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The Windows and Xbox maker plans up to 10,000 redundancies, but said it would still hire in key strategic areas.

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Spotify cuts jobs in latest round of tech layoffs

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In November, Meta announced it would cut 13% of its workforce, a total of 11,000 employees.

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Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs

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Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he took "full responsibility" for the cuts, in an internal email.

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It will affect up to 5% of its global workforce and cost the business $1.2bn (£972m) in severance and reorganisation costs.

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He said the firm would continue to hire in key areas.

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We didn't have to wait very long for the next round of lay-offs from big tech.

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That's small comfort, though, for the thousands of staff facing redundancy in the early days of 2023.

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Experts say there is still demand for job hunters with the right skills, particularly engineers experienced in AI and data science.

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