Layoffs Today
The latest tech layoffs, as they break
Our wire scans the news every hour for new layoff events. Below: what it's seeing right now, the market stress reading, and the most recent confirmed cuts from the curated tracker.
Scanning the wire for today's layoff events…
Market stress index
Below baseline
Mean monthly layoff volume over the last three complete months against the trailing-year monthly median, computed from the curated tracker.
Inputs: ~10,948/mo recent vs 16,300/mo baseline · 16 events in window (2 with undisclosed headcounts, excluded) · formula
Recently confirmed layoffs
The newest entries in the curated dataset (updated August 2026), each verified against its source.
- −500ZillowAug 2026 · Consumer Tech
Cut just over 500 roles, about 7% of staff, in a broad restructuring.
- −250TikTokAug 2026 · Social Media
Closed its Nashville office of about 250 people, mostly trust-and-safety and content moderation roles.
- −220EtsyAug 2026 · E-commerce
CEO Kruti Patel Goyal confirmed about 220 departures, close to 12% of the workforce.
- n/aGoogleAug 2026 · Big Tech
Cut hundreds of roles across several units in early August; total headcount undisclosed.
- −630monday.comJul 2026 · Enterprise SaaS
A fifth of the company cut as it restructures 'for the AI era' around its AI work platform.
- −2,600VisaJul 2026 · Fintech
Efficiency push announced ahead of an earnings beat, with AI reshaping operations roles.
- −4,800MicrosoftJul 2026 · Big Tech
Cuts concentrated in Xbox and sales while record AI infrastructure spending continues.
- −10%Uber (customer service)Jul 2026 · Transportation & Delivery
~10% of the customer-service organization cut as AI absorbs support volume.
- −750RackspaceJun 2026 · IT Services & Consulting
Managed-cloud provider restructures toward AI-focused services.
- −290RobinhoodJun 2026 · Fintech
Restructuring framed around 'frontier technologies' absorbing operational work.