Google layoffs impact robots too, company shuts automaton project: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Google layoffs impact robots too, company shuts automaton project: Report

Hindustan Times  

It seems like even robots are not immune to the widespread massive layoffs by tech giants. According to a report in Wired, Google is pulling the plug on Everyday Robots - a company which developed and trained over 100 robots to carry out tasks like differentiating trash, opening doors, replacing missing chairs and cleaning the tables. Quoting a spokesperson, the report added that although Everyday Robots will cease to exist as a distinct team, some of the employees and technology will continue to be a part of Google’s other robotics projects. The report stated that the robotics arm was shut as part of the company’s budget cuts announced by CEO Sundar Pichai in January, which included slashing nearly 12,000 jobs. Last week, a CNBC report stated that Google had asked its cloud employees and partners to share desks and alternate days with their deskmates from the next quarter at the offices in the United States- New York City, San Fransisco, Seattle, Sunnyvale in California and Kirkland in Washington.

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Google And Microsoft Layoffs: Both Tech Giants Cut Up To 1,000 Employees Across Teams
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Google And Microsoft Layoffs: Both Tech Giants Cut Up To 1,000 Employees Across Teams

News 18  

The tech layoffs continue in 2024 with Google and Microsoft cutting up to 1,000 jobs from different divisions of their teams. According to latest reports, the Google Cloud business has handed over the pink slips to around 100 employees, while Microsoft has gone deeper into its decision by asking around 1,000 employees to exit the company. Google has already conducted …

Google Layoffs: Here's What CEO Sundar Pichai Told Employees About Job Cuts
7 months, 1 week ago

Google Layoffs: Here's What CEO Sundar Pichai Told Employees About Job Cuts

ABP News  

In 2024, Google implemented a series of layoffs affecting thousands of employees, mirroring the large-scale layoff of 12,000 employees witnessed in 2023. According to a report by CNBC, during an all-hands meeting, Google CEO Sundar Pichai fielded questions from concerned employees regarding these workforce reductions. Pichai assured employees that, barring unforeseen changes, the scale of layoffs in the latter half …

Google layoffs: Company cuts more jobs in these key teams citing reorganisation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Google layoffs: Company cuts more jobs in these key teams citing reorganisation

Hindustan Times  

Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai's Google is on a layoff spree- in line with the larger job cuts in the tech sector which has seen little signs of slowing down this year. Google layoffs: Google CEO Sundar Pichai is seen, The company is cutting jobs in key teams as layoffs continue this year. Google spokesperson Alex García-Kummert said as per the …

Google announces second major round of job cuts in 2024, tech giant says 'change is difficult'
8 months ago

Google announces second major round of job cuts in 2024, tech giant says 'change is difficult'

India TV News  

In a significant move, tech giant Google has declared plans for major restructuring, potentially leading to employee layoffs. This announcement follows Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s earlier warning about the potential for more layoffs in 2024. Impact on Google employees While Google did not specify the exact number of employees affected by the latest round of layoffs, reports suggest that it …

Google layoffs: Company announces second major round of job cuts in 2024 saying ‘change is difficult’
8 months ago

Google layoffs: Company announces second major round of job cuts in 2024 saying ‘change is difficult’

Hindustan Times  

Google layoffs: Tech giant Google announced major restructuring plans that could result in some employees getting fired, as per a report. Ruth Porat, chief financial officer at Google, sent a memo to employees informing them about company’s new plans, CNBC reported. Google didn't confirm the exact number of employees being let go in the latest round of layoffs but the …

Google layoffs: Tech giant cuts more jobs as part of restructuring
8 months ago

Google layoffs: Tech giant cuts more jobs as part of restructuring

India Today  

Tech giant Google has cut an unspecified number of jobs as part of its effort to restructure some teams, reported Business Insider. Teams across Google’s finance and real estate units have been affected, said two current employees quoted in the report. One individual quoted in the report said the finance departments impacted include Google's Treasury, Business Services, and Revenue Cash …

Big tech turmoil: Google warns employees of more job cuts in coming months
11 months ago

Big tech turmoil: Google warns employees of more job cuts in coming months

Hindustan Times  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has warned employees about more job cuts in the coming months in an effort to “simplify execution”, reported The Verge. Job cuts in Jan: 7,500 and counting The new year kicked off with hopes of an economic revival in the United States and Europe, bit tech firms have started 2024 with a string of layoffs as …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai prepares staff for further job cuts this year
11 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai prepares staff for further job cuts this year

India TV News  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has informed employees to expect additional job cuts this year. Message from Sundar Pichai Pichai stated in the memo that despite having ambitious goals and plans for significant investments this year, tough choices and job cuts are necessary to create the capacity for these initiatives. Additional Job Cuts in Advertising Sales Following the recent layoffs, Google …

Tech Layoffs: Google Fires Hundreds Of Employees From Advertising Sales Team
11 months ago

Tech Layoffs: Google Fires Hundreds Of Employees From Advertising Sales Team

ABP News  

US-based tech giant Google has announced another round of fresh layoff of hundreds of its employees in its advertising sales team on Tuesday. Google's customer solutions unit, which serves medium-level advertiser clients, will be the core team for growth moving forward, the company said, reported the Business Insider. Last week, the tech mammoth said that the company will lay off …

Tech layoffs 2024: Flipkart, Amazon, Paytm, Google cut thousands of jobs; is AI the real villain?
11 months, 1 week ago

Tech layoffs 2024: Flipkart, Amazon, Paytm, Google cut thousands of jobs; is AI the real villain?

