Akamai lays off 290 employees — May 9, 2023
Akamai, a security company based in United States, laid off 290 employees on May 9, 2023. At the time, the company was at the Post-IPO stage. The layoff was reported by this source.
Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2023/05/09/akamai-cuts-global-workforce-2023.html
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