Applied Materials to cut 12 percent of global workforce Archives Published: November 13, 2008 Reading time: Less than 1 min. FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Chip manufacturing equipment company Applied Materials plans to reduce its global workforce by about 12 percent, or 1,800 workers, in a move to cut costs and streamline its business, the company announced Wednesday. FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Related articles Citizen Lab Reveals Global Use Of Webloc Surveillance System By Law Enforcement To Track Millions Risk & Resilience April 11, 2026 Marimo RCE Vulnerability CVE 2026 39987 Exploited Within Hours After Public Disclosure Risk & Resilience April 11, 2026 Smart Slider 3 Pro Update Compromised Through Nextend Servers Delivers Backdoored Version Risk & Resilience April 10, 2026 Adobe Reader Zero Day Exploited Through Malicious PDF Files Since December 2025 Risk & Resilience April 10, 2026