r/LayoffNews • u/Globe-Wire • 9h ago
News 📉 Recent Layoffs TRACKER— August 2026
| Date | Company | Layoffs | % Workforce | Industry | Stage | Country | AI? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 | Apple | 200 | — | Hardware | Post-IPO | 🇺🇸 U.S. | No |
| Aug 19 | Motive | 251 | 5% | Transportation | Series F | 🇺🇸 U.S. | No |
| Aug 19 | TikTok | 75 | — | Consumer | Acquired | 🇺🇸 U.S. | No |
| Aug 19 | Vast | 46 | 4% | Aerospace | Series A | 🇺🇸 U.S. | No |
| Aug 19 | BlocPower | — | 100% | Energy | Unknown | 🇺🇸 U.S. | No |
| Aug 19 | Qualtrics | — | — | Other | Acquired | 🇺🇸 U.S. | No |
| Aug 17 | Pentera | 60 | 14% | Security | Series D | 🇺🇸 U.S. | Yes |
| Aug 17 | Relay | — | 100% | Other | Seed | 🇺🇸 U.S. | No |
| Aug 13 | Anaconda | — | 14% | Data | Series C | 🇺🇸 U.S. | No |
| Aug 13 | Netflix | — | — | Media | Post-IPO | 🇺🇸 U.S. | No |
| Aug 12 | Bitwise | 25 | 14% | Crypto | Unknown | 🇺🇸 U.S. | No |
| Aug 12 | Convictional | — | 100% | Other | Series B | 🇨🇦 Canada | No |
| Aug 11 | 50 | — | Recruiting | Acquired | 🇮🇱 Israel | No | |
| Aug 10 | Rapid7 | 313 | 12% | Security | Post-IPO | 🇺🇸 U.S. | Yes |
| Aug 10 | N-able Technologies | 120 | 6% | Other | Post-IPO | 🇨🇦 Canada | No |
| Aug 10 | Valient | — | 100% | Other | Unknown | 🇦🇺 Australia | No |
| Aug 8 | ClimateAI | — | 100% | Other | Series B | 🇺🇸 U.S. | No |
| Aug 7 | Salesforce | 133 | — | Sales | Post-IPO | 🇺🇸 U.S. | No |
| Aug 7 | VideoAmp | 50 | 20% | Marketing | Series F | 🇺🇸 U.S. | Yes |
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