Tech Layoffs 2023: Google cuts jobs in news division

Google Layoffs 2023: Tech giant Google has cut at least 40-45 jobs in its news division, reported CNBC. As per the report some internal changes have been made to streamline the organisation. The employees who are laid off will be given a severance package.

“We’re deeply committed to a vibrant information ecosystem, and news is a part of that long-term investment. We’ve made some internal changes to streamline our organization. A small number of employees were impacted.

We’re supporting everyone with a transition period, outplacement services and severance as they look for new opportunities at Google and beyond”, Google Spokersperson told CNBC.

Google News

Google News is a curation of top-ranking news articles based on readers' interests and regions which can be accessed by selecting the ‘News’ tab after entering a search keyword. The search giant also has a curated list of news articles under Google News about the latest events.

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Tech Layoffs 2023

Recently, many tech companies including LinkedIn, Qualcomm, Bandcamp and Stack Overflow had laid off employees. Earlier this year in January, Google's parent company Alphabet announced that they would be downsizing their global workforce by 6%. As the company claimed that they hired according to the booming demand during the pandemic, they are forced to layoff 12,000 employees and other divisions under Alphabet.