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@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-08-22 21:41:07

Sources: Paramount layoffs could affect 2,000 to 3,000 employees and are expected by early November; Paramount had 18,600 employees globally as of December 2024 (Brent Lang/Variety)
variety.com/2025/film/news/par

Paramount Layoffs: Thousands of Job Cuts Expects by Early November
Paramount will enact steep layoffs by early November after closing its merger with Skydance.

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-09-22 15:51:43

GSA walks back mass layoffs of its federal buildings workforce
federalnewsnetwork.com/workfor

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-08-22 11:16:00

IRS Backtracks on Layoffs After Critical Staff Shortages (Catherine Bouris/The Daily Beast)
thedailybeast.com/irs-backtrac
memeorandum.com/250822/p9#a250

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-08-20 04:13:55

John Deere has been hit hard by Donald Trump’s tariffs. The farm equipment manufacturer and industry bellwether just announced ⭐️mass layoffs affecting more than 200 workers at three Midwestern plants.
The company is set to fire 115 employees at a facility in East Moline, Illinois, later this month, according to the Des Moines Register.
Next month, 52 workers at a facility in Moline, Illinois, and 71 employees at a facility in Waterloo, Iowa, will also reportedly be terminated

In Wake of Trump Tariffs, John Deere Announces Mass Layoffs
More than 200 workers will be affected.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-09-22 02:31:30

How Seattle, transformed into a tech hub by Amazon and Microsoft's explosive growth, is grappling with the companies' layoffs affecting local economy (Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/tech/seattle-tech-amaz

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-21 18:25:51

No Education Department? No Problem, Trump's Education Secretary Says. (New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/educ
memeorandum.com/251021/p88#a25

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-10-18 15:11:05

Sources: Paramount Skydance plans to begin mass layoffs the week of October 27, cutting around 2,000 US jobs as part of its $2B cost-cutting initiative (Todd Spangler/Variety)
variety.com/2025/tv/news/param

Paramount Skydance Mass Layoffs to Start Week of Oct. 27
Paramount Skydance will lay off about 2,000 U.S. employees under David Ellison's new management regime starting the week of Oct. 27.

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2025-10-13 15:42:05

The Stakeholder Engagement Division, the Infrastructure Security Division, and likely the Integrated Operations Division are believed to have been impacted.
Multiple CISA divisions targeted in shutdown layoffs, people familiar say

Multiple CISA divisions targeted in shutdown layoffs, people familiar say
CISA units including its Stakeholder Engagement division are believed to have been hit. A DHS spokesperson said that the RIFs are meant to help get CISA “back on mission.”

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-10-15 01:35:48

Sources: Amazon plans to cut as much as 15% of its HR staff, and additional layoffs will likely affect other areas of its core consumer business (Jason Del Rey/Fortune)
fortune.com/2025/10/14/amazon-

Amazon is planning a new wave of layoffs, sources say
Amazon's 10,000-plus employee HR division, which includes recruiters, is expected to be among the hardest hit in the job cuts.

@ErikJonker@mastodon.social
2025-10-14 16:06:07

We can't trust Trump with regard to BigTech, we can't trust BigTech itself and the USA is breaking down it's cybersecurity capabilities, plenty of reasons to start walking away from hyperscalers where you can....
cybersecuritydive.com/ne…

Layoffs, reassignments further deplete CISA
Some CISA staffers have been pushed out, while others are being told to move across the country for jobs outside their skill sets.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-09-16 17:40:47

Report: Rolling Stone has laid off some staff, including executive digital director Lisa Tozzi, chief TV critic Alan Sepinwall, and copy chief Steve Pearl (Ross A. Lincoln/The Wrap)
thewrap.com/rolling-stone-hit-

Rolling Stone Hit With Layoffs Amid Ongoing Staff Reductions at Penske
Executive digital director Lisa Tozzi, chief television critic Alan Sepinwall and copy chief Steven Pearl are among those let go

@laxsill@social.spejset.org
2025-10-10 07:40:16

Varje stort spelsläpp ser vi samma sak. Spelet släpps. Sedan sparkas utvecklare. Föreslår att spelutvecklare börjar se maskning som sin centrala kampform. Varje försenat spel är några fler månadslöner till arbetarna.
gamedeveloper.com/business/2k-

2K confirms layoffs at Civilization developer Firaxis
2K says the decision will "restructure and optimize" its teams within Firaxis. Sources say dozens could be impacted.

