Google Reportedly Lays Off Employees From News Division
Throughout this year, we saw a number of layoffs at tech companies—companies cutting talent, calling employees back to the office (removing work from home), and even offering minimal raises.
Now, after laying off 12,000 people earlier this year, Google has decided to let go about 40-45 more people from its news division, as confirmed by CNBC. “We are deeply committed to a vibrant information ecosystem, and news is part of that long-term investment,” said a Google spokesperson.
He added: “We’ve made some internal changes to streamline our organization. A small number of employees were affected. We’re supporting everyone with transition, outplacement services and layoffs as they pursue new opportunities at Google and beyond.”
Notably, this is the third time this year that Google has reduced its capabilities. Last month, Google laid off hundreds of employees from its recruiting department. The company claimed it “continued to invest in top engineering and technical talent while significantly slowing the overall pace of hiring.” For this reason, the need for a large recruiting talent pool has decreased, leading to a reduction in the number of recruiting roles. This change followed the aforementioned 12,000 job cuts in Google’s various product teams.
Despite this, Google is not the only tech giant to reduce its workforce. Other large companies, such as Amazon and Meta, have also laid off their employees primarily to cut operating costs. Meta laid off 11,000 people in November last year, and Amazon reduced its workforce by 9,000 in March this year.
