Microsoft plans to lay off 4,800 staff, impacting sales and Xbox divisions. It's offering severance up to 39 weeks for most laid-off US employees.

A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.

Role eliminations at cloud computing companies, especially Oracle, comprise the lion’s share of 2026 tech layoffs.

Amazon is cutting 57 jobs in Washington, including roles at the director and senior manager levels. The cuts include 16 software engineers as well as product managers and creative marketing employees working in Seattle and Bellevue offices.

Samsung SDS America, Inc will lay off 179 employees at its Ridgefield Park headquarters later this year, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed Wednesday. Samsung’s job cuts are scheduled to take effect Oct.

As of June 14, 2026, 247 layoff events have displaced 183,966 workers across the tech, finance, and healthcare sectors — an average of 1,115 jobs lost every working day, nearly double the 564-per-day pace recorded in 2025. The month of May alone ...

The San José tech company informed the state that the job cuts will occur in their San Francisco Bay area offices.

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