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The tech industry faces ongoing layoffs in 2025, with over 22,000 job cuts recorded so far this year, continuing a trend that saw more than 150,000 jobs lost across 549 companies in 2024.

Microsoft terminated software engineers Ibtihal Aboussad and Vaniya Agrawal after they protested the company’s work with the Israeli military during 50th anniversary events

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits China to maintain market presence despite US restrictions

Two former Microsoft employees who were fired in 2024 for organizing a vigil in support of Palestinians accuse the company of being complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza and systemic apartheid in the West Bank.

Microsoft’s latest performance improvement plan includes an offer for low-performing employees to either accept a payout to quit or risk termination under a performance improvement plan.

Learn about Amazon’s promotion culture, the challenges employees face, and strategies for getting promoted within this tech giant.

Microsoft has rolled out stricter performance management policies, making it harder for low-scoring employees to remain with or return to the company

Microsoft is implementing stricter measures for underperforming employees, including a ban on internal transfers and a two-year rehire block.

Microsoft introduces stricter internal policies to manage underperformance, including a new exit path for low-scoring employees and limitations on internal transfers and rehiring.

A software engineer shares the lessons he learned from being rejected by Meta, Amazon, and other top tech companies before landing a role at Microsoft.