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2025-10-14 16:20:26

In case you missed it, my piece yesterday on the 176 CISA employees fired last Friday, which will not go behind the customary archive paywall.
It's critical to note that sources told me more RIFs are in store for the nation's embattled cybersecurity agency.

The White House fired 176 CISA employees on Friday, with more layoffs feared
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters leaked 5m Qantas, 23m Vietnam Air customers' records, Spanish cops dismantle GXC Team, Dutch gov't warns of China's Nexperia security risks, Breach of crypto betting platform Shuffle exposes user data, FCC chair says sites have removed barred Chinese electronics, much more

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-10-13 13:25:38

Sources: the Trump administration cut 176 CISA jobs last week as part of laying off 4,000 US federal workers, and is likely to make further mass CISA layoffs (Cynthia B Brumfield/Metacurity)
metacurity.com/the-white-house

The White House fired 176 CISA employees on Friday, with more layoffs feared
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters leaked 5m Qantas, 23m Vietnam Air customers' records, Spanish cops dismantle GXC Team, Dutch gov't warns of China's Nexperia security risks, Breach of crypto betting platform Shuffle exposes user data, FCC chair says sites have removed barred Chinese electronics, much more

@deabigt@universeodon.com
2025-10-11 15:45:14

Trump administration fires at least 4.1K federal workers in shutdown layoffs ground.news/article/trump-admi

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-09-13 01:56:39

Generating code via an LLM prompt at breakneck speed can, predictably, lead to less-than-stellar work.
Now, in an ironic twist, it seems that, having dispensed with more skilled coders for the cheap effectiveness of a chatbot-aided code monkey,
companies are having to hire additional contractors to fix the AI’s screw-ups.

After AI Led to Layoffs, Coders Are Being Hired to Fix 'Vibe-Coded' Screwups
Fire human, use AI, fire AI, hire human.

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-10-17 20:16:08

Emergency hearing set over potential Trump admin violations
lawandcrime.com/high-profile/j

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-16 04:15:56

Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs (Caroline Kitchener/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/poli
memeorandum.com/251016/p1#a251

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-09-17 02:25:48

Sources: 18 employees at Nexstar-owned The Hill were either laid off or accepted buyout offers this week; six were editorial staffers represented by the CWA (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
thedesk.net/2025/09/nexstar-th

Nexstar-owned The Hill issues pink slips
Nexstar has issued pink slips and offered buyouts to more than a dozen journalists at its political affairs publication The Hill.

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2025-10-13 12:08:30

Wow, a lot happened in the cybersecurity world over the weekend, so check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you might have missed, including
--The White House fired 176 CISA employees on Friday, with more layoffs feared,
--Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters leaked 5m Qantas, 23m Vietnam Air customers' records,
--Spanish cops dismantle GXC Team,
--Dutch gov't warns of China's Nexperia security risks,
--Breach of crypto betting…

The White House fired 176 CISA employees on Friday, with more layoffs feared
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters leaked 5m Qantas, 23m Vietnam Air customers' records, Spanish cops dismantle GXC Team, Dutch gov't warns of China's Nexperia security risks, Breach of crypto betting platform Shuffle exposes user data, FCC chair says sites have removed barred Chinese electronics, much more

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-09-19 03:35:50

SoftBank's Vision Fund plans layoffs; sources say ~20% of staff will be impacted as SoftBank shifts resources to Masayoshi Son's large-scale AI bets in the US (Krystal Hu/Reuters)
reuters.com/business/world-at-

@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2025-10-11 07:49:53

From Covid-19, we learned that a somewhat coordinated global response is (would be) required, because people travel. Forget about that under the Trump regime and his antivaxx buddy RFK jr.
This will first hurt Americans, but in Europe, we're bound to feel the impact too.
tomkahe.com/@GiftA…

Gift Articles (@GiftArticles@tomkahe.com)
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/us/politics/trump-administration-cdc-layoffs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sk8.weH4.JVERdl5xaqbP

