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AUGUST 29, 2013

Size of the layoffs have not been announced. The layoffs, which were first reported by GameSpot, also affected Sony Online Entertainment''s Austin operations. sony online entertainment jobs employment diego mmorpg videogame development' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

LSI Corporation , a developer of data storage products, has cut a product line it had been developing in Southern California, resulting in the layoffs of employees in Irvine and Westlake Village, as well as Israel and Silicon Valley. Sources close to LSI confirmed the layoffs.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based Demand Media has juts cut fifteen members of the company''s research and development unit, according to a report from Variety. demand media layoff jobs employment richard rosenblatt turnover content' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 3, 2013

SGN put out a list of hires today from Zynga''s FarmVille and other teams, saying that it has been snapping up a number of Zynga''s best developers. Although the layoff at Zynga does put a lot of talent on the market, Dewolfe said that it won''t be accelerating its rate of hiring. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 6, 2020

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APRIL 5, 2013

Amylin Pharmaceuticals as a developer of diabetes drugs. amylin pharmaceuticals diego biotech lifescienec employee jobs layoff' The move was first reported by the U-T San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals developer Ocera Therapeutics said today that it has closed its operations site in Sherbrooke, Quebec, as part of a restructuring. Ocera is developing treatments for acute and chronic orphan liver diseases. The closure means the loss of 17 employees in that location. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 21, 2013

Powerwave Technologies , a developer of wireless antennas and amplifiers, is cutting 182 employees in Santa Ana, according to a WARN notice from the state. The layoffs were first uncovered by the OC Register. Powerwave has been in bankruptcy since January. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Agoura Hills-based video game maker THQ said Wednesday afternoon that it is laying off around 60 employees, as part of a reorganization of its Juice Games and Rainbow Studios development studios. Tags: reorg employment jobs layoff videogame content games. The firm said the new studios will focus on digitally distributed games.

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based 3D movie project technology developer RealD said this morning that it has cut its headcount, and will be downsizing its facilities, as part of a expense reduction move. According to RealD, the cuts include the elimination of certain sales and marketing and research and development expenditures. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 18, 2012

The unexpectedly higher results are welcome news at the videogame maker, which has been in the throes of layoffs and restructuring since last year.

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MAY 13, 2010

Storage hardware developer Adaptec is shutting down its Lake Forest, Orange County site, according to sources close to the company. Adaptec moved into Lake Forest in August of 2008, when it acquired Aristos Logic , a developer of RAID chips and technology. Tags: adaptec jobs layoff employment orange county lake forest.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Boulder Electric Vehicles , a startup developing electric powered has shut down its production facility in Chatsworth, as the company looks for a buyer. Boulder Electric Vehicles had been developing medium- and light-duty electric trucks, aimed at the corporate and municial market READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 19, 2013

It all looked good at the time: oil company Exxon needed to develop a more earth-friendly way to produce oil, and San Diego startup Synthetic Genomics needed funding to get its technology off the ground. But then, ExxonMobil cut back its original investment--worth up to $600M--in Synthetic Genomics. What happened? READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

Mojave-based spacecraft developer Virgin Galactic has cut 40 employees, saying that it is looking "to position our organization for the drive to commercial operations." The layoffs at Virgin Galactic follow a 10 percent cut in employees by SpaceX just a couple of weeks ago.

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DECEMBER 5, 2008

Computer game maker Activision Blizzard is apparently cutting jobs in El Segundo and Los Angeles, according to a filing with the California Employment Development Department. California requires companies to give employees at least 60 day notice of mass layoffs.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

San Diego-based Verari Systems , a developer of blade server technology, has shut down, according to publication InsideHPC. Tags: verari systems blade server shutdown employment jobs layoff. According to InsideHPC, Verari Systems shut down due to lack of access to capital. READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

San Diego-based cybersecurity developer Websense announced Friday that it is officially moving its headquarters to Austin, Texas, and moving 470 jobs to the city. websense jobs employment texas layoff' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2019

There will be some layoffs as a result. Tesla also has two other models that are waiting in the wings — the Roadster and the Tesla Semi, which are both under development. The stores that remain, in high-traffic locations, will be turned into information centers, Musk said on a call with reporters.

