Hacker News with Generative AI: Layoffs

After Firing 700 Humans for AI, Klarna Now Wants Them Back (yahoo.com)
Klarna is backpedaling after cutting hundreds of human jobs and replacing them with artificial intelligence. The Swedish buy-now-pay-later company now says real people are essential to customer service and plans to bring them back—but in a gig-style setup.
Artificial Intelligence, Layoffs, Gig Economy, Customer Service
7 points by myaccountonhn 3 days ago | 2 comments
Microsoft winnows: Layoffs hit software engineers hard (theregister.com)
Microsoft's recent round of layoffs appears to have fallen largely on software developers, including several prominent Python developers and a veteran TypeScript developer.
Microsoft, Layoffs, Software Engineering, Python, TypeScript
28 points by gitremote 5 days ago | 6 comments
I would love to work with you (robconery.com)
Like so many, I was laid off from Microsoft on May 13, 2025. Never good news, but life moves on and I'm still fired up to do fun things with the right group of people.
Layoffs, Job Seeking, Microsoft
7 points by erehweb 6 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft support for "Faster CPython" project cancelled (reddit.com)
In the face of Microsoft's 3% across-the-board layoffs, they terminated their "Faster CPython" project contributors.
Python, Open Source, Programming, Layoffs
13 points by rurban 7 days ago | 1 comments
My husband was laid off from Microsoft by an algorithm – after 25 years (reddit.com)
My husband has worked for Microsoft for 25 years. He was just laid off — randomly selected by a computer algorithm. His last day is this Friday — his 48th birthday.
Layoffs, Algorithms, Microsoft, Technology, Employment
29 points by thenaturalist 8 days ago | 10 comments
Microsoft Lays Off TypeScript Compiler Veteran Ron Buckton (outlookbusiness.com)
Ron Buckton, a former senior software development engineer at Microsoft who contributed to the development of the TypeScript compiler and language service in native code, was among the 6,000 employees laid off by the company on Tuesday.
Microsoft, TypeScript, Layoffs, Software Development
31 points by denysonique 8 days ago | 7 comments
Microsoft fires Faster CPython developers (bsky.app)
Microsoft, Python, Software Development, Layoffs
16 points by subset 8 days ago | 1 comments
Klarna CEO says AI helped company shrink workforce by 40% (cnbc.com)
AI, Business, Layoffs, Finance, Klarna
4 points by pseudolus 9 days ago | 4 comments
A Stealth Alternative to Layoffs (businessinsider.com)
Are return-to-office mandates actually a stealth tactic to get employees to quit? It's a suspicion I've heard from a lot of people since RTO efforts started in earnest in 2022.
Work Culture, Layoffs, Remote Work
7 points by rntn 9 days ago | 0 comments
After 18 years at Microsoft I have unfortunately been let go (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Layoffs, Tech Industry, Microsoft, Personal Experiences
11 points by mgl 9 days ago | 0 comments
Ron Buckton laid off from Microsoft (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Layoffs, Microsoft, Technology
36 points by latchkey 10 days ago | 3 comments
Microsoft to lay off 6k workers despite streak of profitable quarters (theguardian.com)
Microsoft says it is laying off nearly 3% of its entire workforce.
Microsoft, Layoffs, Business, Technology, Economics
15 points by ommz 10 days ago | 2 comments
Microsoft boots 3% of staff in latest cull (theregister.com)
Microsoft is axing 3 percent of its global workforce - its biggest purge since chopping 10,000 jobs in early 2023 - this time to flatten its management structure.
Microsoft, Layoffs, Technology, Business, Management
13 points by markus_zhang 10 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft is reportedly about to lay off 3% of its workforce (techcrunch.com)
Microsoft is about to trim its worldwide workforce by 3%, CNBC reports. The company had around 228,000 employees worldwide as of June, it says, meaning more than 6,500 could be affected by the cuts.
Microsoft, Layoffs, Technology, Business, Workforce
13 points by GreenGames 10 days ago | 2 comments
Microsoft laying off 6k employees (theverge.com)
Microsoft is laying off more than 6,000 employees, around three percent of the company’s entire workforce.
Microsoft, Layoffs, Tech Industry
37 points by friendofkoalas 10 days ago | 2 comments
Microsoft is Cutting 3% of All Workers (cnbc.com)
Microsoft, Layoffs, Business, Technology, Economy
140 points by jmsflknr 10 days ago | 30 comments
Nissan to slash 11,000 jobs, close 7 plants (usatoday.com)
Nissan on May 13 announced sweeping cuts across the company with plans to lay off another 11,000 employees and close more than a half-dozen plants across the globe.
