layoffs

EA Reboot Cost 900 Jobs

John Paczkowski in News on May 9 at 11:25 am PT

Reason for leaving last job: “Hard but essential changes.”

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Tumblr Cuts Editorial Team

Peter Kafka in Media on April 9 at 7:01 pm PT

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

John Paczkowski in News on March 28 at 9:23 am PT

Less than 1 percent of the company’s global workforce.

Google Cutting 10 Percent of Jobs at Its Motorola Unit

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 7 at 9:22 pm PT

More than 1,200 workers are being let go as part of the latest round of cost-cutting at the cellphone maker.

T-Mobile Planning Job Cuts Ahead of MetroPCS Deal Closure

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 6 at 3:45 pm PT

T-Mobile isn’t officially confirming the timing or scope of the cuts, which are said to be imminent.

Pop Culture Web Publisher BuzzMedia Lays Off 20 Percent of Staff, Restructures

Peter Kafka in Media on February 28 at 6:10 am PT

The company behind sites like Spin and Idolator lets go of 50 people, plans to hire 25 others.

Seven Questions for Gree’s SVP of Studio Operations, Anil Dharni

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 12 at 3:30 pm PT

The Japanese-based mobile games company still has ambitious plans for the U.S., although they’ve changed.

Time Inc. Layoffs Will Cost $60 Million

Peter Kafka in Media on February 6 at 4:45 am PT

Firing 6 percent of your workforce isn’t cheap.

BlackBerry, Hacking, Vine Porn and More: The AllThingsD Week in Review 1/27/13 – 2/02/13

Eric Johnson in General on February 2 at 4:49 pm PT

The top 10 stories of the week, in one convenient serving.

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HP to Cut 1,100 Jobs in German Enterprise Services Unit

Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 1 at 8:13 am PT

Hewlett-Packard announced a restructuring of its Enterprise Services operations in Germany. The changes will affect 1,100 jobs, and HP will close a facility in Rüsselsheim, Germany, by the end of October. Of those, 850 jobs will be eliminated, and 250 people will be given the chance to join HP partners and vendors. The move is part of a restructuring announced last year, when HP said it would eliminate about 29,000 jobs in a multiyear shake-up that should be complete by early 2014.