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Near-bankrupt Bay Area tech company once worth $9B plots 290 layoffs
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SunPower’s collapse threatens 290 California jobs as solar pioneer nears bankruptcy
Founder News Team Aug 14, 2026 0

A solar industry pioneer is on the verge of bankruptcy, putting 290 California workers at risk. SunPower's financial unraveling signals…

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Luxury Bay Area carmaker Lucid to lay off 18% of staff
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Lucid Slashes Entire Arizona Production Shift and COO Role After $15.6 Billion Deficit
Founder News Team Aug 10, 2026 0

Lucid just eliminated an entire production shift and dissolved its COO position following staggering financial losses in the billions. The…

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Calif. tech giant Qualcomm lays off 1,250 workers, 194 in Bay Area
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Smartphone Slump Forces Qualcomm to Ax 1,250 Workers Including Senior Executives
Founder News Team Aug 10, 2026 0

Qualcomm is shedding 1,250 jobs, and this time the cuts are climbing all the way into the executive ranks. The…

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Bay Area biotech firm once worth more than $3B lays off 30% of staff
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Biotech Firm Once Valued at $3 Billion Slashes 30% of Workforce to Stay Afloat
Founder News Team Aug 10, 2026 0

A biotech unicorn is eliminating nearly a third of its staff just to keep the lights on. The layoffs signal…

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Google lays off hundreds in Bay Area, shuts child care center
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Google Slashes Hundreds of Jobs and Shuts Its Child Care Center
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

Google just laid off hundreds of employees and permanently closed its on-site child care facility for Bay Area workers. The…

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Bay Area's oldest biotech company lays off more than 140 workers
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Genentech parent company boasts $16 billion profit as 143 Bay Area jobs vanish
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche is sitting on $16 billion in earnings while quietly erasing 143 positions from its Genentech campus…

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Tech company ditches Bay Area office, moves HQ to Texas
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Solar Shingle Maker GAF Energy Shutters San Jose Plant, Axes 138 Jobs for Texas
Founder News Team Aug 8, 2026 0

A residential solar company is dismantling its Silicon Valley production line and moving operations to Texas, cutting 138 California jobs…

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Bay Area tech's 'layoff surge' has slashed salaries, report says
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Bay Area Tech Pay Plummets 15.25% as Job Switchers Suffer 26% Compensation Slash
Founder News Team Aug 8, 2026 0

The Bay Area technology salary advantage is eroding at a pace that rewrites a decade of compensation assumptions. Engineers and…

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Bay Area biotech firm once worth $1.2 billion lays off 40% of staff
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$1.2B Biotech Giant Slashes 40% of Workforce as Cash Dwindles
Founder News Team Aug 7, 2026 0

A single biotech firm once valued north of a billion dollars is cutting nearly half its staff in a scramble…

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Bay Area startup shuts down, lays off 500 workers
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Once a $700 Million ‘Uber of Weed,’ Eaze Collapses and Lays Off 500
Founder News Team Aug 6, 2026 0

A California weed delivery pioneer once valued at $700 million shut down completely this week and terminated its entire workforce…

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