Google parent firm Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide

Company is latest in US tech sector to reduce staff numbers and decision follows ‘rigorous review’ of business

Google’s parent company is to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide as it becomes the latest US tech major to cut staff.

Alphabet’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, said the redundancies followed a “rigorous review” of the business. The cuts come days after Microsoft said it would cut 10,00 jobs, citing a post-pandemic shift in digital spending habits and weakness in the global economy.

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Company is latest in US tech sector to reduce staff numbers and decision follows ‘rigorous review’ of business
Google’s parent company is to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide as it becomes the latest US tech major to cut staff.
Alphabet’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, said the redundancies followed a “rigorous review” of the business. The cuts come days after Microsoft said it would cut 10,00 jobs, citing a post-pandemic shift in digital spending habits and weakness in the global economy. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian

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