Tech Industry Turmoil: An In-Depth Look at the 2025 Layoffs

The latest layoffs at various companies remain undisclosed, but earlier cuts in June and September affected a significant number of employees. For example, Applied Materials plans to cut 1,400 jobs, Handshake laid off 100 employees, Smartsheet reportedly laid off over 120 employees, Google cut over 100 design roles, Paycom is laying off over 500 employees, Just Eat is eliminating around 450 jobs, Fiverr plans to cut around 250 jobs, ZipRecruiter is closing its Tel Aviv development center and cutting about 80 jobs, GupShup laid off at least 100 employees, xAI laid off about 500 employees, Rivian reportedly laid off about 200 workers, Oracle is cutting jobs in Seattle and San Francisco, Salesforce is trimming jobs at its San Francisco headquarters, Cisco is eliminating 221 positions, Restaurant365 laid off about 100 employees, F5 is cutting 106 positions, Peloton is cutting 6% of its workforce, and Kaltura is cutting 10% of its workforce. The corporate video software company is planning to maintain and gradually increase its sales and marketing budgets to support the growth of its AI-powered offerings.

Yotpo is laying off about 200 employees, roughly 34% of its global workforce, as it shuts down its email and SMS marketing operations. The company is partnering with other firms to continue offering marketing services while focusing on AI-powered tools.

Windsurf has laid off 30 employees and is offering buyouts to the remaining 200. The AI coding startup has had a tumultuous period, including a failed acquisition and talent departures before being acquired by Cognition.

Wondery is cutting 100 jobs, with its CEO departing as well. Amazon is reorganizing its audio operations, integrating Wondery’s podcasts into Audible and video-focused shows into a new division.

Atlassian has cut 150 roles in customer service and support following platform enhancements. The decision was made as the company’s co-founder urged embracing an “AI revolution.”

Consensys is cutting about 7% of its workforce to move towards profitability while continuing to hire for select roles. The blockchain software company is focusing on its digital wallet, MetaMask.

Zeen is shutting down operations after facing challenges in building a user base. The social collaging platform raised funding but struggled to achieve long-term growth.

Scale AI is laying off around 200 employees and cutting ties with 500 contractors following a deal with Meta. The data-labeling startup had recently been acquired for $14.3 billion.

Lenovo plans to cut more than 100 U.S. full-time jobs as part of workforce adjustments. The PC maker employed around 5,100 workers in the U.S. as of February 2024.

Intel is planning significant layoffs in Oregon, with reports indicating nearly 2,400 workers being affected. The semiconductor company had previously announced a smaller layoff.

Indeed and Glassdoor are eliminating approximately 1,300 jobs as part of a restructuring effort to focus on AI. The layoff will impact R&D, HR, and sustainability teams in the U.S.

Eigen Lab has laid off 29 employees as part of a reorganization effort. The research and engineering startup recently launched a platform providing blockchain-level trust guarantees.

Microsoft is cutting 9,000 employees, less than 4% of its global workforce. The reduction follows several rounds of layoffs earlier in the year.

ByteDance is laying off 65 employees in Bellevue, Washington, as it expands its TikTok Shop division in Seattle.

TomTom announced a 10% reduction in its workforce, cutting 300 jobs as part of organizational restructuring amid the AI shift.

Rivian has reduced its headcount by approximately 140 employees, mostly affecting its manufacturing team.

Bumble is cutting approximately 240 jobs, or 30% of its workforce, to enhance operational efficiency and invest in new products and technologies.

Klue has laid off 85 employees, about 40% of its workforce. The Vancouver-based startup focuses on AI-powered business intelligence software for sales professionals.

Google has downsized its smart TV division by 25% and reduced funding for the division while increasing investment in AI projects.

Intel plans to lay off 15% to 20% of workers in its Intel Foundry division starting in July. The division designs, manufactures, and packages semiconductors for external clients. TechCrunch has also confirmed that it plans to wind down its auto business.

Playtika has announced the layoff of around 90 employees, with 40 in Israel and 50 in Poland. This comes after the company laid off 50 employees a few weeks ago.

Airtime has let go of approximately 25 employees from its 58-person team. The video startup, launched by Evernote’s founder Phil Libin in 2020, offers Airtime Creator and Airtime Camera.

