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Why Apple is dodging Big Tech’s layoff storm

As Meta, Microsoft and Amazon slash jobs and global tech layoffs top 92,000 this year, Apple employees remain largely insulated — with Israel playing a key role in its AI strategy

Tal Shahaf | 05.30.26

Amdocs is preparing for a wave of layoffs, hundreds of them in Israel

The move is part of a broad reorganization the company is currently working on; According to estimates, the layoffs will affect 7% to 10% of the company’s workforce in Israel and worldwide; Amdocs employs 29,000 people worldwide, and about 5,000 in Israel

Meir Orbach/Calcalist | 05.28.26

‘We had no choice’: Wix CEO confirms mass layoffs

Avishai Abrahami says Wix had no choice but to cut 1,000 jobs, about 20% of its workforce, citing dollar-shekel pressure, AI restructuring and the need to flatten management

Israel Wullman | 05.28.26

Hit by the tech layoff wave? Avoid these unemployment mistakes

Workers used to high salaries may find unemployment benefits far lower than expected, with caps, age-based limits, waiting periods and deductions shaping how much money actually reaches their bank account

Gad Lior | 05.28.26

PayPal to lay off dozens at Tel Aviv R&D center amid global cuts

Israel hub employs 200-250 people and develops key AI, cyber and risk systems; PayPal says Israel remains an important market and it will keep investing here in coming years

Meir Orbach/Calcalist | 05.27.26

Wix to cut 1,000 jobs as weak results, AI shift pressure company

Israeli website-building company plans largest layoffs in its history, cutting about 20% of workforce after stock loses half its value this year; Base44 grows fast but drives marketing, computing and acquisition-related costs

Sophie Shulman/Calcalist | 05.25.26

Meta layoffs begin in Israel as tech giant cuts 8,000 jobs in global AI shake-up

Meta is shifting 7,000 employees into AI roles while pouring up to $135 billion into infrastructure, but workers warn the push is fueling anxiety, distrust and fears their own jobs could become obsolete

Omer Kabir, Calcalist | 05.20.26

מייסדי AI21 Labs, מימין: אמנון שעשוע, אורי גושן ופרופ' יואב שוהם

Amnon Shashua’s AI firm cuts over 60% of staff after sale talks collapse

AI21 is ending standalone model sales and shifting resources to its Maestro platform for AI agent optimization after acquisition talks with Nebius collapsed, though the companies signed a business cooperation deal

Meir Orbach, Calcalist | 05.18.26

Cisco cuts 4,000 jobs, with Israel layoffs expected

Tech giant is restructuring to shift resources toward AI infrastructure, silicon, optics and security; its 800-employee Israel operation could lose 30 to 40 workers

News agencies, Israel Wullman | 05.14.26

Skipped high school, now signs off on 16,000 layoffs at Amazon

Amazon HR chief Beth Galetti is leading the latest round of job cuts tied to automation, completing layoffs of about 30,000 employees after the company’s massive pandemic-era hiring surge

ynet | 02.01.26

Mobileye to cut about 200 jobs, mostly in Israel, as valuation slides

Mobileye will lay off about 200 workers, mostly in Israel, cutting roughly 5% of its staff as it seeks efficiency and a sharper focus on core business; the company’s market value is down about 40% this year amid weak earnings and chip orders

Israel Wullman | 12.08.25

Woman laid off for showing up to work too early

22-year-old logistics worker in Spain fired after arriving 30–45 minutes early dozens of times; company says it hurt team coordination; court rejects her appeal and rules dismissal justified

News agencies | 12.08.25

Israeli gaming giant Playtika to lay off about 20% of workforce in December

Company, traded on Nasdaq with a market value of about $1.5 billion, has carried out four rounds of layoffs since 2022 in which more than 1,000 employees were dismissed

Meir Orbach/Calcalist | 11.18.25

Intel’s Israeli layoffs come with generous severance packages

As tech giant trims its global workforce, hundreds of Israeli employees at the Kiryat Gat plant—central to the company’s production—face layoffs accompanied by substantial compensations

Meir Orbach/Calcalist | 07.10.25

Intel slashes jobs in Israel as Nvidia expands, exposing chip giant's shifting fortunes

Intel is scaling back its Israeli presence and laying off thousands globally as new CEO Lip-Bu Tan attempts to reset the chipmaker’s trajectory; The moves come as Nvidia expands rapidly, seizing the AI crown once held by its older rival

Tal Shahaf | 07.10.25