Layoffs articles

Silicon Valley's era of open debate fades as companies clamp down on employee dissent

Through the looking glass: As the tech industry continues to tighten control over employee speech and activism, a culture once defined by open dialogue and political engagement gives way to one marked by silence and fear of reprisal. "It's different now; employers feel they can get away with stuff," said a former Google employee.

Microsoft slashes 6,000 positions globally amid AI spending spree

EA lays off around 300 employees – including 100 at Respawn – scraps new Titanfall game

In the race for AI talent, companies create a confusing web of job titles

The reality of today's tech industry: layoffs, long hours, AI threats, and few perks

In a nutshell: It had long been said that a career in tech was the ultimate dream: high salaries, security, and a huge number of perks made for some very happy workers. But things look quite different today. The tech world has seen the highest number of layoffs of any private sector industry this year; perks have been cut; salaries aren't increasing in line with the extra demands; and there's the constant spectre of AI.

Intel CEO announces massive layoffs, stricter in-office mandates, and huge spending cuts

Google tells some remote workers to return to the office or face termination

Microsoft tightens policies for low performers, adds voluntary exit plan

More Microsoft job cuts could hit non-coding staff and middle managers

Meta maintains a secret "do-not-rehire" list for ex-employees

Meta's leak problem just cost 20 employees their jobs, with more firings expected

Software engineering job openings hit 5-year low amid industry shift

Meta raises executive bonuses by up to 200% after cutting 5% of its workforce

A hot potato: Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has described 2025 as "an intense year" as the company looks to streamline its business. Part of that involves laying off 5% of its workforce, close to 4,000 people. The company is also giving its executives more money, having just approved a plan giving them bigger bonuses – up to 200% of their base salary.

Tech disruption hit white-collar jobs hard, but new opportunities are emerging

Crytek layoffs put Crysis 4 development on hold

CEO says assisting laid-off workers in packing their boxes eased the pain for everyone

BioWare inexplicably lays off staff as it refocuses on the next Mass Effect

Google offers "voluntary exit" plan with severance pay for Pixel and Android employees

Stripe accidentally sent a picture of a cartoon duck to some of the 300 people it laid off

IT job market declines for second year in a row, but AI and cybersecurity roles remain hot

Microsoft announces new job cuts across divisions following perfomance-based layoffs

Meta to lay off 5% of workforce, about 3,600 employees, in performance-based cuts

AI startup ad campaign urges us to "stop hiring humans"

CEO fires 90% of his company for missing a meeting, many were unpaid workers

Coding boot camps fight for relevance in the era of generative AI and a shrinking job market

A hot potato: Tech leaders such as Tim Cook spent years telling people that if they wanted a lucrative career in the industry, they needed to learn to code. But the advent of generative AI now means that coding isn't the guarantee of a good job that it once was. The number of active job postings for software developers has dropped 56%, and the number of placements on coding boot camp courses is dwindling.