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Google slashes over 1,000 jobs to focus on AI amid competition with Microsoft, OpenAI

Google slashes over 1,000 jobs to focus on AI amid competition with Microsoft, OpenAI

“Throughout the second half of 2023, a number of our teams made changes to become more efficient and work better, and to align their resources to their biggest product priorities,” a spokesperson for the Mountain View, California-based company said in a statement. “Some teams are continuing to make these kinds of organisational changes, which include some role eliminations globally.” Alphabet shares were little changed on Thursday, closing at US$142.08 in New York. A statue of the… Source link

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Google Just Cut Hundreds of Jobs. Read the Memo Sent to Some Workers.

Google Just Cut Hundreds of Jobs. Read the Memo Sent to Some Workers.

Due to changes in business needs, Google has decided to restructure operations at certain of its facilities, including at the facility (if any) at which you work. This restructuring is scheduled to start on January 10, 2024. Based on this decision, we have had to make some difficult decisions about ongoing employment of some Google employees and we regret to inform you that your position is being eliminated. We recognize how much this impacts you and regret the need to move in this… Source link

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Hundreds of jobs cut across engineering and hardware

Hundreds of jobs cut across engineering and hardware

The Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, Jan. 30, 2023. Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google cut several hundred jobs across the company late Wednesday night as it continues to push for efficiency and focus on its “biggest product priorities,” a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. The layoffs will impact employees within Google’s hardware and central engineering teams, as well as workers across Google Assistant, its voice-activated software product. Other parts of the… Source link

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Google Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions

Google Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions

Google laid off hundreds of workers in several divisions Wednesday night, seeking to lower expenses as it focuses on artificial intelligence and joining a wave of other companies cutting tech jobs this year. The Silicon Valley company laid off employees in its core engineering division, as well as those working on the Google Assistant, a voice-operated virtual assistant, and in the hardware division that makes the Pixel phone, Fitbit watches and Nest thermostat, three people with knowledge of… Source link

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US economy adds 216,000 jobs, shocking Wall Street

US economy adds 216,000 jobs, shocking Wall Street

The US economy ended 2023 on a high note. The labor market added 216,000 jobs in the month of December, up from 173,000 the previous month, surprising Wall Street once again to close out 2023. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected 175,000. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday showed the unemployment rate was 3.7% for the month, flat from the rate seen in November. Economists had expected the unemployment rate to tick higher to 3.8%. Investors were closely… Source link

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Here’s how many Bay Area workers are losing jobs

Here’s how many Bay Area workers are losing jobs

Jan. 25, 2023Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 3:33 p.m. The logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris. Google said it’s laying off 12,000 workers, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff after rapid expansions during the COVID-19 pandemic have worn off. Michel Euler, STF / Associated Press Google’s mass layoff of 12,000 workers will affect at… Source link

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