Twitter suffers 'massive outage' under Elon Musk leaving users unable to tweet, message and more

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Newly returned Disney CEO Bob Iger is cutting 7,000 jobs and reorganizing the company

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  • Disney CEO Bob Iger announced layoffs on Wednesday.
  • 7,000 jobs will be cut.
  • Iger returned as CEO in November. 

Disney CEO Bob Iger is looking to cut costs and reorganize the company, announcing sweeping layoffs on Wednesday.

Layoff memos from tech companies illustrate how leaders need to show authentic regret over job cuts — and how damaging it can be when they don't

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Zoom's CEO will take a $10,000 salary this year, a 98% pay cut, after laying off 1,300 workers because of 'mistakes' he made growing the company

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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan is slashing his pay by $490,000.

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US startups laid off more than 3,000 workers in January — a 1,700% jump from the same month last year

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More than 3,000 startup employees have been laid off in January.

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Google emails some Canadian employees to tell them they're being laid off as part of its plan to cut 12,000 jobs globally: 'Feels as harsh as being fired'

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Some Google employees in Canada reportedly found out on Monday they were being laid off.

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Layoffs sweeping Big Tech are putting corporate diversity efforts at risk

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Dee C. Marshall — the CEO of Diverse & Engaged, a DEI consultancy that works with Fortune 500 companies and tech clients — said several recently laid-off professionals in diversity had messaged her for career advice.

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Silicon Valley needs to stop laying off workers and start firing CEOs

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Tech CEOs shouldn't be making $280 million a year or even $1 a year — they should be fired for poorly managing some of the largest companies in the world.

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Now laid-off employees are paying the price

Why Silicon Valleys massive layoffs haven't hit Detroit automakers

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Automakers like Ford and GM have yet to announce anything close to the layoffs that have left thousands of tech workers out of a job this year.

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With a recession looming, layoffs are in full effect. Here are some of the safest and most at-risk jobs, according to economists.

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US employees are worried about their jobs amid a looming recession.

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