Z2, a Seattle game studio owned by Activision Blizzard, is shutting down. The office closure is part of larger layoffs announced today by gaming giant Activision Blizzard, which will slash… Read More
Seattle-based agriculture technology startup Phytelligence has cut an unspecified number of jobs and shaken up its leadership, GeekWire has learned. The 7-year-old company markets a system for growing crops that it… Read More
MediaPRO has laid off an unspecified number of employees as part of a reorganization, GeekWire has learned. The Bothell, Wash.-based company, which develops security and privacy training software, did not confirm how… Read More
Less than a year after raising a $40 million investment round, Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review platform RealSelf is cutting staff in response to slowing site traffic and revenue, GeekWire has… Read More
Seattle-based online cosmetics retailer Julep is laying off more than 100 employees after its parent company filed for bankruptcy last week. Julep will cut 102 workers over the next two… Read More
CTI BioPharma announced Thursday that it will let go of half its employees in order to create more runway to develop its experimental drug Pacritinib, which treats the blood cancer… Read More
Thomson Reuters will close the Bellevue, Wash. headquarters of Legal Tracker, an online billing and analytics affiliate, as part of a larger series of layoffs and office consolidations. Legal Tracker… Read More
Online learning company CreativeLive laid off an unspecified number of employees Friday in what CEO Chase Jarvis described as a restructuring. The job cuts were made in the company’s Seattle… Read More
Big Fish Games is cutting about 15 percent of its workforce, including several key executives, according to an internal memo to employees obtained by GeekWire. The 16-year-old company, one of… Read More
Insurance technology company Vertafore is closing its office in the Seattle suburbs, completing a transition to its new headquarters in Denver. The closure of the office in Bothell, Wash., will… Read More
F5 Networks announced a round of job cuts Wednesday as part of its third quarter earnings, as it continues to shift the long-term direction of the company. The company is… Read More
Microsoft is cutting jobs in its international sales organization, according to a report from CNBC. Citing a source familiar with the matter, CNBC reported that the number of jobs affected… Read More
This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today: the ups and downs of the tech economy, including cutbacks by tech… Read More
A year after its blockbuster acquisition of Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, Amazon is shaking up in the way the natural grocery store is run. A new efficiency-first ideology means greater… Read More
Seattle startup PipelineDeals is cutting staff, as the sales management software maker looks to maintain its growth trajectory. In response to a GeekWire inquiry, PipelineDeals CEO JP Werlin said “it… Read More
Tune is going through more changes as the Seattle-based company continues to shift resources. The mobile marketing startup let go of 11 people last month to streamline its commercial go-to-market… Read More
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with comments from Amazon Amazon is cutting a team in Seattle that supports its contractor delivery drivers and other personnel and moving the… Read More
Lunch delivery startup Peach has laid off a third of its staff, eliminating several sales and account management roles as it aims to return to profitability. The Seattle-based company let… Read More
Munchery appears to have made its last meal delivery in Seattle, and two other major cities. The online meal delivery company, which competes with services such as Uber Eats, Postmates,… Read More
Amazon’s overall headcount declined by 2,900 people to 563,100 full- and part-time employees in the first quarter, according to new data released by the company as part of its earnings… Read More
Seattle-based Impinj expects to spend $4.1 million on expenses related to a restructuring that includes layoffs and remote office closures. In an amended SEC filing, the RFID-maker updated the estimated cost of… Read More
Portland-based DevOps startup Puppet has laid off three percent of its workforce, around 20 people, as it gears up for a new push amid an ever-changing market for software development… Read More
MetaBrite laid off the majority of its employees last week as the Seattle startup struggles to find a new path forward amid what CEO Court Lorenzini described to shareholders as “extremely… Read More
Troubles continue to plague Snap, the publicly-traded social networking company that’s failed to find a sustainable business model. Reports surfaced today that the company laid off about 100 employees on… Read More
Expedia Inc. has cut about 30 jobs from its technology infrastructure and operations teams, most of them at the online travel giant’s corporate headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., GeekWire has learned.… Read More
Fast-growing Amazon is cutting hundreds of staffers as the Seattle-based company makes adjustments in its core consumer retail business. “As part of our annual planning process, we are making headcount… Read More
Microsoft is making a new round of job cuts across multiple business areas. The company confirmed the layoffs, which were first reported earlier this week by technology reporter Brad Sams,… Read More
Amazon has cut an undisclosed number of jobs in its Amazon Restaurants food delivery service, though the company insists it has no intention of retreating from the crowded culinary courier… Read More
Cloud services provider BitTitan has laid off 15 percent of its workforce as the Bellevue, Wash.-based company reorganizes itself. The startup confirmed the cuts to GeekWire Monday, noting that “less… Read More
It’s been a tumultuous month for Privateer Holdings. The Seattle-based investment firm, which funds marijuana-related companies across North America, confirmed with GeekWire that it laid off staff last week. “Last… Read More