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-09-16 15:35:50

Plagued by Parts Shortage and EV Demand Uncertainty, GM Prepares for Layoffs
gizmodo.com/gm-prepares-for-la

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-10-08 02:32:09

Unions representing federal workers contend that many of Trump’s threats of mass layoffs are illegal.
They preemptively sued the administration over its pursuit of mass layoffs last week,
arguing that the White House could not legally carry out the dismissals at a moment when the government is only supposed to operate essential services.
On Tuesday, the judge in that case told the administration to respond by Oct. 10, and to address “the status of any currently planned or…

Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal
Unions have sued to block any firings, which budget experts believe are not even needed to protect essential federal services.

@al3x@hachyderm.io
2025-09-07 10:48:12

Most of the largest tech corporations have done layoffs related to AI (aka “AI layoffs”).
I have read Satya Nadela’s message. I don’t know if other CEOs have published similar messages
I do not understand the connection though. 1) These companies had good financial results lately; 2) The people being laid off are not replaced by AI; 3) The layoffs won’t help further AI capex investments in any significant way.
What is it then?

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-08-12 14:30:43

Memo: Crunchyroll is undergoing layoffs as part of a restructuring to shift resources toward high-growth markets outside the US, like India, Brazil, and Mexico (Todd Spangler/Variety)
variety.com/2025/tv/news/crunc

Crunchyroll Layoffs: Anime Service Restructures for International Growth
Sony's Crunchyroll is laying off a number of employees as part of a restructuring to shift resources toward higher-growth markets outside the U.S.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-15 19:40:58

Judge blocks Trump's shutdown layoffs, calling them illegal (NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/politics-
memeorandum.com/251015/p105#a2

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2025-10-15 18:47:50

This is what a source warned me about over the weekend, specifically as it relates to CISA.
Federal firings could reach 10,000 during shutdown, Vought says
axios.com/2025/10/15/federal-l

Federal firings could reach 10,000 during shutdown, Vought says
That's more than twice as many terminations as the White House said it was conducting.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-09-13 05:20:52

Internal email: xAI lays off hundreds of data annotation team staffers, following a strategic shift to prioritize specialist AI tutors over generalist roles (Grace Kay/Business Insider)
businessinsider.com/elon-musk-

Musk's xAI just laid off hundreds of workers tasked with training Grok
XAI laid off at least 500 of the workers on its data annotation team on Friday night.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-10-16 07:05:58

Vox hires Astead Herndon from the NYT to host a new video podcast and serve as editorial director starting on October 20, a significant loss for the NYT (Natalie Korach/Status)
status.news/p/nbc-news-layoffs

Rattled at 30 Rock
NBC News is reeling from its biggest round of cuts in years, cutting about 150 staffers as it divorces itself from MSNBC and CNBC.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-15 02:55:51

CDC union blasts lack of transparency from HHS in layoffs (Nathaniel Weixel/The Hill)
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/
memeorandum.com/251014/p166#a2

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-10-12 00:31:52

"Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to disease outbreaks and running an influential journal. Officials said the mistaken dismissals were being rescinded.
Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error - The New York Times
nytimes.com/2025/10/11/health/

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-08-01 23:53:38

The IRS is rescinding layoffs at its civil rights office, an early target in its plans to slash its total headcount.
IRS Commissioner Billy Long, in a memo obtained by Federal News Network, told employees in the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance that the agency is “reversing” reduction-in-force notices they received in April.

IRS rescinds layoffs at civil rights office, an early target of workforce cuts
The IRS sent RIF notices to nearly 80% of staff at the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, but kept layoffs on hold after a recent Supreme Court ruling.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-15 19:40:58

Judge blocks shutdown layoffs after finding Trump's actions are likely illegal (Eric Katz/GovExec.com)
govexec.com/management/2025/10
memeorandum.com/251015/p104#a2

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-10-15 17:20:51

Source: NBC News cuts about 150 jobs, or about 2% of its workforce, ahead of the spinoff of MSNBC and CNBC into Versant (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
hollywoodreporter.com/business

Layoffs Hit NBC News: 150 Jobs Cut Ahead of Versant Split
The cuts come ahead of Comcast's Versant spinoff, which will see MSNBC and CNBC cleaved off from the rest of the NBC News Group.

