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Microsoft Confirms Major Job Cuts
7,800 workers to lose their jobs as Microsoft also writes off £4.9bn from Nokia Devices takeover deal
PayPal, eBay To Remain Friends After Spin-off
PayPal and eBay will separate later this year, but will remain joined at the hip for at least five years
HP CEO Meg Whitman Set To Get Massive Payout If Fired
HP boss Meg Whitman will also sit pretty if the company is ever acquired, new data from UBS finds
SAP Forecasts Further Cloud Job Cuts
2,000 employees will get the axe amidst SAP's continued cloud pivoting, with early retirement and voluntary severance programs to be offered
Sony To Cut 1,000 Mobile Jobs
Losses come under increased competition in the mobile market from the likes of Samsung and Apple
Foxconn To Downsize Workforce Amidst Shrinking Sales Growth
Apple-supplier Foxconn also battling with rising workers' wages in China
IBM Denies That It Will Be Cutting 110,000 Jobs
IBM calls the allegations "baseless" and "ridiculous", and says cuts are actually a small fraction of what's been reported
IBM ‘To Cut 111,000 Jobs’ In Biggest-Ever Round Of...
Cuts look to steady declining revenues, as IBM continues to seek leadership in the cloud
eBay Confirms Job Losses Amid Shareholder Pressure
Pressure from activist investor Carl Icahn forces eBay management to slash jobs and sell off assets
A Quarter Of Brits Fear The Sack Due To Lack Of Digital Skills
And 45% of professionals do not know where to go to further IT knowledge, according to a Code.org UK study
IBM Layoffs To Hit Hardware Division
A quarter of IBM hardware division will be cut as company begins restructuring
IBM Begins US Jobs Cull Amid Global Restructuring Plan
Some IBM workers are facing a very bleak weekend as Big Blue starts handing out pink slips
Cisco To Axe 4,000 Staff Despite Positive Results
Cisco confirms it will once again trim its workforce, despite reporting solid financial results
Sony Adds To Job Woes With Staff Cuts And Factory Closure
Sony has added to the gloom on the jobs front after closing a factory and axing 2,000 of its workforce
HP Braced For Huge Loss After £5bn EDS Writedown
HP executives are bracing themselves for a huge Q3 loss due to a $8 billion writedown of the EDS acquisition
RIM To Cut 5,000 And Delay BlackBerry 10 After Huge Loss
Research in Motion is to cut 5,000 jobs and is delaying the launch of BlackBerry 10 smartphones after posting dire financials
RIM Dismisses Company Split Report
BlackBerry maker RIM has denied a report it is considering splitting its hardware and services businesses
Mike Lynch Departs Autonomy Amid Huge HP Cuts
British jobs among HP UK staff at risk as Dr Mike Lynch, chief executive of HP's Autonomy unit hands in his cards
HP Confirms It Will Axe 27,000 Jobs
Despite posting decent financials, HP has confirmed that it will axe 27,000 jobs in the face of weak demand
HP Plans 30,000 Jobs Cull
HP is planning a huge workforce downsizing programme, with as many as 30,000 positions thought to be at risk
Dell Prepares To Cut UK Workforce
Dell has confirmed that it is preparing to trim its UK workforce, although it remains tight-lipped over numbers
Union Calls For Protests Over IBM Job Cuts
An IBM union is calling for protests and picketing at IBM locations in response to the latest round of job cuts
Search Engine Market Share Unchanged, Says ComScore
There was little change in the search engine market share for Google and Microsoft in February, according to comScore
Risk Of Tech Job Redundancy Minimal, Says Study
Technology jobs are less unlikely to be at risk in the year ahead, despite hiring concerns for 2012
Angry US IT Worker Wreaked Havoc At Drugs Firm
A disgruntled US IT administrator deleted multiple virtual hosts at Japanese pharmaceutical firm Shionogi
Redundancy Axes Fall At Nokia And Yahoo
Nokia cuts staff in Finland and a leaked memo from Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz confirms layoffs began this week
Ask.com Axes Workforce And Retreats From Search
Ask.com is to axe 130 staff and close two offices, as the competition with Google over search and indexing takes its toll
HP Slated By Union Over UK Layoffs
HP has been criticised by Unions over its decision to lay off UK workers despite the company continuing to grow sales and profits
RealNetworks Streamlines And Axes More Jobs
RealNetworks is to axe about 5 percent of its workforce, including management, to streamline its operations