Google lays off hundreds of employees in Android, Pixel teams, The Information reports

Google lays off hundreds of employees in Android, Pixel teams, The Information reports

Alphabet’s Google laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, The Information reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the situation. The cuts in the division, which houses the Android platform, Pixel phones and the Chrome browser among other applications, follow Google’s January buyout offers to employees in the […]

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Apple’s web search technology engineers leave for Google, says report

Apple’s web search technology engineers leave for Google, says report

A number of employees who are part of Apple’s search team have reportedly left the company to join Google in a setback to the former’s ambitions to develop a search engine that rivals the latter. According to a report by The Information, the employees who had left were founders of the company Laserlike, which Apple […]

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Google and Alphabet Inc employees petition bosses for abortion policy changes

Google and Alphabet Inc employees petition bosses for abortion policy changes

Alphabet workers said temporary staff and contractors also should receive health benefits related to abortion Alphabet workers said temporary staff and contractors also should receive health benefits related to abortion Over 650 workers at Google owner Alphabet Inc. are demanding it offer abortion benefits to contractors, suspend donations to anti-abortion politicians and better protect users […]

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Google threatens employees with possible layoffs, ‘blood on streets’: Report

Google threatens employees with possible layoffs, ‘blood on streets’: Report

Google executives have reportedly warned employees of possible layoffs if the end quarter results don’t look good. This has created panic amongst employees that fear losing their jobs. A screenshot viewed by Insider reveals that Google Cloud sales leadership threatened its employees, saying there will be an “overall examination of sales productivity and productivity in general” […]

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