As part of its latest restructuring, Google Parent Alphabet reportedly cut hundreds of jobs in its divisions responsible for Android and its Chrome web browser.
The layoffs hit Google's platform and devices division. This includes employees working on other hardware such as Google Photos, Pixel, Fitbit and Nest products. Reported information On Thursday, we will quote a source of information that first handedly explains the situation.
“Since combining our platform and device teams last year, we've focused on becoming more agile and operating more effectively, including job reductions in addition to the voluntary exit program we offered in January,” a Google spokesman said in a statement.
The exact number of affected workers was not immediately clear.
The post was contacted Google for comments.
In January, Google extended its “voluntary” acquisition offer to members of the same division. The company was approved by March 25th and applied for an offer they learned if they received their retirement package, said the US-based staff.
The Big Tech giants have implemented continuous restructuring to devote more resources to racing to develop advanced AI.
Last October, Alphabet CFO Anat Ashkenazi said the company was looking for “additional opportunities” to cut costs.
In 2023, Google fired about 12,000 employees, or about 6% of the total workforce.
After the latest cuts, the company still has around 180,000 employees worldwide.
Other tech rivals have also trimmed their workforce in recent months. Mark Zuckerberg's Meta cut 5% of “low performance” as CEO warned of a “severe year” earlier this year.
