https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gamespot-lays-off-portion-of-staff

https://www.eurogamer.net/sega-of-america-to-lay-off-61-staff-next-month

Embracer Group, the company attempting to forge one video game publisher to rule them all, has just presided over another round of layoffs. Eidos Montreal is letting go of 97 game developers and support staff, the company announced today on X... — read more 

The big picture: Media cuts were so severe last year that most industry observers weren't expecting such intense cutbacks in 2024. But an ongoing bloodbath is decimating news outlets... — read more 

Another 357 people will be laid off from REI as the company braces for revenue in 2024 to be down from 2023. Those losing their jobs include 200 people at headquarters, 121 in distribution centers, 30 in experiences, and six in sales and customer... — read more 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mativ-to-save-40m-through-business-reorganization-layoffs-16362672

So it ended up with 115 losing their job, not 100 as initially stated. And on a Zoom call, no less.

Riot Games announces layoff of 530 staff members, highlighting growing costs and a failure to drive player value as reasons. The layoffs at Riot Games are part of a larger trend in the video game industry, with many major studios downsizing and... — read more 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/business/media/los-angeles-times-tensions-cuts.html

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/cyber/cyber-insurance-business-coalition-cuts-sales-team-473868.aspx

"TikTok is laying off employees in an effort to reduce costs, according to employees at the video-sharing platform, making it the latest technology company to conduct a round of staff reductions in recent weeks. About 60 employees were laid off... — read more 

Most of Sports Illustrated's unionized staff were laid off Friday after its parent company, the Arena Group, failed to make a $3.75 million quarterly payment to the group that it licenses Sports Illustrated's brand from... — read more 

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/18/tech-layoffs-ai-2024-google-amazon

Just a few months after Lonza unveiled hundreds of new hires, the Swiss CDMO juggernaut is telegraphing nearly as many layoffs in California. Lonza is axing 218 jobs at its site in Hayward, California, according to a new Worker Adjustment and... — read more 

Folks have been discussing a commercial real estate problem for months. At what point does it crash? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kevin-o-leary-says-coming-230043170.html

https://www.thestreet.com/employment/cloudflare-under-fire-after-tiktok-video-of-layoff-goes-viral

“Universal Music Group is planning what may become hundreds of job cuts to its recorded music division in its first quarter, according to numerous reports. A company spokesperson confirmed the layoffs on Friday, but did not say how many were... — read more 

It's Embracer again. What the heck is going on with this industry???

A German automotive supplier that makes parts for air conditioners and radiators is shutting down its North Charleston factory, leaving 466 workers without... — read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/12/amazon-citigroup-google-layoffs-money-and-job-search-moves.html

https://www.thelayoff.com/citigroup https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/12/investing/citigroup-layoffs-earnings/index.html

Unfortunately, another batch of employees will get sacked because some company was recruiting as if pandemics will last forever. Discord, like many other tech companies, experienced growth due to pandemics, growing five times its size since 2020... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sofi-layoffs-hit-7-workforce-163000140.html

https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/09/around-500-staff-will-go-twitch-another-round-layoffs/

The running total of layoffs for 2023 based on full months to date is 224,503, according to Layoffs.fyi. Tech layoffs conducted to date this year currently exceed the total number of tech layoffs in 2022, according to the data in the... — read more 

They laid off people across the board. Archiact is just one of many in the gaming industry that opened the year with layoffs. Is this year going to be as bad as the last?... — read more 

Safariland, which in 2017 acquired Pacific Safety Products' GH Armor Systems, gave notice of the impending layoffs Wednesday to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce... — read more 

There is apparently a series of layoffs going on. Embracer's spending and acquisition spree is coming home to roost. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-embracer-has-made-layoffs-at-gearbox-publishing

https://www.newsweek.com/mass-layoffs-happening-2024-hiring-freeze-1855942

https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2023/12/20/selma-plant-reports-plans-to-lay-off-employees.html

According to a WARN notice filed to state regulators and obtained by The Standard, 235 workers in Invitae’s San Francisco headquarters were cut earlier this month across technical, recruiting, human resources and sales departments, including some... — read more 

Seattle-based brokerage and mortgage lender Flyhomes announced another round of layoffs on Friday. The company had layoffs in July and November 2022, with one round impacting 20 percent of its... — read more 

https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/14/one-click-checkout-bolt-another-round-of-layoffs/

Music Streaming Service Tidal Lays Off More Than 10% of Staff Tidal, the high-fidelity music streaming service majority owned by Jack Dorsey-led digital payments company Block, has laid off more than 10% its staff, representing about 40 staffers... — read more 

This is becoming ridiculous. The third round of layoffs in one year. This time it's 1,500 people. What the he-l is going on with this company?

As it awaits regulatory clearance for its Tumor Treating Fields technology in non-small cell lung cancer—and in the wake of the technology’s recent trial failure in ovarian disease—Novocure is narrowing its workforce and its pipeline to help conserve... — read more 

Humble Games and 505 Games Owner Digital Bros Latest to Confirm Layoffs https://www.mmorpg.com/news/humble-games-and-505-games-owner-digital-bros-latest-to-confirm-layoffs-2000129489 Kongregate, Digital Bros. cut jobs in a growing wave of video game... — read more