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Smartsheet cuts jobs shortly after departure of longtime CEO

Smartsheet has cut more than 120 jobs amid a leadership transition and its $8.4B private equity takeover, as the Bellevue-based software company accelerates its push into artificial intelligence. Read More

Starbucks closes tech-infused flagship roastery in Seattle as part of broader shake-up at coffee giant

Starbucks closed its flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, nearly 11 years after the location opened as an… Read More

Microsoft cuts 42 more jobs in Redmond, continuing layoffs amid AI spending boom

The ongoing trickle of smaller layoffs marks a departure from the traditional corporate mantra of “cut once, cut deep.” Microsoft’s approach has naturally left some employees feeling nervous about whether their job will be next. Read More

Salesforce lays off 93 employees in Washington state as Benioff touts AI-driven efficiencies

Salesforce is laying off 93 workers in Washington, according to a notification filed Wednesday with the state’s Employment Security Department. … Read More

Protesters deny planting listening devices inside Microsoft exec’s office; company fires four workers

A group that infiltrated Microsoft’s headquarters building this week disputed the company’s account of the incident — describing their sit-in… Read More

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Filing: Rec Room layoffs impact 141 employees at Seattle gaming startup

A major round of layoffs at Rec Room impacted 141 employees at the Seattle-based startup according to a Worker Adjustment and… Read More

Rec Room lays off half its staff in major shakeup at Seattle startup

Seattle-based startup Rec Room, once valued at $3.5 billion, is laying off about half of its staff in a sweeping… Read More

New filing: T-Mobile lays off 121 employees in Washington

T-Mobile laid off 121 workers in Washington, according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department posted on Friday. GeekWire previously… Read More

Reports of stricter Microsoft return-to-office policy add to post-layoff uncertainty

Is Microsoft about to shake up its workforce again?  A new report this week by The Verge is adding to… Read More

Seattle’s LevelTen Energy to lay off workers amid shrinking support for U.S. wind and solar power

Seattle-based LevelTen Energy, a startup facilitating the deployment of clean energy projects, is laying off 60 workers according to a… Read More

New round of layoffs at Glowforge impacts multiple teams at Seattle laser engraver maker

A new round of layoffs has hit Seattle laser engraver maker Glowforge. Co-founder and CEO Dan Shapiro told GeekWire that the… Read More

Microsoft reaches $4 trillion valuation — for a moment, at least — after big earnings report

Microsoft’s market value touched $4 trillion for the first time, becoming only the second U.S. company to cross the milestone,… Read More

Microsoft cut product R&D jobs, added operations roles over the past year, new filing confirms

Microsoft’s global headcount remained steady at 228,000 employees over the past year, but the mix of roles changed notably, reflecting… Read More

Amazon cuts hundreds of AWS cloud jobs after strategic review, says AI wasn’t the main factor

Amazon confirmed Thursday morning that it’s cutting jobs within its Amazon Web Services cloud division after a review of its… Read More

Tech hiring trends: Corporate layoffs create opportunity for well-positioned startups

Microsoft is laying off thousands of workers. Meta is writing $300 million checks to snag top AI engineers. And there’s… Read More

Fintech giant FIS lays off 133 people at Seattle-area office

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), a global financial company offering various banking services, is laying off 133 employees at its… Read More

Job search giant Indeed lays off 92 workers from Seattle office amid integration with Glassdoor

Recruiting and job search platform Indeed is laying off 92 employees from its Seattle office as part of broader cutbacks… Read More

ByteDance lays off 65 Seattle-area workers

ByteDance, the Beijing-based parent company of TikTok, is laying off 65 workers based in Bellevue, Wash., according to a new filing… Read More

Microsoft cuts another 4% of its workforce, about 9,000 jobs, in continued efficiency push

Microsoft will reduce its global workforce by another 4% — approximately 9,000 jobs in all — not just in games… Read More

Next-gen battery materials manufacturer Group14 lays off workers in Washington state

Next-gen battery materials manufacturer Group14 Technologies laid off an undisclosed number of workers as tariff uncertainties and new federal policies… Read More

Latest Microsoft layoffs target engineering, product and legal roles, records show

Software engineers, product managers, technical program managers, product marketers, and legal staff were most impacted by Microsoft’s latest round of… Read More

Microsoft makes additional job cuts, laying off more than 300 in Washington state

Updated at 3:30 p.m. with Microsoft statement. Microsoft is making another round of layoffs, a few weeks after cutting nearly… Read More

Report: Electronic Arts shutters Seattle-area studio Cliffhanger Games, cancels ‘Black Panther’ game

Electronic Arts plans to shutter its subsidiary Cliffhanger Games and has canceled development on its debut project, an original video… Read More

‘Cruel optimism’: Mass layoffs take the shine off careers in the tech sector, UW research finds

Jobs in tech have been revered as well-paid, exciting, secure roles benefiting the greater good. But with 500,000 tech layoffs… Read More

Layoffs hit Seattle’s Fred Hutch Cancer Center amid federal funding uncertainty

Seattle-based Fred Hutch Cancer Center laid off employees this week, impacting the nonprofit’s HIV-related work and IT department. The center,… Read More

Wizards of the Coast reportedly lays off staff working on virtual tabletop Sigil

Reports spread on Tuesday via social media that Wizards of the Coast, the Renton, Wash.-based company that publishes Dungeons &… Read More

Fleet management software company Zonar lays off staff following acquisition

Staffers at Seattle-based Zonar Systems were laid off following the company’s recent acquisition by GPS Trackit.

Rad Power Bikes CEO Phil Molyneux is out in latest shakeup at Seattle e-bike maker

Phil Molyneux is no longer CEO of Rad Power Bikes, more than two years after the former Sony president took… Read More

Seattle gaming startup Rec Room lays off 16% of staff — read CEO’s memo to employees

The eponymous Seattle-based company behind the virtual hangout app Rec Room has cut 16% of its workforce. “This wasn’t an… Read More

Starbucks layoffs impact more than 600 workers in Washington state

Layoffs at Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks will impact 612 workers in Washington according to a new filing from the state’s… Read More

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