Walmart cuts jobs at Bay Area tech hub as a result of Vudu sale to Fandango

Walmart’s deal to sell its Vudu streaming service to Fandango has resulted in a wave of layoffs at the retail giant’s tech hub in Sunnyvale. In a WARN notice received by the California Employment Development Department on Oct. 14, Arkansas-based Walmart stated that 216 tech workers would be laid off from its facility at 840 West California Ave. in Sunnyvale, effective June 30. Dozens of workers, however, remained on Walmart’s payroll until Sept. 11. “We expect the employment separations…