news.cnet.com — (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) Sony announced Thursday it plans to lay off 10,000 employees, about 6 percent of the company's global workforce, in an effort to return the troubled company to profitability. The cuts, as previously reported, are part of the electronics and entertainment giant's "One Sony" initiative, which focuses on the company's core strengths: digital imaging, gaming, and mobile.