SAEDNEWS: Tech job cuts accelerated through 2025, more than 22,000 roles announced so far, from startups to giants like Microsoft, Intel and Google, as companies restructure for AI, cost-saving and changing market demand.
Cisco filed notices in California indicating it will eliminate 221 roles across its Milpitas and San Francisco offices — specifically 157 positions in Santa Clara County and 64 in San Francisco — effective October 13. The cuts form part of a broader workforce-reduction plan.
The restaurant back-office software provider cut roughly 100 employees (about 9% of its headcount) after failing to meet aggressive growth targets; layoffs touched multiple departments.
Oracle issued notices for 101 job cuts at its Santa Clara site (terminations effective Oct. 13). The company also recently disclosed nearly 200 layoffs at Pleasanton and Redwood City and plans 161 cuts in Seattle, per state filings.
F5 filed to remove 106 positions in Washington state (Seattle and Liberty Lake). The reductions — including senior engineers and managers — are part of a global trimming exercise; F5 has not released a full headcount figure tied to this round.
Peloton announced a workforce reduction equal to 6% of employees — its sixth layoff in just over a year — framed by CEO Peter Stern as necessary for long-term health.
Kaltura is reducing staff by about 10% (~70 employees) to save roughly $8.5 million, marking its third layoff since 2022; the company will keep sales and marketing budgets steady to support an AI-driven pipeline.
The e-commerce marketing firm is cutting roughly 200 roles — about 34% of its global workforce — as it shutters its email/SMS marketing operations while partnering with vendors (Attentive, Omnisend) and redirecting investment into AI features (automated reviews, smart sorting, Loyalty Tiers).
Windsurf let go 30 people and is offering buyouts to the remaining ~200 staff. The AI-coding startup (acquired by Cognition) has had a turbulent run — near-acquisition by OpenAI, a reverse-acqui-hire at Google, and now apparent prioritization of IP over retaining the full team.
Wondery is cutting 100 roles and its CEO Jen Sargent is leaving as Amazon reorganizes audio: audio-only podcasts move to Audible and video-oriented shows go to a new Creator Services division. Amazon bought Wondery in 2020.
Atlassian eliminated 150 customer service/support roles, citing product improvements that reduced support demand. CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes delivered the news via a prerecorded message; co-founder Scott Farquhar separately urged Australia to embrace AI and move beyond “jobs of the past.”
Consensys reduced its staff by about 7% (47 people) while pushing toward profitability. The blockchain firm recently acquired a 30-person startup whose team will remain; it will still recruit selectively.
Zeen has shut down — the social collaging platform (founded 2019, raised $9M) closed after failing to scale its audience.
Scale AI cut about 200 employees (~14% of staff) and ended contracts with 500 contractors. The reduction follows Meta’s $14.3B acquisition of the startup’s CEO into Meta.
Lenovo plans more than 100 U.S. full-time job cuts (~3% of its U.S. staff), including roles at its Morrisville, NC campus.
Initial reports suggest Intel may eliminate nearly 2,400 workers in Oregon — a figure much larger than an earlier announced ~500 — with varying regional notices reported.
Parent Recruit Holdings intends to combine Indeed and Glassdoor operations, cutting roughly 1,300 roles in total, mostly in U.S.-based R&D, HR and sustainability teams, per internal memos.
Eigen Labs cut 29 employees (about 25% of its staff) amid a reorg; the Seattle research/engineering firm had recently launched EigenCloud and raised token funding from a16z Crypto.
Microsoft plans a reduction of 9,000 employees (under 4% of its global workforce), following smaller cuts earlier in the year.
ByteDance is trimming 65 positions in Bellevue, WA, tied to its TikTok Shop expansion in Seattle.
TomTom will cut 300 roles (10% of staff) inside sales and support as it restructures amid shifts toward AI and new business priorities.
Rivian eliminated about 140 staffers (~1% of total) mainly in manufacturing teams.
Bumble filed to cut roughly 240 employees (~30% of staff) to tighten operations and redirect saved costs toward product work — an annual savings target near $40M.
Klue reduced its staff by 85 people (≈40% of team), a steep trim for the AI-driven competitive intelligence startup.
Google downsized the smart TV group by 25% of its ~300-person team while cutting 10% of funding for Google TV/Android TV and shifting more into AI projects.
Intel announced plans to cut 15–20% of its Intel Foundry division starting in July, while winding down its auto business.
Playtika let go ~90 employees (40 in Israel, 50 in Poland) following earlier reduction rounds.
Airtime cut roughly 25 staff from its 58-person team; the video startup from Evernote’s founder continues to pivot.
Microsoft continued layoffs, following the May reduction of more than 6,000; this round affected engineers, PMs, marketers and legal staff.
Hims & Hers will shed 68 roles (~4% of staff), unrelated to Wegovy supply issues; company says it will continue selective hiring aligned with growth plans.
