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AOL cuts 700 employees, 10% of staff

Joining a growing list of major technology companies announcing layoffs, Time Warner Inc.'s AOL unit is cutting 700 employees, which is about 10% of its staff. The news was originally reported...


Intel to close factories, lay off thousands of workers

Intel Corp. [INTC] may cut thousands of employees as it closes older facilities and halts production of older products, the company disclosed Wednesday. The latest development follows last week's announcement by...


Microsoft may announce layoffs amid weak demand for computers

Speculation continues that Microsoft Corp. [MSFT] will announce layoffs later this week. The news may be delivered Thursday when the software company reports its fiscal second-quarter earnings after the markets close....


Video Flashback 2008: Jason Calacanis on hiring and firing

"I try to scare people," Mahalo.com Inc. founder Jason Calacanis told The Deal back in March, when he described his controversial hiring and firing practices in our three-part video interview.And that was...


As Valleywag shrinks, a plea to Philip Kaplan: Bring back FC

As we try to figure out whether the latest layoffs in startup land are the begining of the end or merely a prudent pruning process, we can't help wishing Philip...


Behind the layoffs: Mahalo chief Jason Calacanis shares the details

Serial entrepreneur Jason Calacanis provides a candid look into the thought process behind laying off 10% of Mahalo.com's workforce late Wednesday evening in an email sent to those who follow...


Socialmedian founder Jason Goldberg keeps media startup 'small and scrappy'

As investors urge their portfolio companies to cinch their belts, it's a good time to look at how one entrepreneur with a little experience under his is doing more with...


Question for Tesla's Elon Musk: Don't ordinary times require focus too?

The silver lining in the gloomy economic forecast may be that entrepreneurs and investors will be forced to do what they should have done all along: focus on their companies.In...



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