layoffs

Qualcomm will cut jobs worldwide in a "performance-focused reduction", CEO Cristiano Amon told staff in a memo seen by Reuters. No headcount was given.

Netflix is cutting roughly 6% of staff, mostly in product, tech, legal and HR, its co-CEOs told employees. Variety puts the figure at about 1,000 jobs.

Kroger plans to cut roughly 3,000 corporate roles over three years, about 37% of corporate staff, CEO Greg Foran told employees in a memo.

Calcalist reports about 50 Copilot Studio staff at Microsoft Israel face pre-dismissal hearings in a global restructuring. Microsoft gave no numbers.

Three readings on AI and work from 8 October 2026: the ONS says 30% of UK businesses used AI in September and 6% of AI-using firms with 10+ staff reported reduced headcount; a Banque de France note finds permanent hiring of 21–29 year-olds fell further in the most AI-exposed jobs, with clear caveats; and HoneyBook reportedly cut about 14% of staff, citing "the AI era".

AT&T and AST SpaceMobile say they made the industry's first satellite handoff between a ground cellular network and a direct-to-device satellite network.

SpaceX has picked Qualcomm's Dragonwing platforms for Starlink Mobile's US 5G network, with rollout across tens of thousands of sites from 2027.

Google plans to invest US$15bn in Malaysia in 2027 and 2028 on data centres, 1 GW of clean energy, water projects and AI skills for 800,000 people.

Air Tahiti Nui will fit Starlink to its entire Boeing 787-9 fleet, with free Wi-Fi in every cabin class. The airline expects the rollout in 2027.

Meta's Muse says its bug bounty has paid about $1.2m for 64 valid findings, including $300,000 for a flaw fixed four months before launch.