@jake4480@c.im
2025-09-04 17:23:45

Something I'll never understand, when a company announces layoffs, they still say they're looking at growth in the future. That's some fuckin bullshit, as they say, right there

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-15 18:55:57

Judge orders Trump administration to pause shutdown layoffs (Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com/politics/20
memeorandum.com/251015/p92#a25

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-10-15 21:35:52

WSJ restructures its health, science, and education teams, with the health group moving back under the business team, after separating during the pandemic (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)
talkingbiznews.com/media-news/

WSJ restructures health, science and education, makes layoffs - Talking Biz News
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Wednesday: Dear all, Today we are announcing changes to how we structure our health, science and education teams at The Wall Street Journal. The health group is returning to the business team after becoming a separate coverage area during the Covid-19 pandemic. Coverage of […]

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-10-10 22:16:37

These are the departments targeted for layoffs by Trump officials
axios.com/2025/10/10/trump-fed

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-10-13 20:26:21

Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration.
Here are four who focused on keeping pandemics at bay.
nytimes.com/2025/10/13/health/

They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.
Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration. Here are four who focused on keeping pandemics at bay.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-14 00:20:42

Hundreds of CDC layoffs reversed, but biodefense preparedness staff hit (Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com/health/2025
memeorandum.com/251013/p112#a2

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-10-13 15:06:59

A historic wave of retirements and other departures has swept through the federal workforce in recent months, putting enormous strain on agencies as they cope with a new government shutdown and administration layoffs.

This mass exodus
— unprecedented in its scale
— includes 154,000 federal employees who accepted buyout offers and were largely removed from the payroll as of the end of last month.
Some of those are among nearly 105,000 employees who took regular retire…

Historic wave of retirements is putting huge strains on the government
Tens of thousands of federal employees have taken retirement or other voluntary departures on top of the Trump administration’s latest layoffs.

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-10-07 23:02:18

Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal - The New York Times
nytimes.com/2025/10/07/us/poli

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-10-11 22:42:57

More than 1,000 staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received layoff notices,
including in units that respond to infectious-disease outbreaks,
analyze science and health data to develop policy,
and monitor the safety of employees

Among those who initially received lay off notices were leaders of CDC’s response to the growing number of measles cases in the United States and abroad,
including one official who has more than 28 years experience ov…

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown
Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-11 23:51:04

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says (Zachary Schermele/USA Today)
usatoday.com/story/news/educat
memeorandum.com/251011/p65#a25

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-10-11 00:41:24

White House announces federal worker layoffs as government shutdown nears third week
No official numbers have been announced but treasury, HHS, DHS and education departments among agencies confirming cuts
theguardian.com…

‘Substantial’ federal layoffs begin as Congress remains deadlocked over funding to end shutdown – live
No official numbers have been announced but treasury, HHS, DHS and education departments among agencies confirming cuts

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-08-05 11:45:40

IGN lays off staff, including eight members of the IGN Creators Guild, representing 12% of the bargaining unit, as parent company Ziff Davis cuts costs (Jay Peters/The Verge)
theverge.com/news/718692/ign-e

IGN hit by layoffs as parent company Ziff Davis cuts costs
IGN is laying off eight of its unionized staffers, and the guild representing them says it’s due to a mandate from Ziff Davis to cut costs.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-11 18:36:09

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases (Apoorva Mandavilli/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/10/11/health/
memeorandum.com/251011/p48#a25

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-10-12 17:48:01

Trump cuts jobs at nation's mental health agency and some jobs at CDC : Shots - Health News : NPR
npr.org/sections/shots-health-

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-10-04 17:06:20

How rising unemployment in computer-related fields in the US, where foreign nationals make up ~20% of 2.3M software devs, pushed the H-1B issue to the forefront (Noam Scheiber/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/10/03/bu…

Why Are H-1B Visas Suddenly a Big Deal? One Reason: Tech Jobs Disappeared
The president’s decision to charge employers $100,000 per visa for skilled workers seemed to come out of nowhere. But the grievance behind it has been simmering.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-15 18:40:54

Quarter of CDC staff targeted by layoff notices: Union (Joseph Choi/The Hill)
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/
memeorandum.com/251015/p88#a25

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-10-09 16:30:36

Memo: People Inc., formerly called Dotdash Meredith and holding 40 digital and print lifestyle brands, is laying off 6% of its workforce, or 226 people (Axios)
axios.com/2025/10/09/people-in

People Inc. laying off 226 people
It's part of a broader effort to deprioritize parts of the business that aren't growing as quickly and focus on new areas.

