Filing: Applied Materials plans to cut ~4% of its global workforce and expects the layoffs to cost $160M to $180M; it had 36,100 employees as of the end of July
Nick Turner / Bloomberg :
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”
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO … Edwin Evans-Thirlwell / Rock, Paper, Shotgun : Dear Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, please prove that an AI didn't write your insulting, vacuous blog about why you're la...
Source: Microsoft plans to lay off ~9,000 employees, or less than 4% of its workforce, across teams and role types, after cutting ~6,000 in May and 300+ in June
read Phil Spencer's note to staff Bloomberg : Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs IGN : Microsoft Makes Significant Layoffs Across Gaming Division, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Conf...
EA says it laid off staff and canceled “two early-stage incubation projects”; sources say EA cut 300 to 400 roles and its Respawn unit canceled a Titanfall game
(Read more: Bloomberg) [image] Dell Cameron / @dell : heart out to these workers and fuck garbage EA, but can't say i'm not glad that game isn't being made [embedded post] X: @respawn : [image] @fpsth...
Expedia plans to cut ~1,500 roles in 2024, mainly in its Product & Technology division; the company had 17,100 employees at the end of 2023, about half in tech
Todd Bishop / GeekWire :
YouTube Head of Gaming Leo Olebe was among the 100 employees that Google laid off from YouTube this week
whose success was largely made *because of* gaming—not having a strong gaming lead and team is a good omen. …
Email: Google plans to cut 100 employees from YouTube's operations and creator management teams; a source says YouTube employs 7,173 people
Nico Grant / New York Times :
Cybersecurity giant Malwarebytes laid off 100+ employees as it prepares for a major restructuring to separate its consumer and corporate-facing business units
Cybersecurity giant Malwarebytes this week laid off 100 employees as it prepares for a major restructuring that will see the business split into two, TechCrunch has learned. Mastodon: @lorenzofb@infos...
Sources: over the past several months, Elon Musk has cut the Twitter Spaces team, which once numbered as many as 100 employees, down to roughly three people
Platformer :
Sources: Elon Musk cut the Twitter Spaces team, which once numbered as many as 100 employees, down to roughly three people over the past several months
How a decimated team and shrinking server capacity rained on Ron DeSantis' parade — Programming note: Platformer will be off Monday for Memorial Day.