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Meta to cut 8,000 jobs, 10% of staff as it pours billions into AI

  • Apr 24
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Snapchat chops around 1,000 jobs in latest round of mass layoffs

  • Apr 16
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Washington Post cuts a third of its staff

  • Feb 4
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Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs in the latest round of layoffs

  • Jan 28

Judge bars Trump from firing federal workers amid shutdown

  • Oct 28, 2025

Target to cut 1,800 corporate roles

  • Oct 24, 2025

Nestlé to cut 16K jobs due partly to automation

  • Oct 16, 2025

Special education staff decimated after shutdown firings: Sources

  • Oct 13, 2025

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More than 500 Houston-based employees will be without a job after Chevron merger

  • Jul 25, 2025
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Crockett Elementary parents shocked HISD principals forced to resign

  • May 14, 2024
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HISD teachers experience layoffs amid $450 million budget gap

  • May 9, 2024
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UT-Austin announces round of firings in latest step to comply with Texas' DEI ban

  • Apr 4, 2024
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HISD slashing around 2,300 central office positions

  • Jul 21, 2023
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Top GOP visit Houston refineries to combat Biden's energy plan

  • Feb 3, 2021
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Southern Smoke awards $4.5M to hospitality works since start of pandemic

  • Jan 23, 2021
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TX businesses could see tax increase due to high unemployment payouts

  • Dec 15, 2020

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Starbucks to lay off 900 workers, close stores

Coffee giant Starbucks will lay off workers and close stores as part of a $1 billion restructuring plan, CEO Brian Niccol said in a memo to employees on Thursday.

  • Sep 25, 2025

More than 500 Houston-based employees will be without a job after Chevron merger

By the end of September, more than 550 Houston-based employees will be without a job following the Chevron merger. Here's how experts say this could impact the industry.

  • Jul 25, 2025

Nvidia's CEO says artificial intelligence could lead to job losses 'if the world runs out of ideas'

Jensen Huang, chief executive of the world's leading chipmaker Nvidia, warned that while artificial intelligence will significantly boost workplace productivity, it could lead to job loss if industries lack innovation.

  • Jul 14, 2025

State Department firing more than 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan, officials say

The State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan unveiled by the Trump administration earlier this year, a move that critics say will damage America's global leadership and efforts to counter threats abroad.

  • Jul 11, 2025

Microsoft to cut about 3% of workforce in its largest mass layoff in over 2 years

The layoffs, which will amount to about 6,000 people, are expected to hit across all parts of Microsoft's business, including LinkedIn and Xbox.

  • May 13, 2025