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Expedia Group lays off employees in latest cuts at Seattle travel giant

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Expedia’s headquarters in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop)

Expedia Group is laying off employees, according to posts online from impacted workers.

Program managers and engineers in the Seattle region and other locations are among those affected. It’s not clear exactly how many employees are impacted by the cuts. We’ve reached out to the company for more details.

The latest reductions add to a series of workforce cuts at the travel company over the past two years.

The company went through a round of layoffs last year, reportedly impacting about 3% of its workforce, and had separate layoffs in 2025.

Expedia had 16,500 employees across nearly 50 countries at the end of 2024, according to its most recent annual filing.

Expedia reported revenue growth of 9% to $4.4 billion in the third quarter of last year, while adjusted net income grew 19% year-over-year. Gross bookings were up 12% to $30.7 billion. In the earnings release, CEO Ariane Gorin called out “an improved demand environment, disciplined execution and tangible progress on our strategic priorities.” The company increased its full-year guidance.

On an earnings call with analysts, Gorin described AI as a “step function” opportunity to boost team efficiency and effectiveness over time. “We’re already seeing the benefits in our product, technology, and customer service teams — from enhancing developer productivity to improving resolution speed on servicing, to highlight just a couple of examples,” she said.

Expedia is scheduled to report its fourth quarter earnings Feb. 12. The company’s stock is up more than 40% over the past six months and its market capitalization is above $33 billion.

Expedia Group includes brands such as Vrbo, Orbitz, Hotwire, Trivago, and Hotels.com in addition to the flagship Expedia.com.

Expedia, which has a major campus in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood, is one of the region’s largest tech employers. Fellow Seattle tech giant Amazon is reportedly preparing for another round of corporate layoffs this week.

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Social network UpScrolled sees surge in downloads following TikTok’s US takeover

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UpScrolled is a social network that pledges to remain impartial to political agendas. It blends familiar features from Instagram and X, letting users share photos, videos, and text posts, discover new content, and send direct messages.
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Playwright Workspaces: Debug end-to-end tests faster

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Azure App Testing is Microsoft's latest fully managed, cloud-based offering that brings together Azure Load Testing and Playwright Workspaces to help developers and QA teams with their performance testing and functional testing needs. In this video, we'll take a look at how you can debug end-to-end tests faster using Playwright Workspaces Reporting.

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Clawdbot triggers a run on Mac Minis (News)

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Clawdbot drives Mac Mini sales, Swizec Teller on the future of software engineering being SRE, Daniel Stenberg decided to end curl’s bug bounty program, zerobrew takes some of the best ideas from uv and applies them to Homebrew, and Phil Eaton on LLMs and your career.

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REST APIs, Vectors, and AI in SQL Server 2025 | Data Exposed: MVP Edition

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Duration: 18:00
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In this episode, Ben Weissman, a Microsoft MVP and Data Platform expert, dives in REST APIs, vectors, and AI in SQL Server 2025.

✅ Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:19 Demo

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About Ben Weissman:
Ben Weissman has been working with SQL Server since SQL Server 6.5, mainly in the BI/Datawarehousing field. He is a Data Platform MVP, MCSE Data Management and Analytics and a Certified Data Vault Data Modeler. He is also the first BimlHero Certified Expert in Germany and a co-author of "SQL Server Big Data Clusters" and "The Biml Book".
Ben has been involved in more than 150 BI Projects and is always looking for ways to become more productive and make SQL Server even more fun!

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Frontiers of AI Research: Shaping the Future of Intelligence | MongoDB.local San Francisco 2026

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In this session, leading AI researchers and builders explore the breakthroughs that redefine intelligence, from foundation models and multimodal systems to responsible and scalable deployment. Join the conversation to see how today’s discoveries are shaping the future of technology, business, and human potential.

00:00:00 Introduction: The Frontiers of AI Research
00:01:41 The Journey Into AI: Panelist Backgrounds
00:03:31 Debating AGI: Intelligence vs. Illusion
00:05:22 Uncomfortable Truths and AGI Timelines
00:07:44 Navigating the Hype: Identifying Real Breakthroughs
00:10:45 Inside the Workflow: How AI Leaders Use AI
00:14:49 Future Impact: Education and Software Engineering
00:16:50 Advice for the Next Generation of AI Professionals
00:19:55 Bridging the Gap: Research vs. Real-World Product

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