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Intel, the Bay Area tech giant whose failure to innovate alongside other major chipmakers has turned it into a laggard of the artificial intelligence era, is more than doubling its planned layoffs in California.
The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to employees Friday morning.
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Employees of the U.S. State Department could receive a layoff notice via email very soon as part of the Trump administration's plan to downsize the government.
U.S. diplomats in Washington are bracing for cuts to the State Department workforce, with dismissal notices expected to hit inboxes as soon as Friday, according to three State Department officials with knowledge of the plans.
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No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread expectation is for the terminations to start as soon as Friday.
The State Department informed U.S.-based employees on Thursday that it would soon be laying off nearly 2,000 workers as part of a plan to downsize its domestic workforce.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.
The Germany-based supplier specializes in roofing technologies and said the layoffs are part of a consolidation plan.
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