Bumble has been a major player in the online dating realm for nearly a decade. Tuesday, however, the company posted a $33 million net loss in Q4 2023 and announced the drastic action it would take to stem the bleeding — layoffs. TechCrunch has more, including how many employees will be let go and the challenges the app faces in a competitive market. https://flip.it/5bc-wU
#Tech #OnlineDating #TechNews #Layoffs
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CEO Andrew Wilson tells EA staff 5% of them will be laid off via empty and infuriating email - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ceo-andrew-wilson-tells-ea-staff-5-of-them-will-be-laid-off-via-empty-and-infuriating-email?utm_source=feed&utm;_medium=rss&utm;_campaign=feed #ElectronicArts #AndrewWilson #Blockbuster #Layoffs
Layoffs are hitting workers at some tech giants like Google, Microsoft and Tesla. Here’s why that may backfire, explains Business Insider’s Tim Paradis. "In short, the effects of layoffs can counter the financial benefits of expenses carved out of a P&L."
https://flip.it/KibAk7
#Tech #Career #LayOffs #Google #Microsoft #Tesla
Tesla charging chief Rebecca Tinucci cut 15-20% of her team after Musk demanded it.
She felt that would justify a major Supercharger network expansion, but when she met with Musk he wanted more layoffs. When she pushed back, he fired the whole team.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inside-story-elon-musk-mass-100216178.html
People keep saying we're gonna be replaced by AI, when this year we're just getting replaced by our already overworked coworkers or shut down to pad a fucking spreadsheet.
Indian startup YesMadam sent employees a questionnaire about their stress levels. Then they fired them.
Bozeman, Montana: 'There is no one left': Custer Gallatin National Forest workers reeling from job losses
"...just three full-time employees remain in both the Yellowstone and Bozeman ranger districts to manage 19 rental cabins, 60 bathrooms, 21 campgrounds and other infrastructure spread across 1 million acres.... “There is no one left; they dismantled every single trails and rec program on the Custer Gallatin, and there’s no one left to take care of it"
Intense layoffs have begun at HHS.
The agency “as we’ve known it is finished, with most of the leaders with institutional knowledge and a deep understanding of product development and safety no longer employed.” — former FDA commissioner Rob Califf
https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/hhs-layoffs-start-under-rfk-jr-trump-administration/ via @STAT
#hhs #fda #cdc #health #publichealth #healthcare #medicine #doge #layoffs
What was #UAW thinking backing this plan?
#Trump’s 25% #tariffs on imported vehicles, which went into effect last week, are already sending tremors through the #AutoIndustry, prompting companies to stop shipping #cars to the #US, shut down factories in #Canada & #Mexico & lay off workers in #Michigan & other states.
#Trump #economy #inflation #recession #layoffs #trumpcession
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/business/trump-tariffs-cars-auto-industry.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=3CE332E7-38CB-491F-BBE5-4C54F080388D
🫧 Companies That Tried to Save Money With AI Are Now Spending a Fortune Hiring People to Fix Its Mistakes
｢ As the BBC reports, there's now something of a cottage industry for writers and coders who specialize in fixing AI's mistakes — and those who are good at it are using the opportunity to rake in cash ｣
https://futurism.com/companies-fixing-ai-replacement-mistakes