According to a CNBC report on Wednesday, Google let go of at least 200 employees from its "Core" division in California. According to the publication, some of those positions are moving to its locations in Mexico and India.
Asim Husain, vice president of Google Developer Ecosystem, informed staff members in a message obtained by CNBC that the company's role relocations are intended to bring it "closer to our partners and developer communities" abroad, including its key markets including India and Brazil. Google did not immediately respond to Quartz's request for comment.
He remarked, "These kinds of announcements may leave many of you feeling uncertain or frustrated," but they "serve [Google's] broader goals."
The Core Systems & Experience section of Google is accountable for developing the technological framework of the company's major products, safeguarding the online safety of its customers, and maintaining its worldwide IT infrastructure, as stated on its homepage.
That is essentially the same wording that other tech businesses have been using to cut jobs and fully embrace AI. In January, Google has let go of hundreds of workers from its hardware, engineering, and digital assistant divisions. At the time, CEO Sundar Pichai informed staff that there would be additional layoffs.
Nonetheless, there is no sign of financial hardship from the Google cutbacks. The business is doing rather well; in fact, Alphabet, the parent firm of Google, announced a 60% rise in first-quarter earnings over the previous year.
It is hardly the only tech corporation reducing staff to further its AI objectives. Despite being among the "Fab Four" IT firms that have been experiencing continuous, record-breaking increases, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta have all laid off employees this year. Globally, the IT sector has laid off around 80,000 people.
Asim Husain, vice president of Google Developer Ecosystem, informed staff members in a message obtained by CNBC that the company's role relocations are intended to bring it "closer to our partners and developer communities" abroad, including its key markets including India and Brazil. Google did not immediately respond to Quartz's request for comment.
He remarked, "These kinds of announcements may leave many of you feeling uncertain or frustrated," but they "serve [Google's] broader goals."
The Core Systems & Experience section of Google is accountable for developing the technological framework of the company's major products, safeguarding the online safety of its customers, and maintaining its worldwide IT infrastructure, as stated on its homepage.
That is essentially the same wording that other tech businesses have been using to cut jobs and fully embrace AI. In January, Google has let go of hundreds of workers from its hardware, engineering, and digital assistant divisions. At the time, CEO Sundar Pichai informed staff that there would be additional layoffs.
Nonetheless, there is no sign of financial hardship from the Google cutbacks. The business is doing rather well; in fact, Alphabet, the parent firm of Google, announced a 60% rise in first-quarter earnings over the previous year.
It is hardly the only tech corporation reducing staff to further its AI objectives. Despite being among the "Fab Four" IT firms that have been experiencing continuous, record-breaking increases, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta have all laid off employees this year. Globally, the IT sector has laid off around 80,000 people.
