The UK-based game developer and publisher confirmed it has "amicably parted ways" with its CEO Michael Pattison, as it enters into a period of consultation where as many as 50 employees are at risk
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The parent company of Rockstar Games, 2K Games, Zynga, and Private Division will lay off an unknown number of employees, mostly in its "corporate operations and label publishing" divisions.
An internal report from ByteDance reveals it has fired four employees for inappropriately accessing TikTok data of 2 U.S. journalists in an attempt to track down the source of information leaks.
E-commerce giant Amazon is planning to lay off around 10,000 employees in corporate and technology jobs as soon as this week. The job cuts will affect people in Amazon's devices org, including Alexa.
Meta has announced that it will be laying off more than 11,000 of its employees. The mass layoffs are part of the company's transition to become a leaner and more efficient company.
Google has fired a senior engineer who claimed that the company's AI has become sentient and wants to be recognized as a person who has a say in its future, essentially passing the Turing Test.
A lawsuit has been filed against Google by an employee it sacked recently, who alleges that the company exhibits bias against white and Asian men in favor of women and people of color.
Seagate has ended its most recent financial quarter on a high note with the company beating its own revenue and profit expectations. But it also announced it will lay off 6,500 workers.
Despite thousands of firings over the past couple of years it looks like Microsoft is still not finished with its restructuring. Further job cuts are expected in its phone division.
According to a new report from Japan, Sony is planning to cut approximately 1000 jobs from its smartphone division in Europe and China. This comes after consecutive quarters of losses.