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Western Digital lays off 60 employees — May 24, 2023

Western Digital, a hardware company based in Israel, laid off 60 employees on May 24, 2023. At the time, the company was at the Post-IPO stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Western Digital
Employees laid off
60
Date
May 24, 2023
Industry
Hardware
Country
Israel
Company stage
Post-IPO
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$900M

Source: https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/sk4mliohh

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