Alphabet’s Google announced early Friday morning it has decided cut 12,000 jobs, or 6.4% of its workforce, becoming the latest in a stream of big tech companies to announce mass layoffs. Earlier this week Microsoft announced it would cut 10,000 people, while Amazon is cutting 18,000 jobs. In November Meta Platforms laid off 11,000. In a note to staff, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai...
Google Cuts 12,000 Jobs
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