The latest round of layoffs follows Disney's recent 140 job cuts in its TV division, which was 2 per cent of its workforce, as well as 175 layoffs at Pixar, which represents 14 per cent of its staff
Earlier in the year, Cisco reduced its workforce by 4,000 employees in a previous round of layoffs that took place in February
Samsung India currently employs around 2,000 executives, meaning the layoff will affect 9-10% of its managerial workforce
Tech layoffs: Major IT firms such as Intel, IBM, and Cisco have laid off over 27,000 employees across the globe in August 2024
Cisco, the largest maker of the routers and switches that direct internet traffic, has been grappling with sluggish demand and supply-chain constraints in its mainstay business
Dell executives Bill Scannell and John Byrne communicated the layoffs through an internal memo, titled "Global Sales Modernisation Update", on August 6
Major IT firms such as Intel, Microsoft, Intuit, among others have laid off 124,517 employees across the globe till July this year
Microsoft has laid off its internal team dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) due to 'changing business needs'
In May alone, 39 companies laid off a total of 9,742 employees as economic uncertainties continue to impact the tech sector's workforce
It says the decision is in "continuation of our organisation-wide efforts to become fiscally prudent" and to achieve profitability by mid-2025
Majority of the jobs cut have been within Microsoft's Strategic Missions and Technologies organisation, which aims to sell the company's cloud software and server rentals for businesses
Roles in sales, operations and engineering, consulting and "go to market" strategy were some of the positions cut
Global tech layoffs 2024: As many as 89,333 employees have been laid off across 306 tech companies in 2024 so far
Tech startups let go of more than 2,000 workers in the first quarter as funding capital reduced
Sales growth at AWS, the largest seller of rented computing power and data storage, slowed to a record low last year as corporate customers cut spending and delayed technology modernization projects
With the industry facing low demand, several of the large IT firms have been looking at ways to cut costs
Mozilla last cut a significant number of jobs four years ago at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic
Experts struggle to get an accurate picture of just how many jobs are being eliminated as AI rapidly advances
After startups and Big Tech, layoff season may have begun at the $245 billion Indian IT industry
PayPal, which employed around 29,900 workers at the end of 2022, announced a similar round of cuts last January. The latest move will affect about 2,500 workers