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Updated on: Oct 2025
Up to 30,000 Corporate Roles Face Elimination at Amazon
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Up to 30,000 Corporate Roles Face Elimination at Amazon

Amazon is preparing to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs, marking its largest round of layoffs since the company eliminated approximately 27,000 positions in late 2022. The decision, which is expected to begin implementation this week, reflects Amazon’s ongoing efforts to reduce expenses and adjust its workforce following aggressive hiring during the pandemic boom. […]

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Google Layoffs Middle Management in Ad Sales and Small Teams
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Google Layoffs Middle Management in Ad Sales and Small Teams

Google has initiated a major restructuring of its management hierarchy, eliminating over one-third of its managerial roles across key divisions. The move, which began in August 2025 and continues into early 2026, is part of CEO Sundar Pichai’s broader strategy to streamline operations, reduce bureaucracy, and improve decision-making speed as the company intensifies its focus […]

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General Motors Cuts CAD Roles Despite Strong Q3 Earnings
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General Motors Cuts CAD Roles Despite Strong Q3 Earnings

General Motors (GM) has laid off more than 200 salaried employees, primarily engineers from its Computer-Aided Design (CAD) department, as part of a broader restructuring of its design engineering team. The layoffs were implemented on October 24, 2025, at the company’s global technical campus in Warren, Michigan. The move comes shortly after GM reported stronger-than-expected […]

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Meta Cuts Over 100 Roles in Risk Division Amid Automation Push
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Meta Cuts Over 100 Roles in Risk Division Amid Automation Push

Meta has initiated another round of layoffs, this time targeting its Risk division, as part of a broader strategy to automate compliance and privacy functions. The move follows the company’s recent decision to cut approximately 600 roles from its AI team. According to internal communications and multiple media reports, more than 100 employees in the […]

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Amazon Refutes Claims of Replacing 600,000 Jobs with Robots
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Amazon Refutes Claims of Replacing 600,000 Jobs with Robots

Amazon has publicly dismissed a report suggesting it plans to replace 600,000 U.S. jobs with robotic automation by 2033. The report, originally published by The New York Times and widely circulated online, claimed that internal documents revealed Amazon’s intent to automate 75% of its warehouse operations, potentially eliminating hundreds of thousands of human roles. Amazon […]

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Meta to Cut 600 AI Roles in Superintelligence Labs Restructure
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Meta to Cut 600 AI Roles in Superintelligence Labs Restructure

Meta Platforms Inc. has announced plans to cut approximately 600 roles within its Superintelligence Labs division, marking a significant shift in its artificial intelligence strategy. The layoffs will affect several key AI units, including the Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) team, product-related AI groups, and AI infrastructure departments. Meta made the decision as part of […]

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Automation Drive at Amazon May Cut Half a Million Jobs
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Automation Drive at Amazon May Cut Half a Million Jobs

Amazon is preparing to replace more than 500,000 jobs in its U.S. warehouses with robots over the next decade, according to internal documents and reports reviewed by The New York Times. The move marks one of the most significant automation efforts by a major American employer and is expected to reshape the company’s operational model, […]

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Rovio Restructures After Angry Birds Dream Blast Falls Short
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Rovio Restructures After Angry Birds Dream Blast Falls Short

Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish game developer best known for the Angry Birds franchise, has laid off 36 employees as part of an internal restructuring effort. The decision follows the underperformance of one of its mobile titles, Angry Birds Dream Blast, and reflects broader challenges facing the gaming industry in 2025. The layoffs affect both senior […]

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Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Cuts Workforce by 20%
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Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Cuts Workforce by 20%

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a UK-based research and pricing firm specializing in critical minerals for the energy transition, has laid off approximately 20% of its workforce in recent weeks. The decision comes amid a broader restructuring effort aimed at strengthening the company’s technological and analytical capabilities. According to multiple sources familiar with the matter, the layoffs […]

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TCS Rewrites Script for India’s IT Future amid AI and Geopolitics
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TCS Rewrites Script for India’s IT Future amid AI and Geopolitics

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest private-sector employer, has undertaken its steepest workforce reduction to date as global economic pressures, tightening U.S. policies, and the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence transform the country’s $280 billion IT services sector. In the quarter ended September 30, the company reduced its headcount by 19,755 employees, according to its […]

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TCS CHRO: Workforce Restructuring Will Be Handled With Care
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TCS CHRO: Workforce Restructuring Will Be Handled With Care

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services firm, has confirmed that it is releasing mid and senior-level employees who are unable to find roles aligned with their experience and seniority. The company’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Sudeep Kunnumal, emphasized that the process is being handled “with a lot of care,” and clarified that the […]

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Nestlé to Cut 16,000 Jobs Globally Over Two Years
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Nestlé to Cut 16,000 Jobs Globally Over Two Years

Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, has announced plans to eliminate 16,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years. The decision, unveiled by newly appointed CEO Philipp Navratil, is part of a broader strategy to accelerate transformation and improve operational efficiency amid changing market dynamics. Nestlé Workforce Reduction: Scope and Structure The job […]

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