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-10-12 01:05:43

Education Dept. wipes out special ed office, union says: the agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said.
usatoday.com/story/news/educat

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-10 23:56:04

Collins says she 'strongly' opposes White House federal layoffs (Surina Venkat/The Hill)
thehill.com/homenews/5550300-s
memeorandum.com/251010/p149#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-15 19:15:53

Shutdown Firings Paused by US Judge as Vought Vows More to Come (Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
memeorandum.com/251015/p98#a25

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-09-17 08:15:53

Sources: NPR aims to trim $5M over the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 to balance its $300M annual budget but doesn't anticipate layoffs or major programming shifts (David Folkenflik/NPR)
npr.org/2025/09/17/nx-s1-55391

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-11 18:06:17

Over 4K federal workers hit with shutdown-related layoffs, so far (Aris Folley/Roll Call)
rollcall.com/2025/10/10/over-4
memeorandum.com/251011/p45#a25

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-09-15 15:21:00

There are "concerns that the deal could lead to widespread store closures, layoffs and reduced access to healthcare in vulnerable communities."
What’s Next for Walgreens Following its Private Equity Sale? - MedCity News
medcitynews.com/2025/09/walgre

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-10 18:46:07

White House Says Government Layoffs Have Begun (Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-
memeorandum.com/251010/p100#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-10 18:31:06

Trump administration says federal worker layoffs 'have begun' amid government shutdown (NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/trump-adm
memeorandum.com/251010/p97#a25

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-07-30 20:10:57

Ziff Davis is laying off 15% of its unionized workforce, or 23 people, 19 of which work for CNET; Ziff Davis has bought five companies in 2025 (Mia Sato/The Verge)
theverge.com/news/715220/ziff-

Layoffs hit CNET as its parent company goes on a buying spree
Media company Ziff Davis is laying off 15 percent of its unionized workforce, with the majority being from tech outlet CNET.

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-10-13 20:58:46

Congress could, at any time, stop this shitshow by telling Vought to end the RIFs and impoundments.
It has very clear institutional reasons to do so.
But obeying to Trump rules all,
and instead the Speaker of the House will pretend he does not know what is happening
while opining on Bad Bunny."
-- Don Moynihan

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts? MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-08-01 21:55:18

IRS rescinds layoffs at civil rights office, an early target of workforce cuts
federalnewsnetwork.com/workfor

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-08-09 10:36:09

Experts say TCS' decision to cut 12K jobs signals the start of an AI-fueled trend that could eliminate ~500K jobs in India's $283B IT sector within three years (Reuters)
reuters.com/business/world-at-

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-08-13 09:01:20

US Hits Highest Layoffs Since COVID (Aliss Higham/Newsweek)
newsweek.com/us-hits-highest-l
memeorandum.com/250813/p4#a250

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-13 22:55:42

Majority of special education staff in US education department laid off - report (Maya Yang/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o
memeorandum.com/251013/p104#a2

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-09-04 14:25:41

RFK Jr to testify at Senate hearing on chaos at federal health agencies and vaccine policy changes
– live updates
Trump’s health secretary is expected to face tough questions on about department layoffs and budget cuts amid scrutiny over his plans to
‘make America healthy again’

RFK Jr grilled in tense hearing about chaos at federal health agencies and vaccines – live updates
Trump’s health secretary faces tough questions on about department layoffs and budget cuts amid scrutiny over his plans to ‘make America healthy again’

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-08-27 19:40:54

Sources: Anonymous Content, the production company behind Spotlight, is undergoing layoffs; the estimated cut is less than 15% from a total staff of about 130 (Anthony D'Alessandro/Deadline)
deadline.com/2025/08/anonymous

