- TechCrunch has cut staff amid “evolving needs,” the company told Business Insider.
- The Washington Post, HuffPost, and Vox Media have all conducted layoffs in 2025.
- Publishers face headwinds as many advertisers favor Big Tech.
TechCrunch is the latest digital publisher to cut staff.
A spokesperson for the outlet, which focuses on tech and startup coverage, confirmed the reductions to Business Insider and said fewer than 10 employees were impacted.
“We’re excited about the future of TechCrunch,” the spokesperson said in a statement, adding the company was “making changes to some roles that no longer fit our evolving needs.”
They said the company would continue to grow and hire.
“This adjustment reflects our commitment to aligning our team structure with our business goals and not a cost-cutting effort,” they added.
No other Yahoo properties were impacted, the spokesperson said.
Many media organizations continue to face headwinds, contending with falling traffic and advertisers increasingly turning to Big Tech.
Some have cut staff already this year.
Last week, Vox Media laid off staff for the second time in roughly a month.
BuzzFeed-owned HuffPost slashed roughly 22% of its newsroom last week, or 30 jobs, The Wrap and The New York Post reported. HuffPost’s editor-in-chief, Danielle Belton, resigned amid the cuts.
The Washington Post is also eliminating less than 100 employees in an effort to cut costs, Reuters reported last week. A spokesperson for the Jeff Bezos-owned paper told the outlet cuts would occur across multiple divisions, but wouldn’t impact the newsroom.
