Job cuts

More companies turn to NTUC for support amid AI disruption

NTUC Secretary-General (SG) Ng Chee Meng (left) interacting with SIN Assurance PAC workers during a visit to the SIN Assurance PAC office on Feb 9, 2026.

‘Save the Post’: Hundreds in Washington protest cuts at famed US newspaper

The Post did not disclose the number of jobs being eliminated, but The New York Times reported approximately 300 of its 800 journalists were laid off.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 5, 2026

A 2008 photo shows a Russian Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile on display in Red Square during Moscow's Victory Day Parade.

Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide

Online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon did not give any breakdown of its planned 16,000 global job cuts on Jan 28.

ASML’s record orders smash forecasts as AI drives chipmaker demand, to lay off 1,700

ASML said orders in the fourth quarter far exceeded analysts’ expectations, as as companies boosted investment in AI chipmaking capacity.

Amazon bungles layoff plan with misfired internal e-mail

Reuters reported on Jan 23 that Amazon intended to lay off thousands of corporate employees starting this week.

UPS to eliminate 30,000 more jobs amid ongoing pivot from Amazon deliveries

Reductions in 2026 will come from attrition and driver buyouts, said UPS.

AI job cuts are landing hardest in UK, Morgan Stanley says

British companies reported that AI led to 8 per cent net job losses over the past 12 months, the study shared with Bloomberg shows.

Citigroup to lay off more employees in March: Sources

The new wave of layoffs is expected to be announced after bonuses are paid, said the sources.

Amazon plans thousands more corporate job cuts next week, sources say

Layoffs represent nearly 10% of Amazon’s corporate workforce and will to affect AWS, retail and HR units., sources said.

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