8-month pregnant woman fired from TikTok, Internet asks her to “take a break”

The U.S. tech industry is facing a rough start to 2025, with over 53,000 job cuts in just the first five months. Major companies like Microsoft, Meta, CrowdStrike, and Block have all been trimming their workforces, citing factors like AI-driven restructuring, cost-cutting, and federal downsizing. The tech and government sectors have been hit the hardest. TikTok is now in the mix, too.