Bandai Namco Begins to Cut Workforce After Cancelling Games

Bandai Namco Begins to Cut Workforce After Cancelling Games

Video game publisher Bandai Namco Holdings is cutting its workforce after canceling several titles due to lackluster demand, according to people familiar with the matter. The Tokyo-based company is taking a traditionally Japanese approach to reducing staff and sending workers to rooms where they are given nothing to do, putting…

ByteDance’s TikTok Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Shift Towards AI Content Moderation

ByteDance’s TikTok Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Shift Towards AI Content Moderation

Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said on Friday, as it shifts focus towards a greater use of AI in content moderation. Two sources familiar with the matter earlier told Reuters that…

CoinSwitch Cites Drop in User Queries for Trimming Customer Support Team: Details

CoinSwitch Cites Drop in User Queries for Trimming Customer Support Team: Details

The global crypto market, that is currently undergoing a slump, could be losing community members who do not have an appetite for risky investments at the time. This impact of the slowdown has been highlighted by crypto exchange CoinSwitch after it laid off 44 employees earlier this month from its…

Microsoft’s Salaried Staff Won’t Get Raise This Year, Reveals Leaked CEO Mail: Report

Microsoft’s Salaried Staff Won’t Get Raise This Year, Reveals Leaked CEO Mail: Report

Microsoft will not raise salaries for full-time employees this year and is reducing budget for bonuses and stock awards, Insider reported on Wednesday, citing an internal email by CEO Satya Nadella. The tech giant did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. “Last year, we made a significant…

Accenture to Cut 19,000 Jobs Amid Concerns of Lower IT Spending Due to Global Economic Outlook

Accenture to Cut 19,000 Jobs Amid Concerns of Lower IT Spending Due to Global Economic Outlook

Accenture on Thursday lowered its annual revenue and profit forecasts and said it would cut about 2.5 percent of workforce, or 19,000 jobs, the latest sign that the worsening global economic outlook was sapping corporate spending on IT services. More than half of the layoffs will affect staff at its…