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Sony to lay off 2,000 workers, close a digital imaging factory

Sony to lay off 2,000 workers, close a digital imaging factory
  • Posted October 19, 2012, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News
  • Sony has announced that it will lay off about 2,000 employees by the end of 2012, including a 20% staff reduction at the company's Tokyo headquarters and 20% from its Home Entertainment and Sound Business Group. The decision is part of a plan revealed earlier this year...

HP bumps layoffs up to 29,000, plans to invest more into R&D

HP bumps layoffs up to 29,000, plans to invest more into R&D
  • Posted September 10, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • In May, HP announced it would be cutting 27,000 jobs worldwide or about seven percent of its total workforce. However, yesterday ZDNet broke down HP's 10-Q quarterly SEC filing which spells out the elimination of 2,000 more jobs than previously stated, making for…

Tech layoffs hit 3 year high thanks to HP. It's not all bad though.

Tech layoffs hit 3 year high thanks to HP. It
  • Posted July 16, 2012, 7:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • Over 51,529 individuals met their occupational demise in the first-half of 2012, marking the largest mid-year total for tech sector job cuts since 2009. These figures originate from a report (pdf) prepared by consulting outfit Challenger, Gray & Christmas. During this period…

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