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Laid-Off Oracle Employees Tried To Negotiate Severance After Mass Job Cuts, Company Declined
- Tuesday May 12, 2026
- World News | Edited by Astitva Raj
The developments have highlighted concerns about worker protections in the tech industry.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tech Layoffs Surge: March Worst Month in Two Years as Companies Slashed 38,000 Jobs, Layoff Tracker Claims
- Wednesday April 29, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Tech companies laid off about 38,000 employees in March 2026, according to a report citing data from a layoffs tracker. This reportedly makes it the worst month for tech employees in the past two years. A considerable number of these figures have been attributed to Oracle laying off 30,000 employees in one go, as the tech firm, similar to the rest ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta's Monkey Balancing: Executives Given Stock Options, Workers Laid Off
- Thursday March 26, 2026
- World News | Edited by Prateek Shukla
The reports of lay-off surfaced just hours after Meta disclosed a new stock option programme for six top executives.
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www.ndtv.com
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EA Lays Off Workers Across Battlefield Studios Despite Battlefield 6's 'Record Breaking Success'
- Tuesday March 10, 2026
- Written by Manas Mitul
EA has laid off workers at its Battlefield teams across Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios. The company did not specify the number of employees impacted by the layoffs. The layoffs come even as Battlefield 6 had a record-breaking launch for EA.
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www.gadgets360.com
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"Ethical Bankruptcy": Worker Slams Founder After Discovering Layoffs Were Planned Before Hiring
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
After being laid off just before his probation ended, a worker named Jeevan discovered his employer had planned to axe his team ten months earlier-long before he was even hired.
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www.ndtv.com
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Apple Cuts Jobs Across Its Sales Organization in Rare Layoff
- Tuesday November 25, 2025
- Mark Gurman, Bloomberg
Apple has laid off several workers in its sales team in a rare move. Apple management notified the affected workers over the past couple of weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. The cuts extended across the sales organization — hitting some teams especially hard — though the company didn’t tell employees how many roles were inv...
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www.gadgets360.com
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'Company Got 5,189 H-1B Visas, Then Laid Off 16,000 Americans': US Defends Move
- Sunday September 21, 2025
- World News | Asian News International
The White House issued a fact sheet, justifying US President Donald Trump's move to impose a fee of USD 100,000 on H-1B visa applications, citing concern over US workers being replaced with "lower-paid foreign labour"
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www.ndtv.com
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Woman Fired 15 Days After Wedding Shares 12 Layoff Signs Not To Ignore
- Tuesday September 2, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
A female worker was laid off 15 days after her wedding in 2023. She has now shared 12 signs indicating potential risk of being laid off at a company.
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www.ndtv.com
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Gurgaon Intern Shares Shocking Experience: "Spent Rs 30,000 To Relocate, Got Laid Off in 23 Days"
- Saturday July 26, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Reddit user's post about being laid off from an internship in Gurgaon after just 23 days, despite promises of full-time employment, has sparked conversations about job security and exploitation in early-stage startups.
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www.ndtv.com
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EA Lays Off Hundreds of Workers at Respawn and Other Studios, Cancels Titanfall Game
- Wednesday April 30, 2025
- Jason Schreier, Bloomberg
Electronic Arts is laying off hundreds of workers and canceling a Titanfall game that was in development at its Respawn Entertainment subsidiary. Between 300 and 400 positions were eliminated, including around 100 at Star Wars Jedi developer Respawn, according to a person familiar with the cuts.
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www.gadgets360.com
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US Company Fires 200 In 'Donation Scam' Related To Telugu Organisations
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
US federal mortgage giant Fannie Mae has laid off about 700 employees, including Telugu workers, over the two days.
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www.ndtv.com
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USAID Team Laid Off While In Myanmar Earthquake Zone: Report
- Saturday April 5, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Three US aid workers were laid off while in Myanmar helping the rescue and recovery from the country's massive earthquake, a former senior staffer said, as the Trump administration's dismantling of foreign aid affects its disaster response.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bhavish Aggarwal's Ola To Cut 1,000 Jobs. 500 Were Laid Off In November
- Monday March 3, 2025
- India News | Alisha Sachdev, Bloomberg
The current round of layoffs amounts to over a quarter of Ola's 4,000 employee size as of March 2024 but includes contract workers that aren't counted in the company's public disclosures.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Fires 20 Employees For Leaking Internal Information, More Layoffs Likely
- Friday February 28, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Meta on Thursday said it had laid off 20 workers for leaking information to the media, as the social media giant faces pressure over the recent political shift.
