Post companies that are having layoffs, mass firings, unusual churn, etc. If possible, please identify the company or as much specifics so you can help others in the community.<p>Previous thread:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13081362
Cyanogen Inc.<p>They (used to) make a custom Android distribution for manufacturers, CyanogenOS. They grew out of an open source project, CyanogenMOD, but their business people apparently could not find a good way to monetize a phone OS, so most of not all of their developers (30 out of 130 employeed) were apparently laid off or quit. They have apparently turned to providing system-level apps, and a Reddit user who claims to have been a former employee says that they plan to create a Google Now competitor by mining data from 3rd party apps.<p>The company has completely withdrawn support from the open source OS it grew out of, but some of its developers will continue its development under the brand LineageOS.<p>Sources:
<a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/07/report-cyanogen-inc-to-layoff-20-of-workers-may-pivot-to-app-development/" rel="nofollow">http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/07/report-cyanogen-inc-t...</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/5k55vo/the_death_of_cyanogenmod_and_what_it_means_for/dblok7b/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/5k55vo/the_dea...</a>
<a href="https://blog.medium.com/renewing-mediums-focus-98f374a960be" rel="nofollow">https://blog.medium.com/renewing-mediums-focus-98f374a960be</a><p>Medium just announced they are cutting 50 jobs (1/3 of their team) largely in sales, support and business roles