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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

Nautilus Biotechnology lays off 16% of workforce, plans release of commercial platform in 2026

Nautilus Biotechnology has laid off about 16% of its workforce, reducing its headcount to 133 employees and helping provide a… Read More

Seattle global health nonprofit PATH cutting workforce after federal funding freeze

Seattle-based global health nonprofit PATH announced this week that it is reducing its workforce in response to Trump administration efforts… Read More

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Blue Origin to lay off 10% of workforce — read memo from CEO to employees

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture plans to cut about 10% of its workforce, according to an announcement Thursday by… Read More

Amazon’s latest job cuts impact corporate communications and sustainability employees

Amazon laid off employees in its communications and sustainability organizations on Wednesday in the latest round of cuts at the… Read More

Augmented writing startup Textio lays off more employees, will invest in ‘different mix of roles’

Textio laid off 15 employees on Wednesday, the company confirmed, citing a restructuring at the Seattle augmented writing startup. The… Read More

Amazon cuts about 200 jobs in stores division

Amazon is laying off employees in its North America Stores division, impacting roughly 200 employees across the U.S., the company… Read More

Zillow makes job cuts after reorganizing agent software and advertising teams

Seattle-based real estate company Zillow Group laid off an unspecified number of employees, the company confirmed Friday. According to a… Read More

Microsoft layoffs: Tech giant’s job cuts stretch into 2025, now focusing on performance

Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to… Read More

RealSelf layoffs: Cosmetic procedure review company cuts staff

RealSelf, a Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review and resource platform, laid off part of its workforce last week. The layoffs affected… Read More

OfferUp cuts 22% of headcount as it aims to expand beyond used goods — read CEO’s memo to staff

OfferUp, the Seattle-area company behind a popular used goods marketplace, is cutting 22% of its headcount in a bid to… Read More

Mercedes-Benz makes job cuts at cloud-focused R&D office in Seattle

Mercedes-Benz laid off an unspecified number of employees from the Seattle office of its North American research and development arm,… Read More

Corporate expense software startup Center lays off workers

Bellevue, Wash.-based startup Center laid off eight workers, or about 4% of its workforce.

Zonar Systems lays off 57 employees as parent company Continental considers restructuring

Zonar Systems, a Seattle-based company that provides electronic fleet inspection and tracking systems for public and private fleets, laid off… Read More

First Mode files notice to lay off 65 workers at clean-tech facilities in Washington state

Seattle-based First Mode is reporting that 65 of its workers in Washington state are being laid off in a move… Read More

More layoffs at Rad Power Bikes as Seattle e-bike maker aims to ensure ‘brand’s longevity’

Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes made more cuts to its workforce in July, the latest in a wave of layoffs that… Read More

Microsoft cuts jobs in Azure, HoloLens, and other units in latest move to control costs

Microsoft is cutting a total of around 1,000 jobs across the company, in areas including its Azure cloud unit and… Read More

Recruiting software company SeekOut lays off employees in another round of cuts

SeekOut, a Seattle-area startup that sells recruiting software and raised $115 million in 2022, is trimming its workforce for the… Read More

Take-Two Interactive layoffs hit Seattle area; 70 workers affected

Take-Two Interactive, the gaming giant behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise, is laying off 70 employees in the Seattle region.

98point6 hit by new layoffs in latest change at health tech startup

Seattle-based digital healthcare startup 98point6 has conducted a new round of layoffs, the company confirmed Tuesday. 98point6 did not provide… Read More

Where Amazon Web Services is still hiring after cutting hundreds of jobs this week

Amazon Web Services announced hundreds of job cuts this week, in areas including training, sales, and physical stores technology, but… Read More

Tech job market remains in flux as layoffs continue and experienced workers struggle to get hired

After she was laid off in September, Jenny Richards didn’t expect to spend more than six months trying to find… Read More

Augmented writing startup Textio lays off 14 employees, or 16% of staff

Textio laid off 14 employees this week, or 16% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring. The company confirmed… Read More