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www.ndtv.com
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China’s Alibaba has Reportedly Slashed Jobs in Metaverse Division
- Tuesday November 5, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Alibaba is slashing dozens of jobs from its metaverse division, as per a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The report suggests that the job cuts from Alibaba’s Yuanjing unit are impacting teams in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Laid-Off Oracle Employees Tried To Negotiate Severance After Mass Job Cuts, Company Declined
- Tuesday May 12, 2026
- World News | Edited by Astitva Raj
The developments have highlighted concerns about worker protections in the tech industry.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tech Layoffs Surge: March Worst Month in Two Years as Companies Slashed 38,000 Jobs, Layoff Tracker Claims
- Wednesday April 29, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Tech companies laid off about 38,000 employees in March 2026, according to a report citing data from a layoffs tracker. This reportedly makes it the worst month for tech employees in the past two years. A considerable number of these figures have been attributed to Oracle laying off 30,000 employees in one go, as the tech firm, similar to the rest ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta's Monkey Balancing: Executives Given Stock Options, Workers Laid Off
- Thursday March 26, 2026
- World News | Edited by Prateek Shukla
The reports of lay-off surfaced just hours after Meta disclosed a new stock option programme for six top executives.
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www.ndtv.com
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EA Lays Off Workers Across Battlefield Studios Despite Battlefield 6's 'Record Breaking Success'
- Tuesday March 10, 2026
- Written by Manas Mitul
EA has laid off workers at its Battlefield teams across Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios. The company did not specify the number of employees impacted by the layoffs. The layoffs come even as Battlefield 6 had a record-breaking launch for EA.
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www.gadgets360.com
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"Ethical Bankruptcy": Worker Slams Founder After Discovering Layoffs Were Planned Before Hiring
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
After being laid off just before his probation ended, a worker named Jeevan discovered his employer had planned to axe his team ten months earlier-long before he was even hired.
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www.ndtv.com
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Apple Cuts Jobs Across Its Sales Organization in Rare Layoff
- Tuesday November 25, 2025
- Mark Gurman, Bloomberg
Apple has laid off several workers in its sales team in a rare move. Apple management notified the affected workers over the past couple of weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. The cuts extended across the sales organization — hitting some teams especially hard — though the company didn’t tell employees how many roles were inv...
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www.gadgets360.com
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'Company Got 5,189 H-1B Visas, Then Laid Off 16,000 Americans': US Defends Move
- Sunday September 21, 2025
- World News | Asian News International
The White House issued a fact sheet, justifying US President Donald Trump's move to impose a fee of USD 100,000 on H-1B visa applications, citing concern over US workers being replaced with "lower-paid foreign labour"
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www.ndtv.com
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Woman Fired 15 Days After Wedding Shares 12 Layoff Signs Not To Ignore
- Tuesday September 2, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
A female worker was laid off 15 days after her wedding in 2023. She has now shared 12 signs indicating potential risk of being laid off at a company.
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www.ndtv.com
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Gurgaon Intern Shares Shocking Experience: "Spent Rs 30,000 To Relocate, Got Laid Off in 23 Days"
- Saturday July 26, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Reddit user's post about being laid off from an internship in Gurgaon after just 23 days, despite promises of full-time employment, has sparked conversations about job security and exploitation in early-stage startups.
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www.ndtv.com
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EA Lays Off Hundreds of Workers at Respawn and Other Studios, Cancels Titanfall Game
- Wednesday April 30, 2025
- Jason Schreier, Bloomberg
Electronic Arts is laying off hundreds of workers and canceling a Titanfall game that was in development at its Respawn Entertainment subsidiary. Between 300 and 400 positions were eliminated, including around 100 at Star Wars Jedi developer Respawn, according to a person familiar with the cuts.
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www.gadgets360.com
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US Company Fires 200 In 'Donation Scam' Related To Telugu Organisations
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
US federal mortgage giant Fannie Mae has laid off about 700 employees, including Telugu workers, over the two days.
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www.ndtv.com
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USAID Team Laid Off While In Myanmar Earthquake Zone: Report
- Saturday April 5, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Three US aid workers were laid off while in Myanmar helping the rescue and recovery from the country's massive earthquake, a former senior staffer said, as the Trump administration's dismantling of foreign aid affects its disaster response.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bhavish Aggarwal's Ola To Cut 1,000 Jobs. 500 Were Laid Off In November
- Monday March 3, 2025
- India News | Alisha Sachdev, Bloomberg
The current round of layoffs amounts to over a quarter of Ola's 4,000 employee size as of March 2024 but includes contract workers that aren't counted in the company's public disclosures.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Fires 20 Employees For Leaking Internal Information, More Layoffs Likely
- Friday February 28, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Meta on Thursday said it had laid off 20 workers for leaking information to the media, as the social media giant faces pressure over the recent political shift.
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www.ndtv.com
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China’s Alibaba has Reportedly Slashed Jobs in Metaverse Division
- Tuesday November 5, 2024
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Alibaba is slashing dozens of jobs from its metaverse division, as per a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The report suggests that the job cuts from Alibaba’s Yuanjing unit are impacting teams in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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www.gadgets360.com