Anonymous Content Cutting Around 15% Of Staff
Anonymous Content will be conducting lay offs impacting less than 15% of staff.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-09-07 22:25:41

A look at Marc Benioff's pursuit of productivity gains through AI at Salesforce, which has undergone a series of layoffs over the past two years (Caroline O'Donovan/Washington Post)

Automation comes for tech jobs in the world capital of AI
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has made himself a cheerleader for AI’s potential to disrupt work while also laying off staff.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-08-09 21:16:09

Layoffs? Price Increases? Companies Make Hard Choices as Trump's Tariffs Set In. (Sydney Ember/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/08/09/busines
memeorandum.com/250809/p43#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-08 02:10:49

Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal (Tony Romm/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/10/07/us/poli
memeorandum.com/251007/p144#a2

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-07-24 17:31:20

In a memo, Satya Nadella addresses the "enigma" of layoffs while "Microsoft is thriving", saying the transition into the AI era "might feel messy at times" (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
geekwire.com/2025/in-new-m…

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-07-30 21:25:56

Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group is undergoing 10% cuts across multiple divisions to transition "toward a fully global structure" (Pamela McClintock/The Hollywood Reporter)
hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

Layoffs Strike Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group
Studio heads Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy announced the shift in direction in a memo to staff.

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-10-10 18:14:46

Trump’s White House budget chief, Russ Vought,
just ominously posted on X that
“reductions in force”
(laying off federal workers)
have begun, as the government shutdown enters its 10th day.
He offered no further details, but we’ll bring you more as soon as we get it.

Federal layoffs to begin as Congress remains deadlocked over funding to end shutdown – live
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will see reductions in force, confirms DHS, as impasse continues

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-08-30 13:51:12

Kari Lake says the USAGM sent layoff notices to 532 VOA employees, leaving ~100 staffers still employed; Lake had to rescind a previous layoff effort in June (Minho Kim/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025…

Trump Officials Move to Fire Most Voice of America Journalists
The layoffs set up a potential battle with a federal judge who blocked previous efforts by Kari Lake, a fierce Trump ally, to restructure the agency.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-12 00:31:05

'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre (Brandy Zadrozny/MSNBC)
msnbc.com/msnbc/news/cdc-rfk-j
memeorandum.com/251011/p67#a25

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-09-30 22:38:38

""Well, the Democrats want to shut it down, so when you shut it down, you have to do layoffs. So, we'll be laying off a lot of people that are going to be very affected and they're Democrats. They're going to be Democrats," said Trump."
Trump raises eyebrows with 'revealing answer' on who exactly will face shutdown layoffs - Raw Story
rawstory.com/trump-shutdown-26

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-10-12 20:44:03

“CDC is over. It was killed.
This administration only knows how to break things.
They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players.
People should be scared,”
said Dr. Demetre ,
former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 (@50501movement.bsky.social)
“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/cdc-rfk-jr-shutdown-layoffs-goal-rcna237035

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-12 02:36:04

Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on (NPR)
npr.org/sections/shots-health-
memeorandum.com/251011/p71#a25

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-10-06 00:01:14

A big portion of EA's cash flow will go toward servicing the $20B debt from the $55B sale, which even the most bullish analysts expect will lead to big layoffs (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-08-14 21:18:46

The LA Times Guild plans to hold its first-ever strike authorization vote as contract talks near their third year; the union lost about 200 members since 2022 (Raquel 'Rocky' Harris/The Wrap)
thewrap.com/la-times-union-str…

LA Times Union to Hold First-Ever Strike Authorization Vote as Contract Talks Near 3rd Year
Since negotiations began in September 2020, the guild has seen layoffs impact approximately 200 Times staffers.

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-09-30 22:30:25

Federal labor unions sue to challenge Donald Trump's shutdown layoff plans
thehill.com/regulation/court-b

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-11 22:11:04

Mass CDC cuts hit staff dealing with measles, Ebola and disease forecasting (Lena H. Sun/Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com/health/2025
memeorandum.com/251011/p62#a25

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-10-10 22:42:11

The Trump administration is warning states that there will be "insufficient funds" to pay full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the government shutdown extends past October.
It's the administration's latest threat of painful consequences if the shutdown continues, as military service members are set to miss their first paycheck and federal agencies begin mass layoffs.

