layoff
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The country’s largest bank filed six layoff notices between February and July, impacting nearly 800 employees in Texas, New Jersey, and California.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The lawsuit alleges that Meta used a range of AI-assisted systems to score, rank and select employees to include on its layoff list.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
After a surprise layoff by a fintech company five months ago, Abernathy blasted out a bunch of resumes, but that didn’t turn up much.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
San José tech company Cisco plans to cut 471 workers in three Bay Area offices, according to layoff notices filed to a state agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
When the layoff came there, they’d go on to another factory.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
In May, Coinbase announced layoffs with the aim of having no more than five management levels below its leadership team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi announced the layoffs in a letter to employees Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The company said the layoffs were aimed at making the platform "simpler and faster" and at reducing coordination delays in what has become a sprawling operation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
There have been mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, overlaps, layoffs, and quote-unquote efficiencies all along the way.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Wage reductions and layoffs stoked unrest among workers nationwide.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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