Mark Zuckerberg is turning Facebook into Instagram as part of his self-declared “year of efficiency.”

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Elon Musk is reportedly trimming some of Twitter's office space in New York City

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Twitter is cutting back on office space in New York too.

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Some Nike recruiters say they were laid off in the wake of the tech chief's departure

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Four Nike tech recruiters said Tuesday in posts to LinkedIn that they were laid off.

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Amazon is trying to fix employee frustration over plunging pay by letting them pledge stock for home loans in a deal with Better

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Amazon, whose headquarters is pictured here, is letting employees use company stock to seek home loans with the mortgage company Better.

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Twitter employees' Google Chat service was disabled without explanation before the new round of layoffs, report says

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Elon Musk took over Twitter on October 27.

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How to 'layoff-proof' your job, from 6 top recruiters at Netflix, McKinsey, Walmart, and more

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From left, Benjy Spiro, Rod Adams, Erika Love, and Marie Ablaza.

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Some Twitter staff reportedly found out they were laid off after they couldn't log in to their laptops or email

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Elon Musk has reportedly laid off thousands of Twitter employees since he purchased the company in October.

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Layoffs can cause contagion that pushes workers who are left behind to quit

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Twitter is said to have let go of 200 employees over the weekend in addition to the 7,500 workers that the social media giant axed last year.

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Ex-Amazon managers say they were pressured to cut successful workers to meet attrition goals — and faced retribution when they resisted

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Amazon sets a goal each year for how many employees it wants to lose, voluntarily or otherwise, without managers being upset about their departure, Insider has reported.

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AI is helping your company decide who to lay off

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