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of Indian workers are left in a lurch in an even worse job market after multiple big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Flipkart together cut thousands of jobs across multiple departments in the first two weeks of 2024. The first two weeks of 2024 saw thousands of job cuts One of the most significant layoffs in the …

Google Lays off Hundreds of Employees; Assistant, Hardware, Engineering Teams To Be Affected
11 months, 1 week ago

Google Lays off Hundreds of Employees; Assistant, Hardware, Engineering Teams To Be Affected

News 18  

Tech giant Google has laid off hundreds of employees across multiple teams, with Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman also leaving the company, as the tech giant continues to cut costs, a Google spokesperson told Reuters in a statement. The reorganization of certain teams comes at a time when companies like Microsoft and Google are betting on the rising …

Massive Layoffs Hit Troubled Robotaxi Developer Cruise
54 years, 11 months ago

Massive Layoffs Hit Troubled Robotaxi Developer Cruise

Wired  

Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving development subsidiary, will lay off almost a quarter of its workforce—about 900 employees—the company announced Thursday. Cruise wants to “enhance our safety standards and processes before we scale,” company co-president and CTO Mo ElShenawy wrote in a letter to employees announcing the layoffs today. Company spokesperson Erik Moser said that Cruise is “committed to full transparency …

Tech Layoffs: Is Google planning another round of layoffs? CEO Sundar Pichai explains
1 year, 8 months ago

Tech Layoffs: Is Google planning another round of layoffs? CEO Sundar Pichai explains

Firstpost  

Google may be planning another round of layoffs. In a recent interview, Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that the tech giant was “allocating personnel in accordance with its highest priority areas,” and that if needed Google may lay more people off. In a recent Wall Street Journal Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s comments has led many people to believe that Google …

More Layoffs On The Cards In Google? CEO Sundar Pichai Hints At Another Round Of Job Cuts: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

More Layoffs On The Cards In Google? CEO Sundar Pichai Hints At Another Round Of Job Cuts: Report

ABP News  

US tech major Google is planning more layoffs as its CEO Sundar Pichai has spoken out about the possibility of a second round of job cut in the company. The year 2023 has already seen a significant number of layoffs as global tech giants, including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and others have terminated employees to cut cost. A few months ago, …

Is Google planning another round of layoffs? Here’s what CEO Sundar Pichai said
1 year, 8 months ago

Is Google planning another round of layoffs? Here’s what CEO Sundar Pichai said

India TV News  

Google layoff news: Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, has spoken out about the likelihood of a second round of layoffs for the tech giant. Pichai told the Wall Street Journal that the business is “very, very focused” on its existing potential and that there is “a lot of work left.” He also stated that they are prioritising their most critical …

After laying off 12,000 people, Google cuts down employee perks-stationery, laptops, massages
1 year, 8 months ago

After laying off 12,000 people, Google cuts down employee perks-stationery, laptops, massages

Firstpost  

Google’s Head of finance, Ruth Porat, wrote an email outlining how the tech giant is implementing measures to lower costs. She also outlined the company’s goal for 2023 which is to deliver long-lasting savings through increased velocity and effectiveness New York: Seems like The good days for google employee are over as the company in its most recent cost cutting …

Layoffs, desk sharing, fewer promotions and more: How Sundar Pichai is helping Google save money
1 year, 9 months ago

Layoffs, desk sharing, fewer promotions and more: How Sundar Pichai is helping Google save money

India Today  

Earlier this year, Google announced the layoff of 12,000 employees as part of its cost-cutting measures. The company has also highlighted a slowdown in growth and so, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai has been taking some measures to save the company’s money. Here is a look at how Sundar Pichai is helping Google save money. Layoffs, desk sharing, fewer promotions: How …

After human employees, Google now lays off robots that clean cafeterias
1 year, 9 months ago

After human employees, Google now lays off robots that clean cafeterias

India Today  

Google is reportedly laying off robots that helped clean the cafeterias in the offices. As per reports, Google’s parent company, Alphapet has shut its experimental department, Everyday Robots, which had been working on developing and training robots that could clean Google's cafeterias, among other capabilities, as per Wired report. As per the report, Everyday Robots was an experimental robotics project …

Google lays off 12,000 workers and even 100 robots: Know-why?
1 year, 9 months ago

Google lays off 12,000 workers and even 100 robots: Know-why?

India TV News  

Google's parent company, Alphabet has reportedly laid off around 12,000 workers and even 100 robots which use to help in cleaned the cafeterias at its headquarters. As per the reports of Wired, Alphabet's 'Everyday Robots' project is the unit under Google's experimental X laboratories that has witnessed the shutdown by Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google. The company has trained …

Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January
1 year, 11 months ago

Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January

NPR  

Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP Google is the latest tech giant to announce a massive layoff: the company announced on Friday that it is slashing about 12,000 jobs. The company already has notified affected employees in the United States, CEO Sundar …

Google to lay off 12,000 workers; CEO Sundar Pichai says 'sorry'
1 year, 11 months ago

Google to lay off 12,000 workers; CEO Sundar Pichai says 'sorry'

India TV News  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday announced the tech giant will lay off 12,000 jobs across the globe. Pichai said he was confident about the huge opportunity for the company due to "our early investments in AI” for which Google would need to make tough choices. The fact that these changes will impact the lives of Googlers weighs heavily on …

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