Amazon is cutting about 100 roles from its devices and services division (Alexa, Echo, Ring, Zoox) as part of cost-savings; Amazon has reduced headcount significantly since 2022.
Microsoft announced 6,500 job cuts (~3% of global workforce), one of its biggest rounds since earlier 2023 reductions.
Chegg plans to lay off 248 employees (~22% of staff) to slash costs amid falling web traffic and rising AI adoption.
Match Group is trimming 13% of its workforce as part of a broader reorg.
CrowdStrike cut ~500 staff (5% of global workforce) as part of a strategic efficiency plan tied to a $10B ARR goal.
General Fusion dramatically cut about 25% of its workforce despite $440M in funding from major investors.
Deep Instinct reduced headcount by 20 employees (~10%); it had made similar cuts in 2023.
Beam shut down months after expansion plans and let go ~200 employees.
Meta eliminated 100+ Reality Labs roles as it realigned VR/hardware investment.
Intel warned of a major 21,000+ job reduction (~20% of workforce) linked to restructuring under CEO Lip-Bu Tan.
GM cut 200 jobs at its EV Factory Zero operations amid the EV market slowdown.
Zopper reported ~100 layoffs since the start of 2025.
Turo will cut 150 positions after cancelling its IPO plans.
GupShup trimmed ~200 roles in a second round of layoffs following prior cuts in December.
Forto eliminated ~200 jobs, about a third of its staff, mostly sales roles.
Wicresoft will end operations in China affecting about 2,000 employees amid shifts in outsourcing and geopolitical tensions.
Five9 plans to cut 123 roles (~4% of workforce) as it re-focuses on AI.
Google laid off several hundred employees in its platforms and devices division per The Information.
NetApp announced 700 job cuts (~6% of workforce) for operational restructuring.
EA will reduce 300–400 roles (including ~100 at Respawn) to sharpen strategic focus.
Expedia plans a ~3% reduction mainly in midlevel product and tech jobs.
Cars24 trimmed ~200 roles in product and tech amid a sector downturn; the India-based used-car platform had raised substantial capital previously.
Meta reduced 100+ Reality Labs positions as part of the hardware/haptics pivot.
GM cut 200 jobs at Factory Zero in Detroit/Hamtramck tied to EV slowdowns.
cutting 16% of workforce (over 270 roles).
let go 10–12 technical writers (after pushing generative AI internally).
Northvolt slashed 2,800 roles (62% of staff) amid bankruptcy proceedings.
Block cut 931 employees (~8% of workforce) in a reorg; Jack Dorsey said cuts were not purely financial.
Brightcove eliminated 198 employees — roughly two-thirds of its U.S. team — after being acquired by Bending Spoons.
Acxiom cut 130 roles (~3.5% of its 3,700 staff) amid parent-company changes.
Sequoia is closing its Washington DC office and laying off its policy team (three full-time staff) as it scales back policy operations.
Siemens will cut ~5,600 jobs globally in automation and EV-charging divisions.
HelloFresh is cutting 273 roles and closing a Texas distribution center.
Otorio let go 45 employees following an acquisition.
ActiveFence cut 22 roles (~7% of staff) as it streamlines operations.
D-IDD-ID is trimming 22 jobs (~25% of workforce) after announcing a Microsoft partnership.
Reported office closures were mentioned (Office of Technology, Policy & Strategy and DEI branch) per the article’s note on Musk's DOGE influence — presented as a claimed internal restructuring.
HP announced up to 2,000 job cuts under a “Future Now” plan to save $300M.
After a sale to Wonder Group, GrubHub cut 500 roles (over 20% of staff).
Autodesk plans 1,350 layoffs (~9%) as it reshapes its go-to-market.
Google planned cuts in People Ops and Cloud teams with a voluntary exit program for U.S.-based People Ops employees.
Nautilus cut 25 roles (~16% of staff) as it prepares a proteome platform release.
eBay will reduce a few dozen employees in Israel (~10% of local staff).
Starbucks eliminated 1,100 tech jobs, outsourcing some work to third parties.
Cushion shut down operations; CEO Paul Kesserwani announced the closure.
Placer.ai laid off 150 U.S. employees (~18% of staff) to reach profitability.
Amazon cut dozens in its communications team to speed decision-making and move teams closer to customers.
Stripe is reducing 300 roles (reported via leaked memo) while planning overall headcount growth elsewhere.
Textio cut 15 employees amid a restructuring.
Pocket FM axed 75 roles to ensure sustainability.
Aurora Solar announced 58 planned cuts amid industry headwinds.
Meta announced a round cutting 5% of staff aimed at “low performers” gearing up for a demanding year.
Wayfair will cut up to 730 roles and withdraw from Germany.
Pandion closed, affecting 63 employees with limited payout commitments.
Icon filed to lay off 114 staff in a team realignment tied to robotic printing.
