Several Bay Area tech companies, including Cruise, Salesforce, Walmart, Asana, Okta, Infineon Technologies, Renesas Electronics, and Workday, have announced plans for significant layoffs, signaling a fresh wave of economic uncertainty in the region's tech sector. According to official state labor reports, these WARN notices indicate the potential loss of thousands of technology jobs. The job cuts disclosed so far in 2025 exceed 2,000, with February alone witnessing over 1,700 announced reductions. The tech companies cite permanent job losses and various reasons for the layoffs, ranging from restructuring to economic headwinds.