Alphabet Inc.'s Google is implementing "organizational changes" that involve significant layoffs affecting hundreds of employees across various sectors as part of the company's cost-cutting initiatives.
The tech giant officially confirmed these global job cuts in a statement provided to several media outlets. A spokesperson from Google stated, "Throughout the second half of 2023, a number of our teams underwent changes to enhance efficiency, improve collaboration, and allocate resources more effectively toward their major product priorities. Some teams are continuing to implement these organizational changes, including the elimination of certain roles on a global scale."
The impact of these cuts extends to employees in diverse areas such as digital assistants, hardware (including the augmented reality hardware team), internal software tools, engineering teams, and contributors to Google's Voice Assistant program.
Notably, personnel involved in the hardware team responsible for devices like the Pixel Watch, Nest, and Fitbit, as well as those in the augmented reality (AR) team, will also experience the effects of these changes.
Google had acquired the health and fitness tracking company Fitbit in 2021 for $2.1 billion, emphasizing its intention to collaborate closely with the acquired firm to develop new devices and services aimed at enhancing consumer knowledge, success, health, and happiness.
However, it has continued to welcome new versions of its Pixel Watch, a product that competes with some of Fitbit’s devices and also the Apple Watch, since the acquisition.
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