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A fresh round of layoffs has hit Google in its device and platforms division, with Microsoft also considering job cuts soon.

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  • Google is set to cut hundreds of new jobs in its device and platforms divisions soon.
  • The company has continued to cut its Google Pixel teams, doing so earlier this year as well.
  • Rival Microsoft is considering a new round of layoffs next month, per reports.
  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Google cut nearly a thousand other employees in its Pixel, Nest, Fitbit and Voice Assistant units in January this year, while it cut “only a few teams” in its Cloud Computing division in February. The largest round of cuts came in early 2023 when Google’s parent firm Alphabet announced it would cut 12 000 jobs, or six percent of its global workforce.

    Ouch