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Time of India
18 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
LinkedIn lays off hundreds as tech giants continue to cut jobs
Microsoft-owned jobs and networking platform LinkedIn has joined the growing list of tech giants laying off employees, cutting 281 positions across California. According to a recent filing with the state's employment department, the company confirmed the layoffs, with software engineers being the most affected. Other impacted roles include senior product managers and talent account directors. This development comes just weeks after Microsoft announced it would eliminate 3% of its global workforce, around 6,000 jobs. In October 2023, LinkedIn laid off 668 employees across its engineering, talent, and finance teams. Earlier that year, in May, the company cut 716 jobs across its sales, operations, and support teams as part of efforts to streamline operations and reduce organizational layers to enable faster decision-making. Big tech continues to cut jobs In its latest round of job cuts, Google laid off 200 employees in May from its global business unit, responsible for sales and partnerships. The search major told Reuters that it was making small changes across the teams to drive collaboration and better serve its customers. Facebook and Instagram parent Meta had announced reformed performance assessment in January earlier this year, leading to job cuts in February that saw 3,600 employees, or 5% of the workforce, laid off. Staff working on Facebook, Horizon virtual reality (VR) platform and logistics were hit the hardest. Apple laid off 100 employees from its digital services arm in August 2024, with the team working for Apple Books and Apple Bookstore being hit the hardest. Some engineers and staff working on Apple News were also impacted.
Economic Times
20 hours ago
- Business
- Economic Times
LinkedIn lays off hundreds as tech giants continue to cut jobs
In October 2023, LinkedIn laid off 668 employees across its engineering, talent, and finance teams. Earlier that year, in May, the company cut 716 jobs across its sales, operations, and support teams as part of efforts to streamline operations and reduce organizational layers to enable faster decision-making. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Microsoft-owned jobs and networking platform LinkedIn has joined the growing list of tech giants laying off employees, cutting 281 positions across to a recent filing with the state's employment department, the company confirmed the layoffs, with software engineers being the most affected. Other impacted roles include senior product managers and talent account development comes just weeks after Microsoft announced it would eliminate 3% of its global workforce, around 6,000 October 2023, LinkedIn laid off 668 employees across its engineering, talent, and finance teams. Earlier that year, in May, the company cut 716 jobs across its sales, operations, and support teams as part of efforts to streamline operations and reduce organizational layers to enable faster its latest round of job cuts, Google laid off 200 employees in May from its global business unit, responsible for sales and partnerships. The search major told Reuters that it was making small changes across the teams to drive collaboration and better serve its and Instagram parent Meta had announced reformed performance assessment in January earlier this year, leading to job cuts in February that saw 3,600 employees, or 5% of the workforce, laid off. Staff working on Facebook, Horizon virtual reality (VR) platform and logistics were hit the laid off 100 employees from its digital services arm in August 2024, with the team working for Apple Books and Apple Bookstore being hit the hardest. Some engineers and staff working on Apple News were also impacted.
Time of India
21 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
LinkedIn lays off hundreds as tech giants continue to cut jobs
Live Events Microsoft-owned jobs and networking platform LinkedIn has joined the growing list of tech giants laying off employees, cutting 281 positions across to a recent filing with the state's employment department, the company confirmed the layoffs, with software engineers being the most affected. Other impacted roles include senior product managers and talent account development comes just weeks after Microsoft announced it would eliminate 3% of its global workforce, around 6,000 October 2023, LinkedIn laid off 668 employees across its engineering, talent, and finance teams. Earlier that year, in May, the company cut 716 jobs across its sales, operations, and support teams as part of efforts to streamline operations and reduce organizational layers to enable faster its latest round of job cuts, Google laid off 200 employees in May from its global business unit, responsible for sales and partnerships. The search major told Reuters that it was making small changes across the teams to drive collaboration and better serve its and Instagram parent Meta had announced reformed performance assessment in January earlier this year, leading to job cuts in February that saw 3,600 employees, or 5% of the workforce, laid off. Staff working on Facebook, Horizon virtual reality (VR) platform and logistics were hit the laid off 100 employees from its digital services arm in August 2024, with the team working for Apple Books and Apple Bookstore being hit the hardest. Some engineers and staff working on Apple News were also impacted.
India Today
a day ago
- Business
- India Today
LinkedIn follows Microsoft and lays off 281 employees, most are software engineers
The latest wave of job cuts in Silicon Valley has now finally reached LinkedIn, the professional networking giant best known for helping people find jobs. Now, ironically, it is finding itself in the position of handing out pink slips. According to a filing with California's Employment Development Department this week, LinkedIn is letting go of 281 employees in the state. These cuts come hot on the heels of Microsoft's broader announcement earlier this month that it would trim around 6,000 jobs globally, roughly 3 per cent of its total workforce. As a Microsoft-owned company, LinkedIn hasn't been time around, the pink slips landed particularly hard on software engineers, though others weren't fully immune. Roles like senior product managers and talent account directors were also affected. According to the reports, the layoffs were communicated to employees on May 13, with many taking to LinkedIn itself to announce their new 'open to work' a moment of deja vu for LinkedIn staff, although the tone is markedly different. In 2023, when the company let go of 716 employees, CEO Ryan Roslansky personally addressed the decision in a heartfelt internal memo. Fast forward to 2025, there is no word from him so far. With no public comment yet, speculation is rife about whether more job cuts are on the horizon. Layoffs have become something of a gloomy tech sector trend this year, with companies like Meta, Google, and Autodesk all slimming down their workforces. While reasons vary—from restructuring to AI investments and claims of underperformance—the message is clear: the industry is transforming rapidly, and not everyone's role is of the biggest disruptors? Artificial intelligence. With AI tools now capable of generating code, debugging, and even suggesting product improvements, many companies are quietly rethinking how many engineers they actually need. It's a bittersweet twist—engineers building tools so effective that they might be coding themselves out of a job. Focusing on AI and how it affects jobs, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman clearly stated that AI is not a friend and whoever thinks this way will surely be harmed. He said, 'I don't think any AI tool today is capable of being a friend. And I think if it's pretending to be a friend, you're actually harming the person in so doing.'For LinkedIn, which employs over 18,400 people worldwide, the layoffs may indicate a strategic pivot. Once seen as a dependable cog in Microsoft's machine, the platform might now be undergoing a rethink as automation and economic uncertainty prompt tech giants to 'streamline operations.'While AI promises efficiency and innovation, it also raises uncomfortable questions about job security, even in fields previously considered safe.
Express Tribune
a day ago
- Business
- Express Tribune
Google to appeal online search antitrust ruling
The new Google logo is seen in this illustration taken May 13, 2025. Photo:REUTERS Google said Saturday it will appeal a ruling against it for anti-competitive practices in online search, a day after urging a US judge to reject the suggestion it spin off its Chrome browser. "We will wait for the Court's opinion. And we still strongly believe the Court's original decision was wrong, and look forward to our eventual appeal," the tech giant wrote on X. Google was found guilty in the summer of 2024 of illegal practices to establish and maintain its monopoly in online search by a federal judge in Washington. The Justice Department is now demanding remedies that could transform the digital landscape: Google's divestiture from its Chrome browser and a ban on entering exclusivity agreements with smartphone manufacturers to install the search engine by default. The department's proposal "reserves the right for the government to decide who gets Google users' data. Not the Court," Google said Saturday. "While we heard a lot about how the remedies would help various well-funded competitors (w/ repeated references to Bing), we heard very little about how all this helps consumers," Google added, referring to the Microsoft-owned search engine.
