Microsoft, Google, Meta, other tech companies slash more than 21,000 jobs this year

Dozens of tech companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, TikTok and Meta, are cutting jobs. It’s the latest sign that Silicon Valley is still trying to adjust from the boom times of the pandemic.

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Microsoft said today it is laying off 1,900 employees. It joins dozens of other tech companies, including Google, Amazon, TikTok and Meta, in slashing tech jobs. It’s the latest sign that Silicon Valley is still trying to adjust from the boom times of the pandemic. NPR’s Bobby Allyn reports.

BOBBY ALLYN, BYLINE: It’s been a punishing year for the tech industry, and we’re only four weeks

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