January 20, 2023 10:45 am
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/20/23563706/google-layoffs-12000-jobs-cut-sundar-pichai
Google cuts 12,000 jobs in latest round of big tech layoffs
Google is cutting approximately 12,000 jobs — the latest technology firm to initiate significant layoffs as inflation rises and global markets brace for a downturn.
As reported by Bloomberg News, Google SEO Sundar Pichai announced the cuts in an email to staff on Friday. The job losses constitute around 6 percent of Google’s global workforce, compared to recent layoffs at Microsoft (10,000 jobs or 5 percent of the workforce), Amazon (18,000 jobs / 6 percent), and Meta (11,000 / 13 percent). Earlier this month, Google’s parent company Alphabet announced much smaller cuts at Verily, its health-focused subsidiary, and Intrinsic, a subsidiary developing software for industrial robots.
In the email to staff, Pichai said the company would...
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