Hacker News with Generative AI: Layoffs

Intel to cut 20pc of global workforce, putting Irish jobs at risk (independent.ie)
Intel is poised to announce plans this week to cut more than 20pc of its staff, aiming to eliminate bureaucracy at the struggling chipmaker, it is understood.
Intel, Layoffs, Technology, Ireland, Business
4 points by austinallegro 3 days ago | 1 comments
Intel to announce plans this week to cut over 20% of staff (scmp.com)
Intel is poised to announce plans this week to cut more than 20 per cent of its staff, aiming to eliminate bureaucracy at the struggling chipmaker, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Intel, Layoffs, Technology, Business, Semiconductor Industry
16 points by KnuthIsGod 3 days ago | 5 comments
CDC cruise inspectors laid off as ship arrives in Fla with norovirus outbreak (tampabay.com)
All full-time employees in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program were laid off last week, even as a cruise ship arrived in Miami with another norovirus outbreak among passengers and crew.
Public Health, Norovirus, Cruise Ships, Layoffs
18 points by howard941 12 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft Prepares for New Round of Layoffs in May 2025 (thebridgechronicle.com)
Microsoft is reportedly planning another round of layoffs, expected to begin in May 2025.
Microsoft, Layoffs, Technology, Business
31 points by mooreds 12 days ago | 16 comments
CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs (cbsnews.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has rejected a request from health officials in Milwaukee for help with a lead poisoning investigation, after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated the agency's response team.
Public Health, Lead Poisoning, Government, Layoffs, Milwaukee
15 points by perihelions 14 days ago | 3 comments
Googler... ex-Googler (nerdy.dev)
Last night, my role at Google was eliminated. I'm quite sick to my stomach, extremely sad, and even more angry. argyle@google.com is no more. Just like that.
Layoffs, Google, Tech Industry
1114 points by namukang 15 days ago | 989 comments
Google layoffs impact hundreds in Pixel, Android division (9to5google.com)
After offering voluntary exits in January, Google is said to have laid off “hundreds of employees” in the division responsible for Android, Chrome, Pixel, and more.
Google, Layoffs, Android, Pixel
10 points by avidiax 15 days ago | 1 comments
Google lays off employees in Android, Pixel Group: Report (indiatimes.com)
Google, Layoffs, Android, Pixel, Technology
13 points by newusertoday 15 days ago | 3 comments
Doge's job cuts at US traffic safety regulator hit self-drive experts (ft.com)
Doge’s job cuts at US traffic safety regulator hit self-drive experts
Self-Driving Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, Regulatory Issues, Layoffs, Technology
7 points by JumpCrisscross 16 days ago | 0 comments
Non-coders and managers face potential layoffs as Microsoft considers job cuts (businessinsider.com)
Microsoft is considering another round of job cuts that could come as soon as May, according to people familiar with the matter.
Microsoft, Layoffs, Technology, Business
8 points by kmetan 16 days ago | 2 comments
Microsoft fires engineers who protested during company's 50th anniversary (cnbc.com)
Microsoft, Layoffs, Labor Disputes, Protests
44 points by rfarley04 19 days ago | 65 comments
WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff (techcrunch.com)
WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff
WordPress, Layoffs, Tech Industry, Business
7 points by xnx 23 days ago | 1 comments
Wordpress.com owner Automattic is laying off 16 percent of workers (theverge.com)
Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, is laying off about 16 percent of its workers.
Tech, Layoffs, WordPress, Business
5 points by ceejayoz 24 days ago | 1 comments
WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff (techcrunch.com)
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce.
WordPress, Layoffs, Tech Industry, Business
11 points by ilamont 24 days ago | 1 comments
Restructuring Announcement (automattic.com)
I have had to make difficult decisions to protect Automattic’s long-term future. This post will outline why the changes are happening and the next steps in our organizational restructuring. I wish to be transparent and acknowledge immediately that this will be difficult news to hear. We will do everything to ensure that all Automatticians, those staying and those leaving, are supported.
Business, Restructuring, Company News, Layoffs
261 points by markx2 24 days ago | 235 comments
Mass layoffs hit workers at HHS: CDC, NIH, FDA (usatoday.com)
Mass layoffs began Tuesday at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at the Food and Drug Administration, the first steps in a plan to cut 10,000 jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Government, Health, Layoffs, Public Health
8 points by throw0101c 24 days ago | 0 comments
'One of the darkest days': NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs (nature.com)
On health economist Jay Bhattacharya’s first day as head of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the chiefs of four of the 27 institutes and centres that make up his agency — including the country’s top infectious-diseases official — were removed from their posts.
