Spotify to eliminate 6% of its workforce to cut costs

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Spotify to eliminate 6% of its workforce to cut costs. Image Credit: Spotify
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Spotify to eliminate 6% of its workforce to cut costs. Image Credit: Spotify

More cuts in the tech sector as the role of private equity in the layoffs comes to light

Music streaming service Spotify is firing 6% of its workforce as part of larger cost-cutting initiatives after going on a spending binge during the pandemic. The company employs around 9,800 wor...

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