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We’re getting rather tired of having to “roundup” the misery, loss of profits, and layoffs in this modern era of plenty and luxury, but there’s seemingly no end in sight, so here we go. Texas Instruments announced plans to cut 12 percent of its workforce (apparently as a safety measure as its profits last quarter actually topped analysts’ estimates). Meanwhile, Panasonic’s announced some modest cuts of roughly 600 workers, in addition to closing some of its plants in Asia as it posted a net loss for the first time in six years. Moving on, Hewlett-Packard’s laying off nearly 25,000 people in a “restructuring” scheme, while those IBM losses we’ve been hearing about (and which have been rumored to number nearly 16,000) are now quietly happening in several locales across the U.S. Finally, big boxer Best Buy’s just confirmed impending cuts at their headquarters in Minneapolis, but won’t release any hard numbers until February. Seriously, world: the future is disgusted with us.

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Well, more awful news being flung our way. Bose, hallowed manufacturers of a plethora of fine iPod docks and countless other expensive, luxurious electronic goods, has just announced 1,000 job cuts. That means that about 10 percent of their workforce — across several areas, including their manufacturing sector — will be out of work in the very near future. The Bose rep cited the decline in the global economy as the main reason for the “reductions.” Reductions? Cute.

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Barely two months ago we found that another round of layoffs would land 500 employees at AMD without a job. Now, we’re hearing that the chip maker is looking to scale down its workforce by another nine percent, which means that around 1,100 positions will be vacated in Q1 2009. Also of note, the arguably overpaid Executive Chairman Hector Ruiz and his buddy Chief Executive Dirk Meyer will each see “temporary” (what, like a day?) 20 percent cuts in base salary. Oh, and in case you needed a little more doom and gloom with your wine and cheese, the outfit is also suspending its 401(k) company match. Awesome.

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