Google is slashing about 12,000 jobs or 6% of its global workforce — the latest tech giant to announce massive layoffs as the economic outlook darkens and companies begin to pivot to AI.
Google is slashing 12,000 jobs and is the latest tech giant to announce sweeping layoffs amid recession fears.Google is slashing 12,000 jobs and is the latest tech giant to announce sweeping layoffs amid recession fears.The company already has notified affected employees in the United States, CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in an email to all Google employees. Layoffs will take longer in other countries due to local laws, Pichai said.
The job cuts represent about 6% of Google's global workforce. It is not clear how many of those jobs are in the U.S.
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