Tech Layoffs

'They are paying me...': Techie fired from Rs 32 LPA job says layoff became an opportunity

Laid off five months into a Rs 32 LPA job, a Bengaluru techie used his Rs 8 lakh severance to plan calmly and job hunt strategically.

Tech layoffs, market volatility slow housing momentum in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Gurugram

Market observers said layoffs in the IT sector and prolonged stock market volatility have prompted buyers to delay big-ticket purchases.

Tech layoffs 2025: Top 10 biggest job cuts of the year

Major technology companies cut more than 120,000 jobs in 2025, marking another year of workforce reductions across the global tech industry. The layoffs reflect a combination of cost control measures, restructuring, and a sharper focus on artificial intelligence-led transformation. From chipmakers and IT services firms to cloud and telecom companies, job cuts were spread across sectors, highlighting structural shifts rather than short-term slowdowns.

November tech layoffs: Verizon, HP, Apple and HPE confirm thousands of job cuts

November saw major tech layoffs as Verizon, HP, Apple and HPE cut thousands of jobs while restructuring operations and streamlining teams across the industry.

WordPress' parent company to lay off hundreds of employees, read CEO’s memo

The layoffs, affecting over 280 employees across 90 countries, are part of a restructuring effort aimed at enhancing agility, breaking down inefficiencies, and focusing on product quality.

Nokia announces job cuts, to lay off more than 2,000 employees

Nokia is eliminating nearly 2,000 positions in Greater China. Furthermore, the company is also looking to cut an additional 350 jobs in Europe

Read: Xbox chief’s leaked memo on hundreds of job cuts in Microsoft’s gaming division

Microsoft to cut around 650 jobs in Xbox division

Apple’s ‘last resort’ is here: Why the company laid off 700 employees 

Apple was the one tech company that didn't announce mass layoffs. That was till now. Close to 700 employees have been asked to leave as two high-profile projects have reportedly been shelved

AWS cuts several hundred jobs in sales and marketing teams globally

The email was sent out to the employees by Matt Garman, SVP, Sales & Marketing at AWS, Amazon Inc’s cloud division.

Bengaluru techie posts about ‘recession in tech,’ gets laid off a day later

A Bengaluru techie who tweeted about his unease with the current state of the IT industry had his worst fears realised when he was laid off just a day later.

Tech employees face brutal start to 2024 as layoffs continue

According to data from Layoffs.fyi, a layoff-tracking website, a total of 10,963 employees have been let go by 63 tech companies.

Google employee loses job of 19 years overnight: ‘It’s fine because…’

A software engineer who spent nearly two decades at Google was among the hundreds of employees who lost their jobs when the tech giant announced cuts on Wednesday

Tech layoffs: Why program managers and CXOs are still out in the cold and jobless

Moneycontrol spoke to multiple techies, especially those in program manager roles, to get a sense of the difficulties they have been facing since being laid off in mass culls.

Amazon laid him off, then tried to re-hire him 4 times. Why he always refused

A former Amazon employee claims the company has tried to re-hire him four times since he was arbitrarily laid off, but he refuses to join the organisation again.