The layoffs are global and affect US employees immediately, Google said. (file)
Alphabet Inc is eliminating 12,000 jobs, its chief executive said in a staff memo shared with Reuters.
The cuts are the latest sign to shake the technology sector and rival Microsoft Corp said it would lay off 10,000 workers in the coming days.
The job losses impact the company’s teams, including recruiting and some corporate functions, as well as some engineering and product teams.
The layoffs are global and affect US employees immediately, Google said.
The news comes during a period of economic uncertainty as well as technological promise, with Google and Microsoft investing in a new area of software known as generative artificial intelligence.
“I am confident of the enormous opportunity ahead of us, thanks to the strength of our mission, the value of our products and services, and our early investments in AI,” Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in the note.
Reuters first reported the news.
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