Spotify Axes 17% Of Workforce In Third Round Of Layoffs This Year

The music streaming service hopes the cuts, which amount to about 1,500 people, will help it become profitable.
 
		
The music streaming service hopes the cuts, which amount to about 1,500 people, will help it become profitable.
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