US EditionBay Area Tech Layoffs: Google, Microsoft, Cruise All Announce Job Cuts
- Microsoft announced a large round of layoffs in 2025, eliminating over 300 roles in Washington state and thousands globally.
- The layoffs follow a May announcement to cut 6,000 jobs, reflecting a strategic response to shifting market dynamics and AI focus.
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated the cuts arise from organizational changes to position the company for success amid a dynamic technology landscape.
- The company employs about 228,000 people worldwide, with approximately 3% of its workforce affected, while Microsoft emphasizes AI as its future priority.
- These workforce reductions align with broader tech sector trends of trimming overhead and realigning resources despite recent high profits and rising AI investments.
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Bay Area tech layoffs: Google, Microsoft, Cruise all announce job cuts
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Dozens more Bay Area tech workers are set to lose their jobs in the coming weeks as tech layoffs continue to roil the industry. In the latest state filings with the Employment Development Department, Google, Microsoft and Cruise all announced fresh job cuts. Google layoffs Search giant Google will be cutting 53 jobs in total across four different locations in Sunnyvale. The Google layoffs were processed on Thursday and ar…
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East Bay TimesBay Area tech workers endure grim 2025 as big companies reveal layoffs
The Bay Area has lost more than 11,000 tech jobs so far in 2025, a slump in hiring punctuated by disclosures of fresh layoffs in the region by some big players such as Google, Walmart and Microsoft. The protracted hiring slump is a reminder that the tech industry is no longer a robust engine that helps to power the Bay Area economy. The tech sector, instead, has begun to weigh down hiring in the Bay Area job market. In the most recent rounds of …
Thousands of Microsoft Layoffs: What Could They Mean?
Microsoft, the multibillion-dollar tech corporation, has just recently laid off thousands of employees. The company did so silently, with zero announcements or explanations. Though Microsoft has previously fired large numbers of workers during restructuring efforts, this latest round of layoffs seems to be related to a different factor: the widespread use of AI. Relying on artificial intelligence for all processes related to hiring could lead to…
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Microsoft announces a new wave of layoffs, just weeks after cutting 6,000 jobs - Tech Startups
Microsoft is laying off more employees, just weeks after cutting 6,000 roles across its global workforce. This time, more than 300 workers are affected in what the company calls another round of “organizational changes,” according to a report from Bloomberg. […] The post Microsoft announces a new wave of layoffs, just weeks after cutting 6,000 jobs first appeared on Tech Startups.
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