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Beijing, August 12 (Xinhua) it is reported that Microsoft laid off staff earlier this week, and now its LinkedIn (LinkedIn) will also abolish its global event marketing team (events marketing).

A spokesman for LinkedIn did not say how many people were affected, saying only that the entire event marketing team had been affected. Affected employees can apply for positions in a newly formed internal team that focuses on creating virtual, hybrid, and personal experiences. LinkedIn spokesman said that event marketing has changed a lot, and the new team will focus on creating new experiences around virtual, hybrid, and personal experiences, bringing people together.

Chuck Jones, a senior event marketing manager on the global campaign marketing team, posted on Wednesday that his entire team had been laid off, but fortunately employees had a lot of internal positions to apply for.

Less than a month ago, Microsoft reported that LinkedIn's revenue was up 26% year-on-year and the number of interactions among its 850 million members also hit a record high. The wave of layoffs has swept across the US technology industry, and now it seems that LinkedIn is not immune. Oracle announced layoffs in early August, affecting thousands of employees around the world. Oracle hopes to cut costs by $1 billion. Lyft, Robinhood, Hootsuite and Rivian also laid off staff, while Apple and Google announced a slowdown in hiring.

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