LinkedIn lays off around 200 employees; engineering and customer support teams impacted: Report

Professional networking giant LinkedIn has recently let go of approximately 200 employees, accounting for about 1% of its total workforce, as reported by tech outlet The Information. The layoffs, which reportedly impacted the engineering and customer support teams, mark the latest in a series of workforce reductions by the company over the past two years. Owned by Microsoft, LinkedIn has been navigating a dynamic economic environment, balancing the integration of advanced technologies like generative AI with shifting market demands.