Nissan, Automotive Industry, Layoffs, Business, Global Economy
18 points by geox 10 days ago | 0 comments
Match to lay off 13% of staff as number of paid users fall (techcrunch.com)
Dating app giant Match Group is laying off 13% of its staff as part of a reorganization that aims to reduce costs, shore up margins, and streamline its organizational structure.
Layoffs, Business, Technology, Dating Apps
7 points by Funes- 10 days ago | 3 comments
Chegg to lay off 22% of workforce (gazette.com)
Chegg said Monday it would lay off about 22% of its workforce, or 248 employees, to cut costs and streamline its operations as students increasingly turn to AI-powered tools such as ChatGPT over traditional edtech platforms.
Layoffs, Education Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Business
5 points by MarcoDewey 10 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: Is big tech still more stable? (ycombinator.com)
I joined a big tech recently thinking it would be more stable. But since I joined, it has been layoffs every few months. I almost rather the startup fun with the same amount of job risk.
Tech Industry, Layoffs, Employment, Startups
10 points by ronbenton 12 days ago | 13 comments
US govt's science foundation purges 37 divisions, equity unit among casualties (theregister.com)
The US government's National Science Foundation (NSF) is reportedly axing more than three dozen divisions, including its equity-in-STEM unit, while prepping staff layoffs and yanking over a billion dollars in recently awarded grants. The purge has already sparked legal action and congressional scrutiny.
Government, Science, Funding, Layoffs, Politics
8 points by rntn 13 days ago | 0 comments
The Death of Shopify's Startup Dream, One Layoff at a Time (thewalrus.ca)
“It didn’t feel like a real company,” says Jessica, a former Shopify employee.
Business, Layoffs, Shopify, Startups
7 points by pseudolus 14 days ago | 2 comments
After the 2024 Windows fiasco, CrowdStrike has a plan – jobs cuts, leaning on AI (theregister.com)
CrowdStrike – the Texas antivirus slinger famous for crashing millions of Windows machines last year – plans to cut five percent of its staff, or about 500 workers, in pursuit of "greater efficiencies," according to CEO and co-founder George Kurtz.
Cybersecurity, Layoffs, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Windows
7 points by rntn 15 days ago | 0 comments
The Death of Shopify's Startup Dream, One Layoff at a Time (thewalrus.ca)
“It didn’t feel like a real company,” says Jessica, a former Shopify employee. It was 2016, about a year after Shopify had one of the best-performing tech IPOs in North America.
E-commerce, Business, Layoffs, Startups, Shopify
8 points by ripe 16 days ago | 1 comments
LaidOff (laid0ff.substack.com)
The coolest place on the internet to talk about being laid off.
Job Market, Layoffs, Communities
7 points by bookofjoe 19 days ago | 3 comments
Gaming news site Polygon gutted by layoffs amid sale to Valnet (arstechnica.com)
Vox Media has sold video game specialist website Polygon to Internet brand aggregator Valnet, the publisher of content-churning sites including Game Rant, OpenCritic, Android Police, and Comic Book Resources.
Gaming, Layoffs, Media, Acquisitions
10 points by pseudolus 22 days ago | 2 comments
Polygon Sold to Valnet and Hit with Mass Layoffs (kotaku.com)
The video game website Polygon has been sold to click-farm powerhouse Valnet and much of its masthead has been laid off, Kotaku has learned.
Video Games, Media, Business, Acquisitions, Layoffs
16 points by jmsflknr 22 days ago | 2 comments
Electronic Arts, worth $37B, lays off hundreds for 3rd year in a row (sfgate.com)
Video Games, Business, Layoffs
17 points by c420 23 days ago | 0 comments
EA Lays Off Hundreds, Cancels 'Titanfall' Game (ign.com)
In addition to the roughly 100 job cuts IGN reported earlier today at Respawn Entertainment, EA has made wider cuts across its organization today, impacting around 300 individuals total including those already reported at Respawn.
Gaming, Business, Layoffs
13 points by m463 24 days ago | 4 comments
Electronic Arts Lays Off Hundreds, Cancels 'Titanfall' Game (bloomberg.com)
Electronic Arts Inc. is laying off hundreds of workers and canceling a Titanfall game that was in development at its Respawn Entertainment subsidiary.
Gaming, Layoffs, Business, Electronic Arts
11 points by toomuchtodo 24 days ago | 2 comments