14 posts tagged ‘Layoffs’
These fintech companies are hiring in 2025 after a turbulent year
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While the rapid pace of funding has slowed, many fintechs are continuing to see growth and expand their teams. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The State of Mozilla
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Bryan Lunduke (via Hacker News): The Mozilla Foundation has released their latest annual report -- covering the time up through December of 2022 (Mozilla’s reporting always lags by one year) -- and something peculiar leaps out of the data:The compensation of the Mozilla CEO has skyrocketed (by millions)While the Mozilla revenue dropsAnd the Firefox Marketshare […]
Amazon confirms more layoffs, impacting its Buy with Prime unit
As Amazon initiates job cuts across its entire business, including its streaming division, the e-commerce giant is now laying off employees within its Buy with Prime segment. “We regularly review the structure of our teams and make adjustments based on the needs of the business and, following a recent review, we’ve made the difficult decision […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Meetup and IAC Apps Acquired
Luca Ferrari (Hacker News): Bending Spoons entered into an agreement to become the new owner of Meetup, subject to closing conditions. The acquisition is expected to close later in January.products. Meetup has a powerful global brand, a large, vibrant user base, and a mission that resonates strongly. Quite simply, Meetup is a force for good […]
2023 showed cybersecurity isn’t immune from brutal layoffs
Despite a rise in cyberattacks and breaches, the cybersecurity industry is by no means exempt from the uncertainty inspired by the current economy. 2023 will likely be remembered as the “year of the layoff.” While many expected the tide to shift after a rough 2022 that saw more than 130,000 tech workers lose their jobs, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
VMware Transition to Subscriptions
VMware (via Hacker News): Broadcom’s close of the VMware acquisition has brought together two engineering-first, innovation-centric teams to help build the world's leading infrastructure technology company. […] VMware has been on a journey to simplify its portfolio and transition from a perpetual to a subscription model to better serve customers with continuous innovation, faster time […]
Filmic’s Entire Staff Laid Off
Jaron Schneider (Hacker News): Filmic, or FiLMiC as written by the brand, no longer has any dedicated staff as parent company Bending Spoons has laid off the entire team including the company’s founder and CEO, PetaPixel has learned.[…]Considered for years as the best video capture application for mobile devices, the team behind Filmic Pro and […]
Dataminr, the $4B big data startup, is laying off 20% of staff today, or 150 people, as it preps to double down on AI
It’s a tough day for Dataminr, the New York-based big data unicorn last valued at $4.1 billion. TechCrunch has learned that the company — which uses AI and big data algorithms to provide predictive insights about news and other global events, is laying off about 20% of staff today, or around 150 people. It cites […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.