2025 was a tough year for corporate employees, particularly in the tech industry. Mass layoffs had threatened job security, and raised pertinent questions about the job market, particularly during a time of increasing automation, and use of artificial intelligence. A month into 2026, and the situation seems much the same, with layoffs already being a persistent issue. Here are some of the major tech companies that laid off its workers a little over a month into the year.
Amazon: Amazon cut around 16,000 jobs in January, and 2,200 in early February, bringing the total number of layoffs since October 2025. This reportedly comes as part of CEO Andy Jassy’s broader push to streamline operations, trim bureaucracy, and move away from businesses that are not meeting performance expectations.
Ericsson: Ericsson announced plans to cut 1,600 jobs in Sweden, doubling down on recent cost-saving measures that have helped it weather a prolonged downturn in telecoms spending. The company has been doubling down on recent cost-saving measures that have helped it weather a prolonged downturn in telecoms spending.
ASML: Chipmaking company ASML announced it will be cutting around 1,700 jobs across the Netherlands and the US in an effort to “strengthen [its] focus on engineering and innovation.” The layoffs will primarily impact leadership level roles across the company’s technology and IT teams, according to the company.
Meta: Meta laid off 1,500 employees as part of its restructuring of its Reality Labs division. This came as Meta said it was shifting its investment from Metaverse to Wearables, after Metaverse failed to gain the traction the company expected it to.
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Autodesk: Design software maker Autodesk said it would get rid of 7% of its global workforce, or roughly 1,000 jobs, as it aims to redirect spending to its cloud platform and artificial intelligence efforts. The company, which offers tools used in movies and games to create 3D animation, visual effects and manage production, said the reductions would mostly impact its customer-facing sales teams.
Pinterest: Pinterest announced plans to lay off under 15% of its workforce, as part of broader restructuring that arrives as the image-sharing platform pivots more of its money to artificial intelligence. Pinterest said it was making these cuts to support “transformation initiatives,” which include reallocating the company’s resources to AI-focused roles and prioritizing AI-powered products.
Sapiens: Sapiens announced it is cutting hundreds of jobs with employees in India and the U.S. being hit the hardest. The job cuts are likely to impact 540 employees according to reports, which will not be evenly distributed across regions.
Oracle might also lay off around 30,000 employees and sell its health tech unit Cerner, according to TD Cowen analysts. While it’s hard to predict how the rest of the year would go, all these layoffs so early in the year are likely to spell a challenging year ahead for tech employees.