Scoop: Trump admin warns of "insufficient funds" for food stamps
It's the administration's latest warning of painful consequences of a lengthy government shutdown.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-11 07:16:13

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials (Sheryl Gay Stolberg/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/10/11/us/poli
memeorandum.com/251011/p3#a251

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-09-11 20:51:10

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week hits 263,000, most in nearly 4 years (Matt Ott/Associated Press)
apnews.com/article/unemploymen
memeorandum.com/250911/p137#a2

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-08-03 05:31:04

Xpheno: Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Google, and their affiliates grew their combined India headcount by 16% over the past year, adding 28K jobs (Himanshi Lohchab/The Economic Times)
economictimes.in…

Big Tech continues to hire in India even as local majors downsize
Despite global layoffs, FAAMNG companies are expanding their India headcount, growing by 16% in the past year, driven by demand for AI, cloud, and cybersecurity skills. While Indian IT firms face workforce reductions due to skills mismatch, Big Tech's India-based global capability centers are increasing hiring for high-end work and innovation.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-10 18:11:05

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown (Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com/business/20
memeorandum.com/251010/p94#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-08-10 00:55:57

Trump Wants Admissions Data on Grades and Race, but Who Will Collect It? (Sarah Mervosh/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/08/09/us/trum
memeorandum.com/250809/p55#a25

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-07-26 16:03:59

Panera Bread to cut hundreds of jobs in shift to frozen dough model
usatoday.com/story/money/food/

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-07-30 02:20:57

Repeated warnings of AI-driven layoffs is fueling anxiety among workers, who report feeling pressured to accept pay cuts or worse conditions to keep their jobs (Anne Lutz Fernandez/Nobody Wants This)
nobody-wants-this.ghost.io/ai-

AI is Already Disempowering Workers Through Hype
Workers and students are being prepped for less power in the workplace

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-08-01 23:36:03

IRS rescinds layoffs at civil rights office, an early target of workforce cuts (Jory Heckman/Federal News Network)
federalnewsnetwork.com/workfor
memeorandum.com/250801/p127#a2

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-08-25 15:25:38

The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson says the magazine is profitable, with 1.3M subscribers paying an average of $80 annually; 500,000 of those pay $90 for print (Brian Lowry/The Wrap)
thewrap.com/the-atlantic-hirin

The Atlantic Envy: What Does It Know That Other Publications Don’t?
The magazine’s hiring spree has gobbled up writers, many from the Washington Post, in an expansion its top brass say is sustainable.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-07 09:10:50

Mass firing threats don't faze Democrats (Politico)
politico.com/news/2025/10/07/s
memeorandum.com/251007/p10#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-09-07 10:20:43

Why companies are laying off so many workers and slowing hiring (Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com/business/20
memeorandum.com/250907/p5#a250

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-08-07 22:50:58

Vox Media's union says 15 members working at Eater were told without warning that their jobs were being cut, eliminating roughly a third of Eater's union jobs (Vox Media Union)
bsky.app/profile/voxmediaunion

Vox Media Union (@voxmediaunion.bsky.social)
Vox Media Union statement on today's devastating round of layoffs at Eater. We stand with all of our wonderful colleagues. #solidarityforever #unionstrong #1u

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-10-07 19:35:46

White House looks for a loophole in the law that ensures federal workers get paid after a shutdown (NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/trump-adm
memeorandum.com/251007/p91#a25

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-09-05 00:10:58

PBS is cutting 100 positions, or about 15% of its staff, including 34 immediate layoffs, after Congress stripped $500M in annual funding from public media (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/09/04/busines
…

PBS to Cut 15% of Its Staff
Congress voted this year to strip $500 million in annual funding from public broadcasters, including PBS stations.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-08-30 14:41:12

Trump Officials Move to Fire Most Voice of America Journalists (Minho Kim/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/poli
memeorandum.com/250830/p23#a25

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-08-30 17:05:59

Kari Lake lays off more than 500 staff at Voice of America parent agency (Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com/business/20
memeorandum.com/250830/p29#a25