Tech companies laying off staff are still hiring — especially in AI
As layoffs continue to sweep across tech companies, firms continue to hire. Some even plan to grow their head count this year.
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Meta's job cuts surprised some employees who said they weren't low performers
Meta job cuts shock employees as even those with strong performance records face layoffs.
Meta is cutting jobs after saying it would target 'low performers.' That label can make things worse for those being laid off.
Experts say such labels can create additional barriers for laid-off employees searching for new jobs.
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Meta layoffs have begun. Here's everything we know so far.
The social media giant has said it's taking a tougher stance on underperforming employees.
The list of major companies laying off staff this year, including Chevron, Meta, Microsoft, and BP
While the reasons for slimming staff vary, the cost-cutting measures are coming amid a backdrop of technological change.
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Meta employees question the company's removal of posts on its internal forum: 'This is a free speech issue'
Meta employees in a communications watch group accuse the company of censoring internal discussion.
The job market is flashing signs that layoffs could accelerate this year
Business filings of mass layoff plans have been elevated in recent months. The unemployment rate is historically low, but ticked steadily higher last year.
Affirm's CEO said helping staff pack their boxes during layoffs made everyone feel better
When Levchin first conducted layoffs, "I didn't know what I was doing and I was terrified of owning the responsibility that I screwed up," he said.
Meta's 2025 is off to a 'frenzied start.' Here's what we know about its plans for AI, glasses, social media, and more.
Meta kicked off 2025 by overhauling its content moderation system, rolling back DEI, and announcing more layoffs — all in the span of days.
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Robinhood's media arm Sherwood lays off some staff as it looks to 'streamline team structure'
Sherwood, the digital publisher owned by stock-trading and financial services firm Robinhood, has conducted layoffs.
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Microsoft's performance-based job cuts begin, termination letters show: Ousted workers lose healthcare, and some say they get no severance
The termination letters say healthcare benefits will stop immediately.
Bernard Arnault says laid-off Meta staff were 'promoted outwards' — and LVMH's Tiffany is doing the same
Bernard Arnault said he spoke with Mark Zuckerberg about Meta layoffs, which the LVMH boss described as workers being "promoted outwards."
Bosses are done caring how you feel
Bosses are mandating returns-to-office, cutting costs, and rolling back DEI plans, indicating that some managers are less empathic with workers.
Trump's government-worker buyouts are feeling a lot like Musk's Twitter in 2022
The new administration is emailing government employees draft resignation letters. Musk sent a similar email to Twitter staff in 2022.
CNN is cutting hundreds of TV jobs in a digital pivot. Read the memo CEO Mark Thompson sent to staff.
CEO Mark Thompson told staff the moves aimed to better serve audiences and "secure CNN's future as one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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Stripe accidentally sent an image of a duck when notifying some employees they were getting laid off
The payments company laid off 300 employees on Monday, primarily in product, engineering, and operations roles.
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Leaked memo: Stripe lays off 300 employees, mostly in product, engineering, and operations
Stripe's chief people officer, Rob McIntosh, told employees in an email that the company still planned to grow its head count this year.
The linguistic somersaults Meta and other companies use to disguise how job cuts are coming
When companies cut jobs, many resort to language like "rightsizing" to try to soften the blow. It doesn't work.
One of the world's biggest oil companies is cutting thousands of jobs
BP is cutting 4,700 jobs and 3,000 contractor roles as part of a drive to "simplify and focus" the oil giant, it said on Thursday.
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TechCrunch cuts staff amid 'evolving needs'
TechCrunch has become the latest publisher to be hit by layoffs, following The Washington Post, HuffPost, and Vox.