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JUNE 6, 2013

zogenix pharmaceutical lifescience jobs employment layoff disorder drug development' The firm said it retains 93 full time equivalent employees at the company, including 57 in sales and marketing; the firm is now hoping the FDA will provide action on its NDA sometime this summer. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2014

Aliso Viejo-based network hardware developer QLogic said late Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of the 10/40/100Gb Ethernet controller assets from Broadcom , as well as cut staff as part of a restructuring effort related to the move. The acquisition deal had been announced in February. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

Rumors have been swirling around Agoura Hills-based THQ since this weekend, when a gaming industry analyst, Peter Skerritt, reported that the videogame maker was either looking for a buyer or shutting down its videogame development efforts, cancelling its 2014 lineup. as part of an "ongoing review" of its business. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2010

San Diego-based La Jolla Pharmaceuticals , the failed biopharmaceuticals firm which was previously developing treating lupus renal disease, reported today that it has received notification from the Nasdaq that it will be delisted from the market as of Thursday.

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APRIL 23, 2009

San Diego-based Sequenom , a developer of genetic analysis equipment, announced late Thursday that the firm has cut approximately 30 employees as part of a cost cutting measure. Tags: sequenom genetic analysis employment layoff jobs. The firm said the cuts were made in its Genetic Analysis business.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The firm said in a statement that the firm's vehicle development has "outpaced the rate of fundraising" at the firm, and it is now adjusting its production schedule to "align with financing realities." Tags: aptera venture capital layoff employment jobs electric green automobile auto. Aptera is venture backed by Google and Idealab.

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MARCH 31, 2009

San Diego-based Quidel , a developer of diagnostic tests for the healthcare industry, said Tuesday that it has cut approximately 10 percent of its work force, or 31 employees, in a corporate restructuring. Tags: quidel diagnostic lifescience healthcare layoff jobs employment.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The layoffs come after the firm missed Wall Street estimates, with revenues of $404.4M. THQ said the cuts would save the firm approximately $160M annually between general and administrative costs and product development. THQ also cut the salary of President and CEO, Brian J.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Calabasas-based videogame developer THQ has reportedly cut 170 of its employees, according to reports Wednesday. If true, the layoffs would not be a surprise for the firm, which said just last week that it would be paring its efforts in kids games, completely exiting the area to focus instead on its core gamers.

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MAY 23, 2012

Heavily backed, concentrating solar photovoltaic technology developer Amonix , which is based in Seal Beach, is set to lay off 76 workers across its offices in California, according to regulatory filings with the state. Amonix is heavily backed by Kleiner Perkins, Westly Group, and Angeleno Group, raising a huge, $129.4M round in 2010.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The bankruptcy follows a layoff of all of the company's employees in July , when it said it was unable to raise money to further fund its spacecraft development efforts. At the time of the layoffs, it said it would be continuing to look for funding.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Calabasas-based Ixia , a developer of network testing tools and software, is reporting this morning that it has implemented a "cost reduction initiative" and cut 80 positions from the firm, in what it said was primarily an elimination of duplicate resources from the company's October acquisition of Agilent's N2X product line. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based 60Frames , an online entertainment studio developing professionally produced, online content, has reportedly shut down , according to The Hollywood Reporter. Tags: 60frames online entertainment content hollywood studio layoff shutdown. 60Frames had raised $3.5M 60Frames had raised $3.5M READ MORE>>.

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JULY 2, 2012

Battered videogame developer THQ , which has been suffering from a downturn in its business, said today that it is planning a 1-for-10 reverse stock split, in order to raise its per share trading price so that it will regain compliance with a $1.00 per share, minimum bid price required by the NASDAQ Global Select Market. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

UK-based augmented reality technology developer Blippar , which had been backed by Qualcomm Ventures, has gone into administration in the UK--their equivalent of bankruptcy--after failing to obtain new funding for the company. Blippar said it expects a court appointed administrator to find a buyer for all or parts of the business.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Agoura Hills-based THQ , a developer and publisher of video games, said Wednesday that it is making "additional cost reduction actions" which includes the layoff of approximately 600 people, or 24 percent of the company's workforce. Tags: employment jobs layoff video content game. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2018

Venice, California-based social networking app developer Snap Inc. The layoffs represent around 10 percent of Snap's engineering team. has laid off more than 120 engineers, according to reports based on internal emails being circulated from the company, saying it had cut its "lowest performing" engineers in recent job reviews.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Sony has cut more than 50 employees in San Diego, at its Sony San Diego Studio , which develops videogames such as Kill Strain and MLB. According to reports , the layoffs are part of a wider cut in its videogaming operations which also included workers in London. READ MORE>>.

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