This article appears to be a summary of tech layoffs in 2023, covering various startups and companies that have undergone significant reductions in their workforce. The list includes:
- Unity: reduced its workforce by about 25%, or 1,800 people.
- Pitch: laid off two-thirds of its employees as the company pursues a "completely different path".
- BenchSci: reportedly cut 17% of its workforce on January 8, citing shifts in the economic environment.
- Flexe: eliminated 38% of its staff on January 8 after conducting layoffs in September 2023.
- NuScale: announced it is laying off 28% of its staff, or 154 workers, as the company shifts its focus to "key strategic areas".
- Trigo: reportedly laying off 15% of its workforce focused on computer vision for retailers.
- InVision: shutting down at the end of 2024 after a 12-year run.
- VideoAmp: laying off nearly 20% of its workforce as it tries to maintain its battle with Nielsen over media measurement.
- Orca Security: laying off roughly 15% of its staff, totaling 60 employees.
- Frontdesk: laid off its entire 200-person workforce on January 2 after attempts to raise more capital failed.
Additionally, the article mentions other companies that have undergone layoffs or restructuring efforts, including:
- Apple bringing its Store app to the Indian market
- SpaceX’s Starship explosion diverting flights
- Duolingo seeing a 216% spike in US users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban and move to RedNote
- OpenAI’s AI reasoning model ‘thinking’ in Chinese sometimes and no one really knows why
The article provides a comprehensive overview of the tech industry’s layoffs and restructuring efforts in 2023.