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Tuesday 20 May 2025
Huawei widens lead in global telecom race, Western RAN giants retreat under pressure
As global telecom players across Europe, the US, Japan, and South Korea face mass layoffs and resource constraints, market contraction is accelerating. Meanwhile, Huawei is bucking...
Friday 16 May 2025
Microsoft shifts focus to Asia-Pacific amid massive job cuts
Microsoft is reportedly laying off around 6,000 employees, or about 3% of its global workforce, with most of the cuts concentrated in the US. The tech giant has also made organizational...
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Microsoft is cutting thousands of employees across the company
Microsoft Corp. said it will cut 6,000 workers across the company in an effort to reduce management layers.
The planned terminations will amount to less than 3% of total headcount...
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Nissan set to axe 20,000 jobs worldwide in deepening restructuring drive
Nissan Motor plans to cut around 20,000 jobs worldwide—more than twice the 9,000 announced in late 2024—as part of a sweeping restructuring effort aimed at reversing declining...
Monday 12 May 2025
Panasonic announces 10,000 layoffs to boost profitability
Panasonic Holdings has unveiled plans to lay off approximately 10,000 employees, split evenly between Japan and overseas, as part of structural reforms to improve profitability. The...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Outpaced and overbuilt: Intel’s $20B crisis
For five consecutive quarters through the first quarter of 2025, Intel Corporation has grappled with a staggering cumulative net loss of US$19.57 billion, marking the most protracted...
Saturday 29 March 2025
No quick fix: Renesas tightens belt with layoffs, pay freeze
Renesas Electronics CEO Hidetoshi Shibata said on March 26 that layoffs and a pay freeze are necessary responses to the prolonged slump in the global semiconductor market. Speaking...
Monday 24 March 2025
Disruption Index 2025: Automotive sector hit hardest, parts costs surpass tariff concerns
In 2025, the automotive industry is projected to surpass healthcare, technology, and financial services for the first time to become the sector most impacted by disruptive changes...
Thursday 20 March 2025
Speculation arises about Chinese EV startup Neta Auto dissolving its R&D team
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup Neta Auto has commenced the dissolution of its R&D staff at its Shanghai headquarters, according to industry rumors in China.
Tuesday 4 March 2025
Microchip Technology restructures: 2,000 layoffs across US and Philippines amidst automotive chip slump
Microchip Technology is undergoing significant restructuring in response to a downturn in the automotive chip market. The company has announced the layoff of approximately 2,000 employees,...
Wednesday 26 February 2025
Layoffs surge at Tier 1 suppliers amid rising costs and EV market slowdown
The wave of layoffs sweeping through the global automotive industry shows no sign of slowing, with major international Tier 1 suppliers--Germany's Continental, Bosch, and ZF--bearing...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Trump's tariff shift fuels market uncertainty and forces cost cuts in the notebook industry
The tariff approach of US President Donald Trump seems to be hindering the recovery of the notebook market, prompting brand vendors to explore various strategies for reducing costs...
Monday 17 February 2025
SiC golden era dims as price wars, weak EV demand weigh on market
Leading silicon carbide (SiC) manufacturers, including STMicroelectronics, Onsemi, Infineon Technologies, and Wolfspeed, posted dismal financial results, fueling concerns that the...
Friday 24 January 2025
Nissan to cut 9,000 jobs globally as restructuring efforts accelerate amid Honda merger talks
Nissan Motor plans to cut approximately 9,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major restructuring effort, according to reports from Kyodo and Nikkei Asia. More than...
Friday 17 January 2025
Global auto supply chain faces profit pressures: are more layoffs looming in 2025?
The global automotive supply chain faced widespread layoffs as mainstream and emerging suppliers struggled with sustained low-profit margins in 2024. With no clear signs of recovery,...