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Updated on: Aug 2022
Oracle to layoff in US, expected layoffs in Canada, India, Europe
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Oracle to layoff in US, expected layoffs in Canada, India, Europe

Aug 2, 2022

Amazon has laid off lakh workforce

The e-commerce company, Amazon has slashed its direct workforce by nearly lakh, the largest sequen...

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Aug 1, 2022
Amazon has laid off lakh workforce

Ola to layoff about , employees, shifts focus to electric mobility

As Ola ramps up its hiring for the electric mobility business, the urban mobility firm is in the pro...

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Jul 29, 2022
Ola to layoff about , employees, shifts focus to electric mobility

Shopify is laying off about , employees globally

A leading global commerce company, Shopify has announced that it will lay off percent of its work...

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Jul 28, 2022
Shopify is laying off about , employees globally
TikTok restructures globally, lays off staff
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TikTok restructures globally, lays off staff

The leading destination for short-form mobile video, TikTok has begun its process of laying off staff across the company in the U.S. and Europe. This will be part of a move to reorganize its business. The European employees of TikTok were told that their jobs were at risk and that they would hold a meeting with the […]

Jul 21, 2022
Ford to layoff up to 8,000 jobs
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Ford to layoff up to 8,000 jobs

Ford Motor Company is planning to lay off nearly 8,000 employees in the coming weeks to boost funds in the electric-vehicle market. The layoffs are said to help wean Ford off ICE production and use those funds to further invest in EV development. The layoff plans may come in phases and are likely to begin this summer.  Chief […]

Jul 21, 2022
Modsy Interior design startup shuts down, lays off employees
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Modsy Interior design startup shuts down, lays off employees

San Francisco-based online interior design services startup Modsy has shut down and laid off all of its employees. According to the reports, while the company’s website remains operational, its Twitter and Facebook pages have been deleted, and its Instagram account has been made private. However, the startup claims to have returned some service order charges and […]

Jul 19, 2022
Top esports firm 100 Thieves lays off dozens of employees
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Top esports firm 100 Thieves lays off dozens of employees

A lifestyle brand focused on gaming content, esports, and apparel, 100 Thieves has laid off dozens of employees. The recent layoff are reported on July 13 the reasons yet unknown. The company has laid off several employees across both its social media and content teams in a major shakeup for the esports, media, and apparel company, including senior staff […]

Jul 16, 2022
Google Sundar Pichai’s letter, Slow hiring for the rest of the year
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Google Sundar Pichai’s letter, Slow hiring for the rest of the year

Google will slow hiring for the rest of the year. Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has informed about the same to employees. Pichai wrote, “Moving forward, we need to be more entrepreneurial, working with greater urgency, sharper focus, and more hunger than we’ve shown on sunnier days. In some cases, that means consolidating where investments overlap and streamlining […]

Jul 14, 2022
Tesla has laid off 229 employees from Autopilot team, shuts office
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Tesla has laid off 229 employees from Autopilot team, shuts office

Electric vehicle maker, Tesla has laid off 229 annotation employees from its Autopilot team and closed one of its offices in the US. Tesla laid-off employees from its San Mateo office which has employed 276 workers. The remaining 47 employees may be sent to work in Tesla’s Buffalo Autopilot office. According to reports, “Most of the […]

Jul 13, 2022
Microsoft cuts 1,800 jobs in restructuring, will hire more: Report
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Microsoft cuts 1,800 jobs in restructuring, will hire more: Report

American multinational technology corporation, Microsoft has announced that it will be slashing some jobs because it realigned enterprise teams and roles after the shut of its fiscal 12 months on June 30. Microsoft will let go “small number of employees” due to a “strategic alignment. The layoffs, affect lower than 1 percent of this total workforce […]

Jul 13, 2022
Argo AI lays off about 150 employees nearly 5% of the Workforce
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Argo AI lays off about 150 employees nearly 5% of the Workforce

US-based autonomous vehicle technology startup, Argo AI layoffs about 150 employees as it makes adjustments to its business plans. The layoffs will be 5% of the Workforce. The company still has a global workforce of more than 2,000 employees. The company, backed by Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG, said “with incredible growth and progress […]

Jul 10, 2022
Laid-off Tesla employees seek protection from US court
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Laid-off Tesla employees seek protection from US court

Electric vehicle maker, Tesla former employees have been represented by a team of lawyers to seek emergency protection from a US court for the fired workers. Last month Tesla announced its plans to cut 10 percent of its salaried workforce. The company’s main allegations presented on the behalf of the formal employees are that the company […]

Jul 8, 2022
Ola may lay off upto 500 employees in order to drive cost-efficiency
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Ola may lay off upto 500 employees in order to drive cost-efficiency

India’s largest mobility platform and one of the world’s largest ride-hailing companies, Ola may lay off around 400-500 employees to drive cost-efficiency. The layoffs have been in results as in April 2022, Ola Dash scaled down its operations from 9 cities to 3 cities and dismissed over 2,100 contract workers. In June 2022, it shut down […]

Jul 6, 2022
Celsius crypto lending platform lays off 150 employees
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Celsius crypto lending platform lays off 150 employees

Cryptocurrency lending platform, Celsius has laid off 150 employees which are 25% of its workforce. The layoffs have been done as the global crypto market goes through its worst meltdown. Celsius has informed, “We are focused and working as quickly as we can to stabilise liquidity and operations, in order to be positioned to share […]

Jul 5, 2022
Telecom gear firm Parallel Wireless lays off 500, including in India
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Telecom gear firm Parallel Wireless lays off 500, including in India

Telecom equipment supplier Parallel Wireless has laid off at least 500 employees in India, Israel, UK, and US. The ‘Huge firings’ at Parallel Wireless as CEO blames economic conditions. RIU Global Services Pvt. Ltd. confirmed the layoffs through a LinkedIn post and said, “Yesterday, Parallel Wireless announced the layoff of 500 employees. While this is disappointing news for […]

Jul 2, 2022