Category Archives: Employee Layoffs

Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic is laying off over a dozen staff

Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic is laying off over a dozen staff The developer-publisher hasn’t shared the exact number of staff who will be let go. ian carlos campbell Sat, May 31, 2025 Playtonic Playtonic, the creators of Yooka-Laylee, is laying off some of its staff, the developer and publisher announced on social media. The post doesn’t … Continue reading Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic is laying off over a dozen staff

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cut 90 percent of its employees

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cut 90 percent of its employees The reduced department has been ordered to focus on traditional lending fraud. anna washenko   Fri, Apr 18, 2025   Reuters / Reuters The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been reduced to a skeleton crew. The department, which was created to oversee … Continue reading The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cut 90 percent of its employees

Google lays off hundreds, impacting Android and Pixel teams

  April 11, 2025 Google lays off hundreds, impacting Android and Pixel teams BY Reuters Alphabet’s Google laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, The Information reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the situation. The cuts in the division, which houses the Android platform, Pixel phones and the … Continue reading Google lays off hundreds, impacting Android and Pixel teams

Stellantis to lay off 900 U.S. workers in ‘horrifying consequence’ of Trump’s tariffs

April 04, 2025 Stellantis to lay off 900 U.S. workers in ‘horrifying consequence’ of Trump’s tariffs BY Reuters Stellantis NV said on Thursday it was temporarily laying off 900 workers at five U.S. facilities and pausing production at one assembly plant each in Mexico and Canada, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs were announced. Trump broadened … Continue reading Stellantis to lay off 900 U.S. workers in ‘horrifying consequence’ of Trump’s tariffs

DOGE is demanding ‘wins’ from this elite government tech group—while promising major layoffs

March 19, 2025 DOGE is demanding ‘wins’ from this elite government tech group—while promising major layoffs BY Mark Sullivan Technology Transformation Services (TTS), a high-tech consulting group housed within the General Services Administration (GSA), is tasked with helping agencies modernize their internal systems and public-facing websites. In the past, the group has had the resources and … Continue reading DOGE is demanding ‘wins’ from this elite government tech group—while promising major layoffs

By the numbers: Trump and Musk’s layoffs at U.S. agencies

February 19, 2025 By the numbers: Trump and Musk’s layoffs at U.S. agencies Here are details on some of the layoffs at federal departments and agencies. BY Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, one of his closest advisers, have mounted a sweeping campaign to slash the size of the 2.3 million-strong federal workforce, … Continue reading By the numbers: Trump and Musk’s layoffs at U.S. agencies

Google will let platforms and devices employees leave voluntarily prior to layoffs

  Google will let platforms and devices employees leave voluntarily prior to layoffs The company is offering them a severance package, but they only have until February 20 to sign up. mariella moon   Sat, Feb 1, 2025   GLENN CHAPMAN via Getty Images Google has given US employees in the Platforms and Devices team … Continue reading Google will let platforms and devices employees leave voluntarily prior to layoffs