The Latest Breaking News from Alphabet

Google announces mass layoffs amid tech slump. Read the CEO’s full memo on the cuts

More than 50,000 workers at big tech firms have lost their jobs in recent months

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023

A tale of two job markets

Layoffs signal trouble ahead, yet other key indicators show an economy that's chugging along.

Axios · Jan 20, 2023

Google announces ‘difficult news’ as it fires 12,000 staff

Staff cuts follow similarly vast reductions at Microsoft, Amazon and Meta

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023

Google owner to slash 12,000 jobs in latest record round of layoffs in tech

Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs.

France 24 · Jan 20, 2023

Google parent cutting 12,000 jobs

Google’s parent company Alphabet said on Friday it would cut 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing “economic reality”, becoming the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring.

Bangkok Post · Jan 20, 2023

Google axes 12,000 jobs, layoffs spread across tech sector

“We hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today,” CEO Sundar Pichai said Friday in an email to staff that was also posted on the company’s news blog.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2023

Google owner Alphabet announces 12,000 job cuts as it follows Microsoft's cull of 10,000

Google has more than 5,000 employees in the UK

Wales Online · Jan 20, 2023

Google Ireland job fears as firm to lay off 12,000 workers in latest blow to tech sector

It comes after other companies including Microsoft, Amazon and Meta recently announced plans to axe workers.

Irish Mirror · Jan 20, 2023

Google announce 12,000 global job cuts as concern raised for Dublin staff

The announcement comes amid uncertainty in the tech industry with many firms announcing job cuts

Dublin Live · Jan 20, 2023

Google parent firm Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide

Company is latest large US tech player to announce sweeping job losses as global outlook weakens

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023