Analysis: tech employers filed layoff notices for 14,500+ Bay Area workers in the 12 months to June; Bay Area software engineer demand is down 42% since 2022 (Francesca Maglione/Bloomberg)

Francesca Maglione / Bloomberg: Analysis: tech employers filed layoff notices for 14,500+ Bay Area workers in the 12 months to June; Bay Area software engineer demand is down 42% since 2022 — The enormous wealth generated by Anthropic and OpenAI is overshadowing layoffs and an uncertain job market in the city.

GM plans to lay off IT workers in an effort to trim costs and bring in staff with skills in other tech areas; sources: the cuts will affect 500 to 600 employees (David Welch/Bloomberg)
Indeed: UK employers are creating jobs for senior staff in software engineering and IT, where AI enhances the value of experience, while cutting back elsewhere (Irina Anghel/Bloomberg)
How Cash App founder Bob Lee's 2023 killing fed into a narrative pushed by tech leaders like Elon Musk about SF's decline until an acquaintance was convicted (Shawn Wen/Bloomberg)

Source: Techmeme | 2026-09-17

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