AMD to lay off 4% of workforce, or about 1,000 employees

AMD said on Wednesday that it will lay off 4% of its global staff as the longtime computer chipmaker seeks to gain a stronger foothold in the growing artificial intelligence chip space dominated by Nvidia. ″As a part of aligning our resources with our largest growth opportunities, we are taking a number of targeted steps that …

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Samsung lays off 25% of Dallas workforce

Samsung’s Dallas staff faced a major blow last week as the company laid off approximately 25% of its local workforce. This decision reflects broader cuts affecting up to 30% of Samsung’s international operations, including positions at its Texas chip manufacturing site. The Dallas layoffs impacted not only the chip plant but also various divisions, with …

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Global recession hits: Samsung Electronics to lay off up to 30% of its global workforce, citing declining sales and a shrinking customer base.

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of smartphones, TVs and memory chips, is cutting up to 30% of its overseas staff at some divisions, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told @Reuters. Read more https://t.co/U07j1AM2pe pic.twitter.com/imSKS6qwyq — Reuters Asia (@ReutersAsia) September 11, 2024 Samsung is reportedly planning to announce some major layoffs worldwide …

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Bay Area EV-charging company cuts 15% of workforce following 28% decline in revenue

ChargePoint, a leading electric vehicle-charging company in the Bay Area, has announced layoffs affecting 15% of its workforce, approximately 250 employees, in its second round of cuts this year. The announcement was made during the company’s second-quarter earnings call last week. “Today, we have implemented an action plan to create efficiencies while reducing operating expenses,” …

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The University of New Orleans will lay off around 10% of its workforce due to steeply declining enrollment and a 25% cut to its athletic budget. John Nicklow mentioned that this trend is not unique to their university.

 The University of New Orleans is experiencing significant financial challenges, leading to layoffs and budget cuts. This situation is part of a broader trend affecting many urban-serving institutions. Here are some key points: University of New Orleans: The university is facing a $15 million deficit due to years of declining enrollment. As a result, they plan …

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We are missing 1.7 million Americans from the workforce compared to February of 2020

Workforce participation remains below pre-pandemic levels. We are missing 1.7 million Americans from the workforce compared to February of 2020. We hear every day from our member companies—of every size and industry, across nearly every state—that they’re facing unprecedented challenges trying to find enough workers to fill open jobs. Right now, the latest data shows …

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Tesla to layoff as much as 20% of workforce

For Tesla, the layoffs come following a disappointing Q1 delivery report that showed the company missed widely on consensus estimates and built up supply in excess of 46,000 vehicles. This implies that Tesla is feeling the impact of slowing EV demand, both in the US and globally, after reporting its first year-over-year quarterly decline in …

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China’s Rapidly Shrinking Workforce Threatens Economic Growth

Like Japan before it, a declining birthrate and an aging population have precipitated a drop in the proportion of the working-age population and the savings rates in China, impacting long-term economic growth In response, China needs to boost the supply of labor through relaxing birth restrictions and raising the retirement age China also needs to …

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Citigroup cutting 10% of it’s workforce

Citigroup said it was cutting 10% of its workforce in a bid to help boost the embattled bank’s results and stock price. About 20,000 employees will be let go over the “medium term,” New York-based Citigroup said Friday in a slideshow tied to fourth-quarter earnings. While it wasn’t immediately clear how long that is, the …

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Ramaswamy lays out plan to reduce federal workforce by 75%, gut FBI, ATF, Education Department

If presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswasmy gets elected and ends up leading the nation’s executive branch, he wants to gut it through unprecedented means — including a 75% decrease in government employees and the elimination of at least five agencies. The biotech entrepreneur worth hundreds of millions has never held elected office and only sparingly voted …

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GM Cruise lays off 25 percent of workforce.

The layoffs, which mostly hit commercial operations and related corporate functions, comes one day after the robotaxi subsidiary dismissed nine “key leaders.” The moves are fallout from the company’s response to the Oct. 2 incident in which a pedestrian was dragged 20 feet by a Cruise self-driving car after being hit by another vehicle. Since …

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Media Industry in Shambles: The Washington Post Cuts Staff, Newspaper Decline Persists, and Vice Faces Workforce Reductions

The media landscape continues to face severe challenges, exemplified by The Washington Post’s decision to cut 10% of its staff, indicating a substantial financial loss exceeding $100 million this year. The broader trend is evident as over 25% of all U.S. newspapers (daily and weekly) folded in the past 15 years. Newspaper advertising revenue mirrored …

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Workforce Absenteeism Skyrocketing

This is starting to get a little scary. Cause Unknown. “The department says employees were out due to injuries, planned vacations and an increase in COVID illnesses.” Either we have a new pandemic or something else is going on. 💉 https://t.co/pSfga1dYtG pic.twitter.com/sE8vYlrPnE — Edward Dowd (@DowdEdward) September 27, 2023 h/t Tonight We Ride!

Soros foundation cuts 40% workforce after son takes over.

George Soros-controlled Open Society Foundations is all set to lay off at least 40 per cent of its workforce a month after the 92-year-old US investor handed the reins to his son, Alexander Soros. The Open Society Foundations announced the layoffs in a statement, which was signed by Alexander Soros and the foundation’s president, Mark …

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UBS plans to cut 50% of Credit Suisse’s workforce.

*UBS PREPARING TO CUT MORE THAN HALF OF CREDIT SUISSE WORKFORCE — zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 27, 2023 JUST IN: UBS, $UBS, is cutting over half of Credit Suisse's workforce starting next month — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) June 27, 2023 BREAKING: UBS is planning to cut more than half of Credit Suisse’s workforce starting next month as …

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