Microsoft is laying off more employees, following a job cut of over 6,500 in May, affecting software engineers, product managers, technical program managers, marketers, and legal counsels.

Hims & Hers plans to downsize its workforce by letting go of 68 employees, around 4% of its total staff.

Amazon is reportedly laying off around 100 employees from its devices and services division.

Microsoft is cutting over 6,500 jobs, affecting 3% of its global workforce.

Chegg reportedly plans to let go of 248 employees, approximately 22% of its workforce.

Match is reducing its workforce by 13% as part of a reorganization.

CrowdStrike is laying off 5% of its global workforce, around 500 people.

General Fusion has cut roughly 25% of its current workforce.

Deep Instinct reduced its headcount by 20 employees, accounting for 10% of its total workforce.

Beam has shut down its operations and let go of approximately 200 employees.

NetApp is reportedly eliminating 700 jobs, affecting 6% of its total workforce.

Electronic Arts is reportedly letting go of approximately 300 to 400 employees.

Expedia is laying off around 3% of its employees.

Cars24 has reduced its workforce by about 200 employees.

Meta is letting go of over 100 employees in its Reality Labs division.

Intel announced its plan to lay off more than 21,000 employees, roughly 20% of its workforce.

GM is laying off 200 people at its Factory Zero in Detroit and Hamtramck facility in Michigan.

Zopper has reportedly let go of around 100 employees since the start of 2025.

Turo will reduce its workforce by 150 positions.

GupShup laid off roughly 200 employees to improve efficiency and profitability. The startup, based in San Francisco and operating in India, has reportedly eliminated 200 jobs, affecting around one-third of its employees. The company is offering a voluntary exit program to U.S.-based People Operations employees. In addition, several other companies have recently announced layoffs and workforce reductions. Some notable examples include:

– Nautilus reduced its headcount by 25 employees, accounting for 16% of its total workforce. The company is planning to release a commercial version of its proteome analysis platform in 2026.
– eBay will reportedly cut a few dozen employees in Israel, potentially affecting 10% of its 250-person workforce in the country.
– Starbucks cut 1,100 jobs in a reorganizing effort that affected its tech workers. The coffee chain will now outsource some tech work to third-party employees.
– Commercetools laid off dozens of employees after failing to meet its sales growth targets.
– Expedia laid off more employees in a new effort to cut costs, though the total number is unknown.
– Skybox Security has ceased operations and laid off its employees after selling its business and technology to Israeli cybersecurity company Tufin.
– HerMD is shutting down its operations after shifting from a brick-and-mortar model to a fully virtual women’s healthcare provider.
– Zendesk cut 51 jobs in its San Francisco headquarters.
– Vendease has cut 120 employees, affecting 44% of its total staff.
– Logically reportedly laid off dozens of employees as part of a new cost-cutting effort.
– Blue Origin will lay off about 10% of its workforce, affecting more than 1,000 employees.
– Redfin announced it will cut around 450 positions between February and July 2025.
– Sophos is laying off 6% of its total workforce.
– Zepz will cut nearly 200 employees as it introduces redundancy measures and closes down its operations in Poland and Kenya.
– Unity reportedly conducted another round of layoffs, though the exact number of affected employees is unknown.
– JustWorks cut nearly 200 employees, citing potential adverse events like a recession or rising interest rates.
– Bird cut 120 jobs, affecting roughly one-third of its total workforce.
– Sprinklr laid off about 500 employees, citing poor business performance.
– Sonos reportedly let go of approximately 200 employees.
– Workday laid off 1,750 employees, affecting roughly 8.5% of its total headcount.
– Okta laid off 180 employees, just over one year after letting go of 400 workers.
– Cruise is laying off 50% of its workforce and preparing to shut down operations.
– Salesforce is reportedly eliminating more than 1,000 jobs.
– In January 2025, Cushion shut down operations, Placer.ai laid off 150 employees, Amazon laid off dozens of workers, Stripe is laying off 300 people, Textio laid off 15 employees, Pocket FM is cutting 75 employees, Aurora Solar is planning to cut 58 employees, Meta announced it will cut 5% of its staff, Wayfair will cut up to 730 jobs, and Pandion is shutting down its operations, affecting 63 employees.

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