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Wizards of the Coast reportedly lays off staff working on virtual tabletop Sigil

Reports spread on Tuesday via social media that Wizards of the Coast, the Renton, Wash.-based company that publishes Dungeons & Dragons, has dismissed most of the employees that were working… Read More

Fleet management software company Zonar lays off staff following acquisition

Staffers at Seattle-based Zonar Systems were laid off following the company’s recent acquisition by GPS Trackit.

Rad Power Bikes CEO Phil Molyneux is out in latest shakeup at Seattle e-bike maker

Phil Molyneux is no longer CEO of Rad Power Bikes, more than two years after the former Sony president took over the Seattle-based e-bike maker. A spokesperson for Rad confirmed… Read More

Seattle gaming startup Rec Room lays off 16% of staff — read CEO’s memo to employees

The eponymous Seattle-based company behind the virtual hangout app Rec Room has cut 16% of its workforce. “This wasn’t an easy decision, but ultimately it’s one we had to make… Read More

Starbucks layoffs impact more than 600 workers in Washington state

Layoffs at Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks will impact 612 workers in Washington according to a new filing from the state’s Employment Security Department on Thursday. The number represents more than… Read More

Nautilus Biotechnology lays off 16% of workforce, plans release of commercial platform in 2026

Nautilus Biotechnology has laid off about 16% of its workforce, reducing its headcount to 133 employees and helping provide a cash runway that extends into 2027. CEO Sujal Patel shared the news… Read More

Seattle global health nonprofit PATH cutting workforce after federal funding freeze

Seattle-based global health nonprofit PATH announced this week that it is reducing its workforce in response to Trump administration efforts to slash federal funding to research institutions. The number of… Read More

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Blue Origin to lay off 10% of workforce — read memo from CEO to employees

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture plans to cut about 10% of its workforce, according to an announcement Thursday by the Kent, Wash.-based company’s CEO. “Our primary focus in 2025… Read More

Amazon’s latest job cuts impact corporate communications and sustainability employees

Amazon laid off employees in its communications and sustainability organizations on Wednesday in the latest round of cuts at the tech giant. The company did not share how many roles… Read More

Augmented writing startup Textio lays off more employees, will invest in ‘different mix of roles’

Textio laid off 15 employees on Wednesday, the company confirmed, citing a restructuring at the Seattle augmented writing startup. The company did not specify how many people it still employs.… Read More

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Amazon cuts about 200 jobs in stores division

Amazon is laying off employees in its North America Stores division, impacting roughly 200 employees across the U.S., the company confirmed Thursday. “We’ve adjusted parts of our North America Stores… Read More

Zillow makes job cuts after reorganizing agent software and advertising teams

Seattle-based real estate company Zillow Group laid off an unspecified number of employees, the company confirmed Friday. According to a statement from Zillow to GeekWire, the cuts impacted roles on… Read More

Microsoft layoffs: Tech giant’s job cuts stretch into 2025, now focusing on performance

Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to fall short of its standards. The company confirmed the job… Read More

RealSelf layoffs: Cosmetic procedure review company cuts staff

RealSelf, a Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review and resource platform, laid off part of its workforce last week. The layoffs affected longtime employees and senior sales leaders, according to posts about… Read More

OfferUp cuts 22% of headcount as it aims to expand beyond used goods — read CEO’s memo to staff

OfferUp, the Seattle-area company behind a popular used goods marketplace, is cutting 22% of its headcount in a bid to remain profitable as it looks to expand into new product… Read More

Mercedes-Benz makes job cuts at cloud-focused R&D office in Seattle

Mercedes-Benz laid off an unspecified number of employees from the Seattle office of its North American research and development arm, the company confirmed Wednesday. “In the normal course of business,… Read More

Corporate expense software startup Center lays off workers

Bellevue, Wash.-based startup Center laid off eight workers, or about 4% of its workforce.

Zonar Systems lays off 57 employees as parent company Continental considers restructuring

Zonar Systems, a Seattle-based company that provides electronic fleet inspection and tracking systems for public and private fleets, laid off 57 positions this week. A Zonar representative confirmed the layoffs… Read More

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First Mode files notice to lay off 65 workers at clean-tech facilities in Washington state

Seattle-based First Mode is reporting that 65 of its workers in Washington state are being laid off in a move that follows through on a previously announced plan to trim… Read More

More layoffs at Rad Power Bikes as Seattle e-bike maker aims to ensure ‘brand’s longevity’

Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes made more cuts to its workforce in July, the latest in a wave of layoffs that have impacted the well-funded electric-bike startup. A spokesperson for the… Read More

Microsoft cuts jobs in Azure, HoloLens, and other units in latest move to control costs

Microsoft is cutting a total of around 1,000 jobs across the company, in areas including its Azure cloud unit and HoloLens mixed-reality organization, a person familiar with the matter confirmed… Read More

Recruiting software company SeekOut lays off employees in another round of cuts

SeekOut, a Seattle-area startup that sells recruiting software and raised $115 million in 2022, is trimming its workforce for the second time in the past eight months. TechCrunch, which first… Read More

Take-Two Interactive layoffs hit Seattle area; 70 workers affected

Take-Two Interactive, the gaming giant behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise, is laying off 70 employees in the Seattle region.

98point6 hit by new layoffs in latest change at health tech startup

Seattle-based digital healthcare startup 98point6 has conducted a new round of layoffs, the company confirmed Tuesday. 98point6 did not provide details on the number of employees affected. A number of… Read More

Where Amazon Web Services is still hiring after cutting hundreds of jobs this week

Amazon Web Services announced hundreds of job cuts this week, in areas including training, sales, and physical stores technology, but noted that it’s still hiring in core areas of its… Read More

Tech job market remains in flux as layoffs continue and experienced workers struggle to get hired

After she was laid off in September, Jenny Richards didn’t expect to spend more than six months trying to find her next job. She had worked in product management roles… Read More

Augmented writing startup Textio lays off 14 employees, or 16% of staff

Textio laid off 14 employees this week, or 16% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring. The company confirmed the cuts to GeekWire on Thursday. It now has 71… Read More

Seattle studio Ridgeline Games, led by ‘Halo’ co-creator, closes as part of EA cuts

A new wave of layoffs at video game mega-studio Electronic Arts has multiple impacts on the Pacific Northwest gaming industry, including the end of development on a Star Wars video… Read More

Seattle-area game developer Hidden Path Entertainment lays off 44 workers

Hidden Path Entertainment, an independent game studio based in Bellevue, Wash., has laid off 44 employees. The layoffs were confirmed Wednesday afternoon in a post on LinkedIn by CEO Jeff… Read More

Amazon cutting hundreds of jobs in health care units One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs at its health care units, Amazon Pharmacy and the primary care company One Medical, the tech giant confirmed Tuesday. In a statement and memo… Read More

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