriwal's Appeal To Centre
- Monday January 23, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Expressing his concerns at the mass layoffs across several tech firms, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked the centre to assess the situation in the country and take right steps.
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Hit By Layoffs, Thousands Of Indian IT Professionals Struggle To Stay In US
- Monday January 23, 2023
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
IT Layoffs 2023: Thousands of Indian IT professionals in the US, who have lost their jobs due to the series of recent layoffs, are now struggling to find new employment within the stipulated period under their work visas.
- www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft Organised Private Sting Concert At Davos Before Announcing Mass Layoffs: Report
- Friday January 20, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
Microsoft executives attended a private concert by Sting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a day before the company announced mass layoffs.
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Meta, Microsoft Vacate Offices In US Over WFH, Massive Layoffs: Report
- Sunday January 15, 2023
- World News | Asian News International
Facebook parent Meta and Microsoft are separately vacating office buildings in Seattle and Bellevue in Washington -in the latest sign of change in the tech sector and softness in the office market here - according to the Seattle Times.
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After Amazon And Microsoft, Cisco To Lay Off 4,000 Employees: Report
- Tuesday December 13, 2022
- World News | NDTV News Desk
A report in the Silicon Valley Business Journal said the company has decided to take this step in a 'rebalancing' act while 'rightsizing certain businesses.'
- www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft Chief Information Officer Quits Amid Layoffs
- Sunday July 9, 2017
- Business | Indo-Asian News Service
This comes after Microsoft announced nearly 4,000 job cuts from its global sales force outside the US, apparently a move to realign its focus on the growing cloud business.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Bungie Becomes the Latest PlayStation Studio to Lay Off Workers, Destiny 2 The Final Shape Delayed
- Tuesday October 31, 2023
- Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul
Destiny 2 creator Bungie has been hit with layoffs, as part of restructuring with Sony Interactive Entertainment. An official number for the downsizing hasn’t been revealed yet, but it appears that the communications, social media, and publishing departments were affected the most. Additionally, Bungie has delayed the upcoming Destiny 2: The Fina...
- www.gadgets360.com
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IBM to Pause Hiring in Plan to Replace 7,800 Jobs by AI in Coming Years: Report
- Tuesday May 2, 2023
- Reuters
International Business Machines (IBM) expects to pause hiring for roles as roughly 7,800 jobs could be replaced by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the coming years, CEO Arvind Krishna told Bloomberg News on Monday.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Companies That Have Conducted Mass Layoffs In 2023. See List
- Friday March 31, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
Roughly 1,21,205 people have lost their jobs since the beginning of this year with 84,714 employees being laid off in January and 36,491 in February.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ex Microsoft Employee Shares Post On Being Fired With "Entire Team"
- Sunday March 12, 2023
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Vandan Kaushik served as a senior product manager at Microsoft. In a LinkedIn post, he detailed his time at the company and said that being fired was difficult for him.
- www.ndtv.com
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Meta to Lay Off Thousands of Workers This Week in Fresh Round of Job Cuts to Meet Financial Targets: Report
- Tuesday March 7, 2023
- Reuters
Meta Platforms will cut thousands of jobs as soon as this week in a fresh round of layoffs, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, only a few months after the Facebook-parent reduced more than 11,000 people from its workforce.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Dell to Lay Off About 6,650 Employees Amidst Falling Demand for PCs: Report
- Monday February 6, 2023
- Reuters
Dell Technologies will eliminate about 6,650 jobs, or about five percent of its global workforce, hurt by falling demand for its personal computers, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. The previous cost-cutting measures, including a pause on hiring and limits on travel, are no longer enough, CEO Jeff Clarke said in a memo.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Dell To Cut About 6,600 Jobs, Battered By Plunging PC Sales
- Monday February 6, 2023
- Business | Brody Ford, Bloomberg
Dell Technologies Inc., facing plummeting demand for personal computers, will eliminate about 6,650 jobs, becoming the latest technology company to announce it will let thousands of employees go.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Philips Cuts 6,000 Jobs After Sleep Device Recall Losses Deepen: Report
- Monday January 30, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Embattled Dutch medical tech maker Philips said on Monday it will slash 6,000 more jobs worldwide after fresh losses caused by a massive recall of faulty sleep respirators.
- www.ndtv.com
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343 Industries Says It Will Continue Development on Halo Games Amidst Microsoft Layoffs
- Monday January 23, 2023
- Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul
Amidst rumours that active Halo development was being handed over to a third-party studio, current developers 343 Industries has planted its flag, claiming that it will continue work on the franchise “now and in the future.” The news comes in the wake of Microsoft laying off 10,000 employees from its company, which includes the games division.
- www.gadgets360.com
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On Tech Layoffs, Arvind Kejriwal's Appeal To Centre
- Monday January 23, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Expressing his concerns at the mass layoffs across several tech firms, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked the centre to assess the situation in the country and take right steps.
- www.ndtv.com
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Hit By Layoffs, Thousands Of Indian IT Professionals Struggle To Stay In US
- Monday January 23, 2023
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
IT Layoffs 2023: Thousands of Indian IT professionals in the US, who have lost their jobs due to the series of recent layoffs, are now struggling to find new employment within the stipulated period under their work visas.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Microsoft Organised Private Sting Concert At Davos Before Announcing Mass Layoffs: Report
- Friday January 20, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
Microsoft executives attended a private concert by Sting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a day before the company announced mass layoffs.
- www.ndtv.com
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Meta, Microsoft Vacate Offices In US Over WFH, Massive Layoffs: Report
- Sunday January 15, 2023
- World News | Asian News International
Facebook parent Meta and Microsoft are separately vacating office buildings in Seattle and Bellevue in Washington -in the latest sign of change in the tech sector and softness in the office market here - according to the Seattle Times.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Amazon And Microsoft, Cisco To Lay Off 4,000 Employees: Report
- Tuesday December 13, 2022
- World News | NDTV News Desk
A report in the Silicon Valley Business Journal said the company has decided to take this step in a 'rebalancing' act while 'rightsizing certain businesses.'
- www.ndtv.com
-
Microsoft Chief Information Officer Quits Amid Layoffs
- Sunday July 9, 2017
- Business | Indo-Asian News Service
This comes after Microsoft announced nearly 4,000 job cuts from its global sales force outside the US, apparently a move to realign its focus on the growing cloud business.
- www.ndtv.com/business