Layoffs

Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division

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The Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Firefox browser maker Mozilla, has laid off 30% of its employees as the organization says it faces a “relentless onslaught of change.” When reached by TechCrunch, Mozilla Foundation’s communications chief Brandon Borrman confirmed the layoffs in an email. “The Mozilla Foundation is reorganizing teams to increase agility […]

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Rental car startup Kyte slashes staff and shrinks to two markets in bid for survival

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Rental car startup Kyte, which bills itself as the “best alternative to Hertz,” is pulling out of almost all of its major markets in the United States and has cut its workforce roughly in half in a bid to survive after exploring a sale earlier this year. The company is shrinking its operations to focus

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ByteDance lays off hundreds of TikTok employees in shift to AI content moderation

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ByteDance’s TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees, mainly in Malaysia, according to Reuters. The cuts come as the social network is increasingly turning to AI for content moderation. Although TikTok did not provide the exact number, it said that less than 500 people were affected. The company said it’s making the changes as part

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