Qualcomm lays off 1,258 employees — October 12, 2023
Qualcomm, a hardware company based in United States, laid off 1,258 employees on October 12, 2023. At the time, the company was at the Post-IPO stage. The layoff was reported by this source.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/12/qualcomm-to-cut-roughly-1258-jobs-in-california.html
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