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The Latest Breaking News from Alphabet

A Google worker on maternity leave says she found out she’d been laid off while she was up feeding her newborn at 4:30 a.m.

Google parent company Alphabet recently announced it would be laying off around 12,000 people.

Fortune

Why has Alphabet hit the panic button? Only Google can answer that question

The economic downturn, US lawsuits and the fear of rising tech rivals could be reasons for the firm’s 'code red” alert, but it still has an AI ace up its sleeve

The Guardian - UK

'There was no humanity': The cruelty of tech layoffs leaves employees emotionally devastated

In an industry that thrives on cold efficiency, a little humanity can go a long way.

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Editorial: We’re feeling lucky: Google antitrust lawsuit can set precedent for tech monopolies

It’s not every day that the federal government and states as varied as Tennessee and New York find themselves on the same side of a legal dispute, but these were joined by New Jersey, Virginia, Colorado, California, Rhode Island and Connecticut yesterday in filing suit against Google parent company Alphabet…

Tribune News Service

The government is ganging up on Google. Why it might finally win this time

Federal and state officials from both sides of the aisle are taking aim at the Alphabet unit’s power over the ad market.

Fortune

DOJ Antitrust Suit Seeks To End Google Ad Dominance. The Market Is Already Taking Care of That.

Plus: Journalism versus qualified immunity, Mississippi bill would end civil asset forfeiture, and more...

Reason

Massage therapists at Google HQ are among those who have lost their jobs

Those left working at Google's headquarters in Mountain View may struggle to book in an in-house massage following cuts to the service.

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US sues Google to break up ad unit in escalating antitrust fight

The U.S. Justice Department and eight states sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google, calling for the break up of the search giant’s ad-technology business over alleged illegal monopolization of the digital advertising market.

Tribune News Service

US sues Google to break up ad unit in heated antitrust fight

Tribune News Service

US sues Google to break up ad unit in escalating antitrust fight

Tribune News Service

Former Google employee's videos show shift from free office snacks to tears and layoffs

Google employees went from in-office perks to being randomly laid off by email in what she described as a "really bad game of Russian roulette."

Fortune

Rishi Sunak's old hedge fund boss wants Alphabet to lay off more staff and slash pay

Alphabet is already planning to reduce its workforce by around 6%, but the U.K. Prime Minister's old boss at TCI Fund Management wants Sundar Pichai to go further.

Fortune

Why is Google laying off 12,000 staff?

The company will let go 6 per cent of its workforce.

Evening Standard

Big tech is crowing about A.I. as it lays off tens of thousands of workers

Microsoft is letting go of 10,000 workers while CEO Satya Nadella tells Davos, "A golden age of A.I. is underway."

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Alphabet’s layoff notice shows Microsoft and OpenAI are getting under the Google parent’s skin

The search giant used its layoff announcement to foreshadow the coming release of A.I.-powered products.

Fortune

Google employees allowed to work from home after Alphabet layoffs

Sundar Pichai said Alphabet plans to support the employees leaving the company as they look for new jobs.

The Independent UK

Google announces mass layoffs amid tech slump. Read the CEO’s full memo on the cuts

More than 50,000 workers at big tech firms have lost their jobs in recent months

Axios

A tale of two job markets

Layoffs signal trouble ahead, yet other key indicators show an economy that's chugging along.

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The Independent UK

Google announces ‘difficult news’ as it fires 12,000 staff

Staff cuts follow similarly vast reductions at Microsoft, Amazon and Meta

The Times of India

Explained: Why tech giants are laying off staff globally

NEW DELHI: The gloomy outlook for global economy in 2023 has pushed several tech firms and Wall Street titans to lay off staff across offices worldwide.

The Times of India

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Tribune News Service

Google to cut 12,000 jobs in 6% reduction of global workforce

Google parent Alphabet Inc. said it will cut about 12,000 jobs, more than 6% of its global workforce, becoming the latest tech giant to retrench after years of abundant growth and hiring.

Dynamite News

Google Slashes 12,000 Jobs In Latest Round Of Big Tech Layoffs

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has announced that the American tech giant is cutting approximately 12,000 jobs, which is around 6 per cent of its global workforce. Read on for details:

France 24

Google owner to slash 12,000 jobs in latest record round of layoffs in tech

Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs.

Bangkok Post

Google parent cutting 12,000 jobs

Google’s parent company Alphabet said on Friday it would cut 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing “economic reality”, becoming the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring.

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