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Global tech layoffs: 60 jobs cut at Yahoo Ireland

Company is cutting roles and shutting down a part of its advertising business that was not profitable

Yahoo employs 374 people in Ireland, of whom 60 are being impacted by the job cuts. Picture: Getty

Around 60 roles have been cut at Yahoo’s Irish operation as part of a major restructuring of the company’s ad tech unit, the Business Post has learned.

The company, which employs 374 people in Ireland, is laying off staff in a major move to narrow its focus towards its flagship ad business, which is called its design-side platform (DSP).

It is shutting down a part of its advertising business called its supply-side platform (SSP), which ...