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Seagate Layoffs Grow From 800 to 3,000
On Wednesday, Seagate said it will lay off 3,000 workers worldwide, up from the 800 U.S. cuts it announced Monday.
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Seagate customers swamped by Barracuda drive failures • The Register
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VentureBeat — ... Seagate widens layoffs: The storage company, whose top two executives resigned on Monday, has widened the number of announced layoffs from 800 in the U.S. to 3,000 worldwide. ...

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