Health, Leadership, Government, Science, Layoffs
13 points by rbanffy 24 days ago | 0 comments
'One of the darkest days': NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs (nature.com)
In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.
Science, Health, Government, Layoffs, Leadership
11 points by rntn 25 days ago | 1 comments
Layoffs begin at US health agencies which research, track disease, regulate food (apnews.com)
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.
Health, Government, Layoffs, Public Health
7 points by consumer451 25 days ago | 0 comments
IBM US cuts may run deeper than feared ‒ and the jobs are heading to India (theregister.com)
Following our report last week on IBM's ongoing layoffs, current and former employees got in touch to confirm what many suspected: The US cuts run deeper than reported, and the jobs are heading to India.
Layoffs, Tech Industry, India, United States, Outsourcing
14 points by sleepyguy 28 days ago | 2 comments
IBM US cuts may run deeper than feared ‒ and the jobs are heading to India (theregister.com)
Following our report last week on IBM's ongoing layoffs, current and former employees got in touch to confirm what many suspected: The US cuts run deeper than reported, and the jobs are heading to India.
Layoffs, India, Technology, Business, United States
13 points by rntn 29 days ago | 2 comments
10k Federal Health Dept. Workers to Be Laid Off (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration on Thursday announced a massive layoff of 10,000 employees at the Health and Human Services Department, as part of a dramatic reorganization designed to bring communications and other functions directly under the purview of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Politics, Government, Health, Layoffs
12 points by kykeonaut 30 days ago | 1 comments
Jack Dorsey's Block to lay off nearly 1k workers in another reorganization (theguardian.com)
Block, Jack Dorsey’s financial technology company, plans to let go almost 1,000 current employees, while making other changes to its operations in its second such move in just over a year.
Layoffs, Business, Finance, Technology, Social Media
12 points by Ozarkian 31 days ago | 0 comments
Jack Dorsey's Block to lay off nearly 1k workers in another reorganization (theguardian.com)
Block, Jack Dorsey’s financial technology company, plans to let go almost 1,000 current employees, while making other changes to its operations in its second such move in just over a year.
Layoffs, Technology, Finance, Business, Companies
11 points by c420 31 days ago | 2 comments
931 Laid off at Block (Formerly Square) based on performance (techcrunch.com)
Fintech Block laid off 931 people, roughly 8% of the company’s staff, on Tuesday, according to a leaked message from the company seen by TechCrunch.
Fintech, Layoffs, Business, Technology
15 points by darth_avocado 31 days ago | 4 comments
'Sesame Street' faces uncertain future amid funding cuts and layoffs (nytimes.com)
Times are tough on Sesame Street.
Media, Children's Television, Funding, Layoffs
24 points by koolba 34 days ago | 16 comments
'We Just Want to Get Back to Work': NOAA Hurricane Hunter Speaks After Layoffs (gizmodo.com)
After mass layoffs at NOAA, meteorologist Andrew Hazelton finds himself in a bureaucratic no man’s land—fired, then reinstated, but still unable to work.
Government, Layoffs, Meteorology, Bureaucracy
10 points by rntn 35 days ago | 0 comments
The struggle that made us in Waterloo (bearblog.dev)
I can feel uncertainty looming over the software industry as the hiring frenzy of the COVID era has given way to layoffs and hiring freezes.
Software Industry, Layoffs, Hiring, Uncertainty, Waterloo
20 points by d-k-blackthorn 35 days ago | 6 comments
Tech employees are getting the message: Playtime's over (businessinsider.com)
A trifecta of economics, pandemic-era realities, and political pressure is changing tech culture.From Big Tech to Silicon Valley startups, companies are pushing to "do more with less."Leaders aren't shy about wielding their power and aligning around a hard-driving strategy.
Tech Culture, Economics, Layoffs
13 points by robinhouston 38 days ago | 12 comments
Amazon plans to lay off 14,000 managerial positions to save $3.5B yearly (techstartups.com)
Amazon is set to cut around 14,000 managerial positions by early 2025, aiming to save between $2.1 billion and $3.6 billion annually.
Amazon, Layoffs, Business, Technology, Cost Reduction
266 points by 05bmckay 39 days ago | 272 comments