Mozilla Corporation announced it will lay off around 250 employees, cutting its workforce by a quarter. The company, best known for its popular Firefox web browser, has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and will now focus on projects that generate greater revenue - such as the newly launched Mozilla VPN.
Buildings and staff cost money.
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“We know we need to go beyond [Firefox] to give people new products and technologies that both excite them and represent their interests,” wrote CEO Mitchell Baker. “Over the last while, it has been clear that Mozilla is not structured properly to create these new things - and to build the better internet we all deserve.”