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iRobot lays off another 105 employees

Aisha Malik — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:21:23 +0000

Roomba maker iRobot is laying off 105 employees — about 16% of the company’s workforce, per an SEC filing — saying the cuts are part of an “operational restructuring plan.” The move comes after iRobot slashed roughly 350 jobs — about 31% of its workforce — earlier this year. Those cuts were made after plans […]

Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division

Zack Whittaker — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:05:02 +0000

This is the second layoff at Mozilla this year, the first affecting dozens of staff on the side of the organization that builds the popular Firefox browser.

A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs

Cody Corrall, Alyssa Stringer — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:15:00 +0000

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.

Dropbox is laying off 20% of its staff

Kyle Wiggers — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:21:16 +0000

Dropbox is laying off 20% of its workforce as the cloud company undergoes what CEO Drew Houston calls a “transitional period.” In a letter to staff, Houston said that the reduction in headcount would impact 528 people. The goal, he added, was to make cuts in areas where Dropbox has “over-invested” while designing a “flatter, […]

Rental car startup Kyte slashes staff and shrinks to two markets in bid for survival

Sean O'Kane — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:00:47 +0000

Rental car startup Kyte, which bills itself as the “best alternative to Hertz,” is pulling out of almost all of its major markets in the United States and has cut its workforce roughly in half in a bid to survive after exploring a sale earlier this year. The company is shrinking its operations to focus […]

What we know about the layoffs at Meta

Cody Corrall — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 20:15:00 +0000

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re diving into the recent layoffs at Meta; the fallout from the battle between WordPress and WP Engine; and whether Cybertrucks are simply too big to exist in Europe. Let’s get into it. Multiple teams at Meta were hit by layoffs this week. The company confirmed the […]

Meta lays off employees across multiple teams

Maxwell Zeff — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:37:47 +0000

Multiple teams at Meta were hit by layoffs on Wednesday, the company confirmed in a statement to TechCrunch, noting these changes were made to reallocate resources within the company. “Today, a few teams at Meta are making changes to ensure resources are aligned with their long-term strategic goals and location strategy,” said a Meta spokesperson […]

ByteDance lays off hundreds of TikTok employees in shift to AI content moderation

Aisha Malik — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:48:40 +0000

ByteDance’s TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees, mainly in Malaysia, according to Reuters. The cuts come as the social network is increasingly turning to AI for content moderation. The cuts do not impact employees in the U.S. Although TikTok did not provide the exact number, it said that less than 500 people were affected. […]

Kaspersky says it’s closing down its UK office and laying off dozens

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:59:02 +0000

Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky is shutting down its office in the United Kingdom and laying off its staff, just three months after the company started closing down its U.S. operations and laying off dozens of workers, TechCrunch has learned. Kaspersky spokesperson Francesco Tius said in an email to TechCrunch that the company “will commence a […]

VC firm NFX laid off 4 employees and plans to hire more investors

Rebecca Szkutak — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:02:14 +0000

Venture capital firm NFX laid off four employees in September as the firm looks to “rebalance” its resources from its software and product teams to its investing team, general partner Pete Flint told TechCrunch. The layoffs included one product leader and three engineers, Flint said. About a week ago, Amy Lin, chief product officer since […]

Security compliance unicorn Drata lays off 9% of its workforce

Paul Sawers — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:06:00 +0000

Drata, a security compliance automation platform that helps companies adhere to frameworks such as SOC 2 and GDPR, has laid off 9% of its workforce, amounting to 40 people. Founded in 2020, Drata integrates with dozens of clouds, SaaS apps, developer tools, security systems, and more, helping businesses collate the necessary evidence to prove that their data privacy and security […]

Northvolt lays off 1,600 workers, but it’s not the end for Europe’s battery champion

Tim De Chant — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:17:54 +0000

Europe’s attempt at building a battery manufacturing powerhouse announced that it had halted work on a factory expansion and laid off about 20% of its employees.

Chipmaker Qualcomm lays off hundreds of workers in San Diego

Zack Whittaker, Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:10:58 +0000

This is the chipmaker's second round of layoffs over the past year, while the company recorded billions in revenue.

Microsoft lays off another 650 from gaming division

Aisha Malik — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:17:29 +0000

Microsoft is laying off around 650 employees from its gaming division, according to an internal memo shared online by IGN. The latest cuts come eight months after the company laid off 1,900 in its gaming division, following its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo to staff, he notes that […]

Bending Spoons plans to lay off 75% of WeTransfer staff after acquisition

Ivan Mehta — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 16:24:10 +0000

Italy-based app company Bending Spoons, which owns Evernote and Meetup, is planning to lay off 75% of the staff of file transfer service WeTransfer, TechCrunch has learned. Bending Spoons acquired the Dutch company in July for an undisclosed amount. The company confirmed the plans for the WeTransfer layoff to TechCrunch. The staff that is being […]

X is hiring staff for security and safety after two years of layoffs

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:35:56 +0000

The hiring effort comes after X, formerly known as Twitter, laid off 80% of its trust and safety staff since Musk's takeover.

Apple reportedly cuts 100 jobs working on Books and other services

Romain Dillet — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:37:08 +0000

As of the company's most recent financial quarter, Apple's Services bsuiness represented about one-quarter of the tech giant's revenue.

Brave lays off 27 employees

Ivan Mehta — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:12:58 +0000

Web browser and search startup Brave has laid off 27 employees across the different departments, TechCrunch has learned. The company confirmed the layoffs but didn’t give more details about the total headcount left nor the reason for the layoffs. PitchBook, however, estimates that Brave has around 191 employees, working out to Brave cutting 14% of […]

These fintech companies are hiring, despite a rough market in 2024

Mary Ann Azevedo — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:15:18 +0000

While the rapid pace of funding has slowed, many fintechs are continuing to see growth and expand their teams.

Cisco employees face a month of silence ahead of second layoff in 2024

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:09:54 +0000

After tech giant Cisco announced plans for its second round of layoffs this year, employees tell TechCrunch that they will not know if they are affected for close to a month. Earlier this month, Reuters reported that Cisco was planning a second round of layoffs this year, after letting go of around 4,000 workers in […]