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Google has made waves in the tech industry with its recent round of layoffs, affecting hundreds of employees in various departments, including engineering and voice assistant teams. The company's cost-cutting measures have led to significant job cuts, mirroring the trend seen in other tech giants like Amazon and Unity at the start of the year. Employees working on Google Assistant and hardware have been affected, as Google aims to streamline operations and reduce expenses.

In a surprising move, Fitbit co-founders have also departed from Google amidst the layoffs, adding to the buzz around the company's restructuring efforts. This wave of job cuts signals a shift in investment priorities towards artificial intelligence and away from certain hardware and engineering divisions. Despite the layoffs, Google remains a dominant force in the tech industry, adapting to market dynamics to ensure future growth.

On the brighter side, even after these staff reductions, Google continues to invest in innovation. The Alphabet Workers Union has criticized the layoffs as 'needless,' highlighting ongoing tensions between labor groups and tech companies amidst restructuring. The tech industry's landscape is evolving rapidly, with big players like Google adjusting their strategies to stay ahead in a competitive market.

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Google Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs In Engineering, Voice Assistant And ... (Forbes)

Google's latest round of layoffs follows other sizable job cuts in tech companies like Amazon and Unity at the start of this year.

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Google and Amazon lay off hundreds: Reports (The Hindu)

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Google layoffs: Hundreds of employees face job cuts (ReadWrite)

Google layoffs affect hundreds of employees in its latest round of cuts on in an effort to cut the company's costs.

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Google job cuts: Hundreds in hardware, voice assistant teams laid off (The Associated Press)

Google has laid off hundreds of employees working on its hardware, voice assistance and engineering teams as part of cost-cutting measures.

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Another round of layoffs to see Google reduce headcount (ITWeb)

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Google announces layoffs in devices and services team: Reuters (afaqs)

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Why Google Has Fired Hundreds In Voice Assistant, Engineering ... (NDTV)

Google laid off hundreds of its employees across various teams today, a move aimed at cutting costs and streamlining operations.

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Fitbit co-founders leave Google amid fresh wave of tech layoffs (Telegraph.co.uk)

The US tech giant is cutting engineering staff across various divisions, including Google AI Assistant, Pixel smartphones, Nest thermostats and the Fitbit ...

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Google Latest to Join the Tech Layoff Trend that Kicked off 2024 (Tech.co)

The tech giant joins the ranks of Meta, Amazon and Duolingo, as it makes cuts in the new year.

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Google Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions (The New York Times)

The company, which has been working to trim expenses, laid off employees who worked on core engineering, the Google Assistant product and hardware such as ...

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Google cuts hundreds of jobs as Fitbit founders depart (Axios)

The latest cuts come after a year that saw large tech companies eliminate tens of thousands of jobs.

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Google cuts hundreds of jobs across engineering, hardware teams (CNBC)

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Google confirms it just laid off around a thousand employees (The Verge)

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Google's Layoffs Labeled 'Needless' By Union as Hundreds of ... (TIME)

Google is laying off hundreds of its employees in its hardware, voice assistance, and engineering teams.

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Google cuts hundreds of engineering, voice assistance jobs amid ... (CBS News)

Google says it has laid off employees working on its hardware, voice assistance and engineering teams as part of cost-cutting measures.

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Google Layoffs Hit Fitbit Co-Founders As Cost-Cutting Continues (Investor's Business Daily)

Google late Wednesday laid off hundreds of workers, according to reports, as cost-cutting continues, aiming to boost profits of GOOGL stock.

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Google lays off hundreds in hardware, augmented reality and ... (The Guardian)

Tech giant among others โ€“ including Amazon and Meta โ€“ to cut workforce as business predictions slowed down in the past year.

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Google layoffs: job cuts affect Google Assistant, Pixel and Fitbit (FOX 10 News Phoenix)

Google laid off hundreds of employees Wednesday who worked on some of the Silicon Valley giant's most well-known products and brands as it seeks to reduce ...

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Google Layoffs Hit Pixel, Fitbit, Nest and AR teams, Reports Say (CNET)

The Alphabet Workers Union, the organization representing Google employees and contractors, said the layoffs were "needless" and accused Google of continuing to ...

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Fitbit just got decimated in the latest Google layoffs (Business Insider)

Fitbit, a Google acquisition, faces significant cuts; founders James Park, Eric Friedman and several execs depart.

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Thoughts On Google's Latest Round Of Layoffs - Alpha Beta Blog ... (Medium)

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Tech layoffs 2024: Flipkart, Amazon, Paytm, Google cut thousands of ... (Hindustan Times)

Big tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Discord joined the bandwagon of layoffs in 2024, with thousands of employees out of work.

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Google Extends Layoffs as Investment Priorities Shift to Artificial ... (CoStar Group)

Silicon Valley tech giant Google laid off hundreds of employees across multiple divisions as the company looks to curb expenses and shift its investment ...

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Mass Layoffs at Google, Amazon Contrast Small Businesses' Job ... (Inc.com)

Though tech sector giants continue slashing staff despite improving economic indicators, smaller entrepreneurs keep growing their businesses.

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Tech layoffs 2024 live updates: Google, Amazon embark on fresh ... (The Indian Express)

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Amazon And Google Layoffs: 5 Big Takeaways From Latest Cuts (CRN)

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Google announces sweeping layoffs to more than 400 tech and ... (Palo Alto Online)

In another reduction to its global workforce, Google plans to lay off hundreds of workers in the Bay Area this year, with Mountain View experiencing the ...

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Google layoffs 2024: Hundreds of employees on hardware ... (USA TODAY)

Google has announced layoffs to start off 2024. The tech company is cutting several hundred jobs across their hardware and engineering teams.

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Sacked overnight after 19 years in job: Laid-off Google employee ... (Business Today)

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