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Google layoffs: Tech titan eliminates hundreds of jobs in ad team tweak

17Jan

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Google layoffs: Tech titan eliminates hundreds of jobs in ad team tweak

[ad_1] Google layoffs: The Alphabet-owned company on Tuesday confirmed it is eliminating "a few hundred" positions from its global ad team, amid a push to use artificial intelligence for efficiency and creativity. The job cuts to its "large customer" sales team are intended to result in better support for small and medium size businesses advertising on Google's platform, according to the internet giant.Expansion of small business ad teams at Google was expected by the company to result in increased hiring this year. Google made no mention of generative AI, which is disrupting many sectors including advertising. Also read: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked LIVE Updates: Samsung to unveil flagship Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy AI, and moreLast week, Google's cloud computing unit announced new AI tools ...

Google jobs mostly on Apple employees’ mind after exit, new LinkedIn report shows

24Nov

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Google jobs mostly on Apple employees’ mind after exit, new LinkedIn report shows

[ad_1] Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta are some of the biggest tech giants in the industry, making them the prominent competitors for top talent and even grabbing them from each other. These are such companies in which every employee dreams to work. Since graduation, people strive to enhance their skills to enter the top US-based tech companies, however, attracting talent works very differently for such companies. In a recent LinkedIn study, it was revealed that Apple employees after resigning are most likely to take up Google jobs. Check out why Google jobs is the most preferred destination for employee movement.Know about employee movement in tech industryAccording to a Switch on Business study, Apple employees are most likely to make career moves to companies like Google, Microsoft, A...

Techie jobs! Google hiring graduates, postgraduates in Bangalore for Software Engineer position

24Jul

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Techie jobs! Google hiring graduates, postgraduates in Bangalore for Software Engineer position

[ad_1] In a recent announcement, tech giant Google has opened up exciting opportunities for graduates and postgraduates in the field of Software Engineering at their Bangalore location. This move comes as part of Google's ongoing efforts to expand its workforce and drive innovation in the tech industry.The position available is for a Software Engineer, Mobile (Android), Google Nest. Successful candidates will have the chance to work on pivotal projects that cater to Google's diverse needs. The role offers the flexibility to transition between different teams and projects, allowing professionals to grow and adapt in the fast-paced and dynamic environment that Google offers. As a Software Engineer, candidates will play a crucial role in managing project priorities, meeting deadlines, and ...

Fierce AI Talent War Shifts to India With Salaries Being Doubled

5May

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Fierce AI Talent War Shifts to India With Salaries Being Doubled

[ad_1] Aditya Chopra isn't looking for a new job, but recruiters keep calling him anyway. The 36-year-old data-science specialist works in artificial intelligence, perhaps the most coveted experience on the planet after OpenAI demonstrated the breakthroughs of ChatGPT. Chopra, who works outside of New Delhi, sees friends in the field get pay hikes of 35% to 50% each time they switch jobs. “There's a real shortage of data and AI talent,” he said.An AI hiring frenzy is ricocheting around the world, from Silicon Valley to Europe, Asia and beyond. While tech giants like Google and Baidu Inc. dangle top-notch packages for the engineers to build their own AI engines, companies in almost every other field — from health care and finance to entertainment — are staffing up too, to avoid getting b...

WhatsApp, Amazon, Google, Meta to Twitter-Big Tech’s job-slashing wave

15Mar

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WhatsApp, Amazon, Google, Meta to Twitter-Big Tech’s job-slashing wave

[ad_1] Facebook owner Meta's announcement on Tuesday that it will shed 10,000 jobs over the next few months is the latest in a series of mass layoffs in the once-unassailable tech sector, which is facing a huge downturn.The cuts in the company that also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, follow a cull of 11,000 jobs announced in November. Here are the others: - Amazon -The online retail giant said on January 5, 2023 it would cut more than 18,000 jobs, citing "the uncertain economy" and the fact it had "hired rapidly" during the Covid pandemic.During Covid, Amazon had gone on a hiring spree to meet an explosion in demand for deliveries, doubling its global staff between the beginning of 2020 and start of 2022.At the end of September, the group had 1.54 million employees worldwide.- Google -On...

