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Mary Yang

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

Google is slashing 12,000 jobs and is the latest tech giant to announce sweeping layoffs amid recession fears. (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 Pichai wrote in an email to all Google employees. Layoffs will take longer in other countries due to local laws, Pichai said.

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