Google to cut 12,000 jobs

John Leonard
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Google to cut 12,000 jobs
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Google to cut 12,000 jobs

Six per cent of the workforce to go as search and ad tech giant latest to announce layoffs, wants to refocus on AI

Google is to lay off approximately 6% of its workforce and refocus on its priorities, including AI, according to an email sent to staff on Friday by CEO Sundar Pichai. The email was followed up by ...

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