Mediagazer: Memo: BDG lays off 21 full-time employees, or ~5% of its headcount, including eight at its tech title Inverse; this is BDG's fourth round of layoffs in a year (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)

5:33 PM ET, June 6, 2023

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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

Memo: BDG lays off 21 full-time employees, or ~5% of its headcount, including eight at its tech title Inverse; this is BDG's fourth round of layoffs in a year — Its tech title Inverse was affected most heavily — The lifestyle media company Bustle Digital Group laid off 21 full-time employees …

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Mark Caro / Local News Initiative:

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