Symantec Cutting up to 1,700 Jobs as Early as Today

New CEO Steve Bennett has instituted a company-wide reorganization. Cuts are expected to hit middle management hard.
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Zynga Layoffs and the NSA on Your Phone — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You’re welcome!
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Zynga’s Pincus: “None of Us Ever Expected to Face a Day Like Today”

It’s not easy being mobile.
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ESPN Cutting Jobs

ESPN was in the process of laying off a few hundred workers on Tuesday, a sign that the hugely profitable sports cable-TV powerhouse is responding to the rising fees it pays to air games as well as other changes in the media industry.

EA Reboot Cost 900 Jobs

Reason for leaving last job: “Hard but essential changes.”
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Tumblr Cuts Editorial Team

Tumblr is disbanding Storyboard, its four-person editorial team, and all four employees will be “moving on,” CEO David Karp said in a post. Late last year, Tumblr told Forbes that it was hoping to generate $100 million in revenue in 2013; last month, it also told Bloomberg that it would be profitable this year. Update: Tumblr PR tells BetaBeat that three employees will be let go.

500 Sacked at Cisco

Less than 1 percent of the company’s global workforce.
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Google Cutting 10 Percent of Jobs at Its Motorola Unit

More than 1,200 workers are being let go as part of the latest round of cost-cutting at the cellphone maker.
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T-Mobile Planning Job Cuts Ahead of MetroPCS Deal Closure

T-Mobile isn’t officially confirming the timing or scope of the cuts, which are said to be imminent.
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Pop Culture Web Publisher BuzzMedia Lays Off 20 Percent of Staff, Restructures

The company behind sites like Spin and Idolator lets go of 50 people, plans to hire 25 others.
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Time Inc. Layoffs Will Cost $60 Million

Time Inc. Lays Off 500 (Memo)

Time Inc. Cuts Come Tomorrow

Time Inc. Braces for Layoffs This Week

The Daily Says — And Sings — Goodbye