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Venus Williams Wins In Washington Doubles Opener After 16-Month Layoff
Venus Williams emerged victorious in her first professional tennis match in 16 months, joining Hailey Baptiste to defeat fellow doubles wild cards Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue.
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Venus Williams, 45, To End 16-Month Layoff In Washington DC Open
Venus Williams will make her return from a 16-month layoff at this week's DC Open, the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion saying Sunday she is not sure of anything beyond that.
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Walmart Cuts Hundreds Of Store-Support, Training Jobs To Simplify Structure
The company is eliminating the market coordinator job that supports some managers, according to a memo viewed by Bloomberg News.
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Layoffs in 2025: HP, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Ola and More Fire Over 75,000 Staffers; AI the Main Culprit
Layoffs in tech never really stopped in the post-pandemic world. Since the end of 2021, tech companies have been laying off employees in large numbers. Unfortunately, 2025 was also not different, as tech giants such as Intel, Microsoft, Meta, and Salesforce made headlines for their mass layoffs.
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AI Does 50% Work At Salesforce, But Mass Layoffs Not On Cards Yet: CEO Marc Benioff
Artificial Intelligence (AI) performs a lot of work at Salesforce, but the company has no mass lay-off plans yet, CEO Marc Benioff has said.
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"If We Move Back...": NRI Techie Worried About Children Adapting To India Life Amid Layoffs
The NRI said his two children were in elementary and high school, which had him concerned about their well-being if they were to return to India.
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Indian IT Startup Shuts Down Overnight, 19 Employees Laid Off On Video Call
A Reddit post about a layoff at an Indian IT startup has gone viral, sparking outrage online.
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State Department To Fire Over 1,300 Employees Under Trump Administration Plan
The State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year.
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NASA To Cut Over 2,000 Senior Employees Due To Trump Budget Cuts
Around 2,145 senior-ranking employees at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration are set to leave under a push to shed staff, Politico reported on Wednesday citing documents obtained by the news outlet.
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Startup CEO Abruptly Lays Off 19 Employees Over Video Call: "We've Run Out Of Money"
The startup employee shared that their day began like any other, but the CEO called an urgent all-hands meeting, revealing that the company had run out of money and was shutting down.
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Donald Trump Gets US Supreme Court's Nod For Mass Firings Of Federal Workers
US District Court Judge Susan Illston had paused the planned sweeping layoffs in May on the grounds that the moves required a green light from Congress.
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Forza Motorsport Team 'No More', Romero Games 'Completely Closed' Following Microsoft Cuts
The latest round of cuts at Microsoft has impacted the Forza Motorsport team and reportedly led to Ireland-based Romero Games being closed. Microsoft slashed four percent of its total workforce last week and cancelled several projects in development at multiple Xbox-owned studios.
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Arkane Studios Founder Calls Game Pass 'Unsustainable' After Xbox Layoffs
Microsoft-owned Arkane Studios founder has called Xbox Game Pass "unsustainable" following a wave of layoffs last week that hit the Xbox division hard. Game Pass offers subscribers several new games, including all first-party Microsoft games, at launch for no additional cost.
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Microsoft Says Xbox Chief Phil Spencer Not Retiring 'Anytime Soon' After Rumour Surfaces Amid Layoffs
In a statement to The Verge, Microsoft said Xbox chief Phil Spencer was not retiring "anytime soon". The rumour surfaced after company-wide layoffs at Microsoft that affected around four percent of the total workforce.
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Microsoft Cancels Perfect Dark, Shuts Down Developer The Initiative in Widespread Xbox Cuts
Microsoft cancelled the Perfect Dark reboot in the works at first-party studio The Initiative and shut down the developer as part of wide-ranging layoffs at the company. The Xbox division was hit hard, with layoffs impacting Rare, Zenimax and other studios.
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Venus Williams Wins In Washington Doubles Opener After 16-Month Layoff
Venus Williams emerged victorious in her first professional tennis match in 16 months, joining Hailey Baptiste to defeat fellow doubles wild cards Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue.
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Venus Williams, 45, To End 16-Month Layoff In Washington DC Open
Venus Williams will make her return from a 16-month layoff at this week's DC Open, the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion saying Sunday she is not sure of anything beyond that.
-
Walmart Cuts Hundreds Of Store-Support, Training Jobs To Simplify Structure
The company is eliminating the market coordinator job that supports some managers, according to a memo viewed by Bloomberg News.
-
Layoffs in 2025: HP, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Ola and More Fire Over 75,000 Staffers; AI the Main Culprit
Layoffs in tech never really stopped in the post-pandemic world. Since the end of 2021, tech companies have been laying off employees in large numbers. Unfortunately, 2025 was also not different, as tech giants such as Intel, Microsoft, Meta, and Salesforce made headlines for their mass layoffs.
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AI Does 50% Work At Salesforce, But Mass Layoffs Not On Cards Yet: CEO Marc Benioff
Artificial Intelligence (AI) performs a lot of work at Salesforce, but the company has no mass lay-off plans yet, CEO Marc Benioff has said.
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"If We Move Back...": NRI Techie Worried About Children Adapting To India Life Amid Layoffs
The NRI said his two children were in elementary and high school, which had him concerned about their well-being if they were to return to India.
-
Indian IT Startup Shuts Down Overnight, 19 Employees Laid Off On Video Call
A Reddit post about a layoff at an Indian IT startup has gone viral, sparking outrage online.
-
State Department To Fire Over 1,300 Employees Under Trump Administration Plan
The State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year.
-
NASA To Cut Over 2,000 Senior Employees Due To Trump Budget Cuts
Around 2,145 senior-ranking employees at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration are set to leave under a push to shed staff, Politico reported on Wednesday citing documents obtained by the news outlet.
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Startup CEO Abruptly Lays Off 19 Employees Over Video Call: "We've Run Out Of Money"
The startup employee shared that their day began like any other, but the CEO called an urgent all-hands meeting, revealing that the company had run out of money and was shutting down.
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Donald Trump Gets US Supreme Court's Nod For Mass Firings Of Federal Workers
US District Court Judge Susan Illston had paused the planned sweeping layoffs in May on the grounds that the moves required a green light from Congress.
-
Forza Motorsport Team 'No More', Romero Games 'Completely Closed' Following Microsoft Cuts
The latest round of cuts at Microsoft has impacted the Forza Motorsport team and reportedly led to Ireland-based Romero Games being closed. Microsoft slashed four percent of its total workforce last week and cancelled several projects in development at multiple Xbox-owned studios.
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Arkane Studios Founder Calls Game Pass 'Unsustainable' After Xbox Layoffs
Microsoft-owned Arkane Studios founder has called Xbox Game Pass "unsustainable" following a wave of layoffs last week that hit the Xbox division hard. Game Pass offers subscribers several new games, including all first-party Microsoft games, at launch for no additional cost.
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Microsoft Says Xbox Chief Phil Spencer Not Retiring 'Anytime Soon' After Rumour Surfaces Amid Layoffs
In a statement to The Verge, Microsoft said Xbox chief Phil Spencer was not retiring "anytime soon". The rumour surfaced after company-wide layoffs at Microsoft that affected around four percent of the total workforce.
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Microsoft Cancels Perfect Dark, Shuts Down Developer The Initiative in Widespread Xbox Cuts
Microsoft cancelled the Perfect Dark reboot in the works at first-party studio The Initiative and shut down the developer as part of wide-ranging layoffs at the company. The Xbox division was hit hard, with layoffs impacting Rare, Zenimax and other studios.
