https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/17/tech-layoffs-waymo-san-francisco-robotaxi/

StackOverflow is laying off 28% of its workforce. This may be the first large layoff directly due to AI: people asking ChatGPT instead of StackOverflow usage & ad revenue declines having to lay people off to stay profitable / survive

about half the company was laid off today. some of the most incredible people i’ve ever worked with, and most of the incredible support staff among many others. this is a loss, no two ways about it

https://www.businessinsider.com/flexport-layoffs-ceo-announces-20-workforce-reduction-2023-10

Gale Healthcare Solutions, a Tampa-based health care staffing platform, laid off more than 100 members of its corporate staff in September, according to former employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity... — read more 

Twitch has laid off employees for the second time this year. Today's cuts were reported by Today Off Stream's Zach Bussey, who said the cuts were significantly smaller than the March round, which included more than 400 people... — read more 

More than 800 people to be affected. What's happening with the gaming industry? Other than Larian Studios, everything seems to be falling apart left and right.

A spokesperson for Flexe said the Seattle startup made the move in order "to stay ahead of the changing economic environment that most logistics businesses are... — read more 

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/airtable-layoffs-hundreds-workers-again-18376248.php

Whether you’re a new college grad or a professional looking to change jobs, you’ll likely face a longer job hunt than in the height of the Great Resignation. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the average period of unemployment in August... — read more 

Divvy Homes goes from $2B valuation to third round of layoffs in a year The layoffs — its third round in the past year — represents the latest blow to the real estate tech company, as mortgage interest rates have continued to... — read more 

In late July, the lab let 151 employees go, primarily in its laboratory, as well as some in corporate positions, Stephen Morisseau, the GIA’s director of communications, told Rapaport News Sunday. The lab made the layoffs as a result of a drop in the... — read more 

Nearly 50 cybersecurity companies have laid off almost 5,000 employees since the start of the year.

While it’s hard to get too upset about the level of unemployment, a 0.3 pp jump in a single month is disconcerting. However, on closer look, the story may not be that bad. The jump in unemployment was due to a big jump in people in the labor force... — read more 

Interim CEO Chris Moye wrote in a letter to employees that the economic climate has presented challenges in securing additional financing to continue operations, the Washington Post... — read more 

Federal court orders Koffee Kup to pay damages to laid-off employees A federal court in Burlington last Thursday found that Koffee Kup, which closed in 2021, violated the federal law when it laid off hundreds of employees without sufficient... — read more 

https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2023-08-25/futuro-media-layoffs

Layoffs in the biotech industry for 2023 have matched the total number of companies that cut staff in all of 2022, with 119 biopharmas reporting workforce reductions so far this year, according to an analysis of Fierce Biotech data... — read more 

https://biztimes.com/first-wave-of-layoffs-at-milwaukee-master-lock-facility-will-begin-in-november/

Opera News is shutting down its U.S.-based publication, the Metropolitan Opera Guild announced Tuesday, adding to layoffs at CoinDesk, Entertainment Tonight and Hearst Magazines in the last month, as a brutal series of closures and job losses rock... — read more 

CoinDesk, the crypto media company that broke the story that led to the fall of crypto exchange FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried, is eliminating positions, according to an internal note from its CEO to staff obtained by Axios... — read more 

American employers announced fewer layoffs in July than the year before, marking the first year-over-year decrease in more than a year and bolstering prospects that a resilient labor market will help the economy avoid a... — read more 

Employment openings totaled 9.58 million for June, edging lower from the downwardly revised 9.62 million in May, according to the Labor Department’s JOLTS report. Layoffs nudged down to 1.53 million, after totaling 1.55 million in May. Quits... — read more 

https://molawyersmedia.com/2023/08/01/armstrong-teasdale-cuts-attorneys-and-staff/

Yellow Freight, a national trucking company has closed its operations in Northwest Ohio - leading to hundreds of workers being laid off at three area distribution sites, according to an 18-year employee at the... — read more 

Phunware has gone through some ups and downs in recent years. In its latest move, the company is making deep cuts in hopes of improving its financial... — read more