An attendee looks on during a media tour of the new Amazon headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, on Sept 20, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

Big Tech and media companies in the United States continue to announce fresh job cuts, a sign that the spate of layoffs seen in 2023 could persist as firms grapple with economic uncertainty.

Here are some of the job cuts announced by tech and media companies.

Amazon 

Jan 18 - The Buy with Prime unit laying off less than 5 percent of its employees.

Jan 11 - Audiobook and podcast division Audible laying off 5 percent of its workforce, according to a memo from the head of the division.

Jan 10 - Amazon set to lay off several hundred employees in its streaming and studio operations, extending job cuts into 2024.

Jan 9 - Streaming unit Twitch to cut 35 percent of its staff, or about 500 workers, as reported by Bloomberg News.

Alphabet 

Jan 22 - X Lab, Alphabet's division for developing new technology, laying off dozens of workers and turning to outside investors for funding.

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Jan 16 - Google, part of Alphabet, laying off hundreds of employees in its advertising sales team.

Jan 11 - Google laying off hundreds of people across teams, including the hardware team responsible for Pixel, Nest and Fitbit, and the majority of those in the augmented reality team.

Sky Group

Jan 30 - Comcast-owned British media group Sky plans to cut about 1,000 jobs across its businesses this year, a source familiar with the development told Reuters, as it transitions to internet-based services from traditional satellite ones.

Snap

Feb 5 - Snap plans to cut around 528 jobs, or 10 percent of its global workforce.

Salesforce

Jan 26 - Salesforce laying off about 700 employees, roughly 1 percent of its global workforce, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Microsoft

Jan 25 - Microsoft set to lay off 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox.

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Paramount Global 

Jan 25 - Paramount Global plans an unspecified number of layoffs, and aims to become a leaner organization.

Business Insider 

Jan 25 - Business Insider plans to lay off around 8 percent of its staff, according to CEO Barbara Peng.

IBM

Jan 24 - IBM plans to lay off some employees in 2024, but will hire more for AI-centered roles, making it likely it will end the year with its headcount unchanged.

Aurora Innovation

Jan 24 - Autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation said it had cut 3 percent of its workforce as part of a reorganization exercise.

eBay

Jan 23 - eBay plans to cut about 1,000 roles, or around 9 percent of its current workforce.

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Los Angeles Times

Jan 23 - The Los Angeles Times plans to lay off 94 journalists who are members of the newspaper's union.

Walt Disney

Jan 11 - Pixar Animation Studios, part of Walt Disney, set to cut jobs after completing production on some shows and having more staff than needed.

Unity Software

Jan 8 - Videogame software provider Unity Software plans to lay off approximately 25 percent of its workforce, to cut around 1,800 jobs.