Google cuts 200 jobs in latest round of reformation: Report

In Short

• Google has laid off around 200 employees from its global business unit,
• Emphasizing a shift towards artificial intelligence and data centers.
• The company describes these adjustments as minor changes aimed at enhancing service quality.

Google has said to have fired around 200 people from its global business organization, which oversees sales and partnerships, as the tech titan keeps adjusting its operations in the wake of an industry-wide shift towards artificial intelligence and infrastructure.

The layoffs, initially reported by The Information, occur as Big Tech firms redirect resources to data centers and AI research, retreating from non-core segments and slowing the pace of hiring in non-core sectors.

In a statement to Reuters, Google referred to the changes as "small" changes intended to create "greater collaboration" and make it easier for teams to get things done faster to serve customers.

This is the latest in a series of staff cuts at the company. Hundreds of employees were just cut last month from the platforms and devices division, which encompasses Android, Pixel, and Chrome.

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, announced in early 2023 that it would lay off about 6% of its worldwide employees, or 12,000 workers. As of December 2024, the company employed more than 183,000 people.

Google's layoffs are part of a larger trend in the tech industry.

Meta cut 5% of jobs associated with underperformers in the early part of the year, Microsoft cut back on its Xbox unit, Amazon cut across a number of units, and Apple made low-key reductions in its digital services arm.