#Layoffs

Uber is laying off 23% of its People and Places team, or less than 1% of its global workforce. AI didn't factor into the layoffs, a spokesperson said.

Tech giants from Wix to Block cite AI to justify thousands of layoffs, but MIT's Paul Osterman calls it a familiar cover for favoring disposable workers. The trend toward contingent labor predates the AI boom yet now accelerates under its banner.…

Apollo Global Management's chief economist Torsten Sløk says the AI boom is creating more human jobs, not eradicating them.

The US Layoffs Tracker is updated daily with the latest disclosures under the WARN Act, which requires employers with 100 or more workers to give 60 days notice before major…

Meta’s mass layoffs hit nearly 3,200 Bay Area workers, according to state filings. It’s among the region’s worst job losses in years.

Workers are getting worse health care, parental leave, and retirement benefits, showing once and for all that your job doesn’t love you back.

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Over the last few years, Bangalore’s startup ecosystem has changed dramatically. For many developers...

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From Independent RSS Feed: From Cisco to Block, more companies are pointing to AI when unveiling job cuts

Meta employees in the US and UK are organizing against corporate software that tracks workers’ keystrokes and mouse activity.

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From Ars Technica: Cisco announces record revenue and 4,000 layoffs in the same day

This is Cisco's latest layoff in recent years, while the company's chief executive touts record revenue and growth.

Cisco announced job cuts affecting roughly 4,000 staff, as CEO Chuck Robbins shifts the company's focus to AI investments, buoyed by strong earnings.

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Marketing, engineering and product teams are among those affected, according to a leaked memo.

The layoffs are not a result of the artificial intelligence boom, according to the report