Big Tech Binged on Workers During Covid. Now, the Purge.

27Jan

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Big Tech Binged on Workers During Covid. Now, the Purge.

[ad_1] The spate of layoffs is a reaction to a hiring wave during the pandemic that got out of hand. But will it be an overreaction? The layoff announcements coming lately from the chief executive officers of big technology companies all contain variations on the theme of “we hired too many people during the pandemic,” expressed with varying degrees of contrition. At one end of the spectrum are Seattleites Andy Jassy of Amazon.com Inc. and Satya Nadella of Microsoft Corp. Amazon's layoffs were simply an outgrowth of its annual review, Jassy wrote, although he did allow that “this year's review has been more difficult given the uncertain economy and that we've hired rapidly over the last several years.” Microsoft's Nadella opted for bland corporatespeak: “As we saw customers acceler...

Google Slashes Most Jobs at Area 120 Incubator as Part of Cuts

24Jan

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Google Slashes Most Jobs at Area 120 Incubator as Part of Cuts

[ad_1] Alphabet Inc.’s Google has cut most of the jobs at Area 120, its in-house incubator for new projects, as part of a broad wave of layoffs across the company. Alphabet Inc.'s Google has cut most of the jobs at Area 120, its in-house incubator for new projects, as part of a broad wave of layoffs across the company. Three projects in the incubator will “graduate” later this year, meaning they will be folded into Google, a company spokesperson said Friday. “We have made the difficult decision to wind down the majority of the Area 120 team,” the spokesperson said. The managing partner of Area 120 remains with the company, the spokesperson said. Virtually all other workers who weren't involved in the three projects have lost their jobs, according to two people with knowledge of...

Google Cuts Add to Tech Wipeout That’s Claimed Over 100,000 Jobs

22Jan

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Google Cuts Add to Tech Wipeout That’s Claimed Over 100,000 Jobs

[ad_1] Alphabet Inc.'s plan to reduce headcount by more than 6% — about 12,000 roles — is adding to mass job cuts that are accelerating at technology companies around the world.The tech sector announced 97,171 job cuts in 2022, up 649% compared to the previous year, according to consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Disclosures about cuts at Google's parent company, Microsoft Corp., and Amazon.com Inc. have added another 30,000 positions in January.Big tech companies like these benefitted from a boom in e-commerce spending and remote work that kicked off during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns in 2020. Now, many of these businesses are reporting disappointing growth rates and dealing with sagging share prices as customer behavior returns to normal. Their leaders are sayi...

21Jan

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Big tech’s job-slashing wave

[ad_1] Google slashes nearly 12,000 jobs worldwide. The layoffs come a day after Microsoft said it would reduce staff numbers by 10,000, following similar cuts by Meta, Amazon and Twitter. Google's announcement Friday it would slash nearly 12,000 jobs worldwide is the latest in a series of mass layoffs in the once-unassailable tech sector, which is facing a huge downturn. Here are the others: - Amazon - The online retail giant said on January 5 it would cut more than 18,000 jobs from its workforce, citing "the uncertain economy" and the fact it had "hired rapidly" during the pandemic. During Covid, Amazon had gone on a hiring spree to meet an explosion in demand for deliveries, doubling its global staff between the beginning of 2020 and start of 2022. It was the largest among...

Google cuts 12,000 jobs as tech woes bite again

21Jan

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Google cuts 12,000 jobs as tech woes bite again

[ad_1] The layoffs come a day after Microsoft said it would reduce staff numbers by 10,000 in the coming months, following similar cuts by Facebook owner Meta, Amazon and Twitter as the tech sector girds for economic downturn. Google's parent company Alphabet announced Friday it will cut about 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing economic reality as it became the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring. The layoffs come a day after Microsoft said it would reduce staff numbers by 10,000 in the coming months, following similar cuts by Facebook owner Meta, Amazon and Twitter as the tech sector girds for economic downturn. The cuts follow a major hiring spree during the height of the coronavirus pandemic when companies scrambled to meet demand as people went online...