https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/02/heal-the-company/ > Struggling smartphone maker HTC continues to struggle. > After offloading 2,000 engineers to Google as part of a $1.1 billion deal with the search giant, HTC is now laying off 1,500 staff, or nearly one-quarter of its total headcount, to cut more costs. That’s according to a report from Reuters which claims that the cuts are part of a move manage its resources more efficiently.