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Glossier just laid off one-third of its corporate employees, mostly in tech

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Glossier, the popular beauty brand led by former blogger Emily Weiss, let go of 80 of its corporate employees today, according to an internal email obtained by Modern Retail. The tech team layoffs are notable for a beauty retailer that has often described itself as a technology company.

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Report: Veoh Planning Major Layoffs

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San Diego- and Los Angeles-based online video site Veoh is reportedly in the midst of a "major restructuring," according to a report from VentureBeat. Quoting a "source close to the company" VentureBeat said that the layoffs would be "drastic." Tags: veoh layoff jobs video content. READ MORE>>.

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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19

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I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. Please reach out and email me at kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com to share thoughts, opinions or tips or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec. Ride Report creates software that enables cities to work with micromobility operators.

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XCOR Aerospace Files For Chapter 7

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The bankruptcy follows a layoff of all of the company's employees in July , when it said it was unable to raise money to further fund its spacecraft development efforts. At the time of the layoffs, it said it would be continuing to look for funding.

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Snap Cuts 120 Engineers, Citing Job Performance

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has laid off more than 120 engineers, according to reports based on internal emails being circulated from the company, saying it had cut its "lowest performing" engineers in recent job reviews. The layoffs represent around 10 percent of Snap's engineering team. Venice, California-based social networking app developer Snap Inc.

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Report: Faraday Future Puts Off Restarting Furloughed Employees

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A report, published on Tuesday, says that troubled electric car maker Faraday Future has put off restarting its operations and having furloughed employees return to work, although it's unclear what the holdup might be for the company.

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Google Confirms Motorola Mobility 4000 Layoffs

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Motorola annual financial report is here. Google will however feel the layoffs. The executive team promised to continue being innovative everyday in TV,talk, email, text, and web and were still expectant of a Motorola Powered future but such a move might be a wake up call.

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