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Chrysler parent Stellantis laying off 400 salaried U.S. workers

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The Stellantis sign is seen outside the FCA Headquarters and Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Jan. 19, 2021. Jeff Kowalsky | Afp | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis is laying off roughly 400 salaried employees in the U.S. in its engineering, technology and software units to cut costs as the automaker faces what … Read more

Navalny’s family is laying the opposition leader to rest after his death in prison

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Relatives and supporters of Alexei Navalny are bidding farewell to the opposition leader at a funeral Friday in southeastern Moscow, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony. His supporters say several churches in Moscow refused to hold the service before Navalny’s team … Read more

Vice is abandoning Vice.com and laying off hundreds

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After nearly three decades, Vice will stop publishing stories to its website. Vice Media CEO Bruce Dixon said today that the company is going to lay off hundreds of employees as it plans a shift toward social platforms, according to a memo to employees obtained by Washington Post reporter Will Sommer. “It is no longer … Read more

Google Lays Off Thousands More Employees Despite Record Profits One Year After Laying off 12,000 Employees As Workers Begin Worrying AI is Slowly Replacing Them

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Google has initiated significant layoffs across its various teams, including the Voice Assistant, hardware, engineering and ad sales teams, marking a continuation of the tech industry’s trend towards reducing workforce expenses. The layoffs have affected hundreds of employees within the Voice Assistant unit; hardware teams responsible for Pixel, Nest and Fitbit products; and a considerable … Read more

Google is losing its Fitbit leaders and laying off hundreds of AR employees

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As we’ve said, we’re responsibly investing in our company’s biggest priorities and the significant opportunities ahead. To best position us for these opportunities, throughout the second half of 2023, a number of our teams made changes to become more efficient and work better, and to align their resources to their biggest product priorities. Some teams … Read more

GM’s Cruise laying off 900, or 24% of its workforce: Read the memo

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General Motors’ Cruise on Thursday announced internally that it will lay off 900 employees, or 24% of its workforce, the company confirmed to CNBC. The layoffs, which primarily affected commercial operations and related corporate functions, are the latest turmoil for the robotaxi startup and come one day after Cruise dismissed nine “key leaders” for the … Read more

Etsy laying off 11% of staff, citing competitive environment

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Etsy is laying off 11% of its workforce at the height of the holiday season as the e-commerce giant looks to restructure its business and streamline costs against a “very challenging” macro and competitive environment, the company announced on Wednesday.  Approximately 225 employees will be cut from Etsy’s workforce, which will bring the headcount for … Read more

Man Makes Shocking Claim About A Spider Laying Eggs In His Toe

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A cruise passenger recently made a shocking discovery about a spider while traveling in Europe. A man named Colin Blake was on a cruise with his wife when he decided to seek help from the ship’s doctor to check out the swelling and discoloration in his toe. It was revealed that Blake had been bitten … Read more

100 Thieves is laying off 20 percent of its staff as it focuses on ‘core’ of esports and apparel

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Another big esports brand is making some major changes. 100 Thieves, which already announced layoffs in January, is laying off more staff and spinning out its internal game development studio and its Juvee energy drink, 100 Thieves president and COO John Robinson said in a Thursday thread on X (formerly Twitter). The cuts impact roughly … Read more