Google layoffs: Company announces second major round of job cuts in 2024 saying ‘change is difficult’
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Google layoffs: Tech giant Google announced major restructuring plans that could result in some employees getting fired, as per a report. Ruth Porat, chief financial officer at Google, sent a memo to employees informing them about company’s new plans, CNBC reported. What memo said on Google's restructuring plans?Ruth Porat wrote in the memo as per the report, “The tech sector is in the midst of a tremendous platform shift with Al. As a company, this means we have the opportunity to make more...

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