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Google-parent Alphabet plans to cut more jobs in 2024 as it shifts resources to artificial intelligence-related projects the company told employees in an internal memo...

Google said it planned to lay off more employees this year but at a smaller scale than in 2023, when it cut more than 12,000 workers as part of large trims across the tech industry. Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told employees in a Jan. 17 memo the company would have to make tough choices as it funded investments in areas like artificial intelligence. The labor market flashed some warning signs at the end of last year...

In a memo, Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai warned employees of additional job cuts to come in 2024, after laying off over 100 workers at YouTube. Not entirely exclusive to Big Tech, companies like Amazon (AMZN) and BlackRock (BLK) have also expanded plans for layoffs. Yahoo Finance Live anchors Seana Smith and Brad Smith explore the Google parent company's outlook while handling plans for future layoffs. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan...

Alphabet (GOOGL) is set to enhance Google Chrome capabilities with "Listen to this page" option on the Chrome app for Android, boosting the Google Services segment...

Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google has recently initiated another round of layoffs, impacting 100 employees at YouTube. The downsizing follows a previous reduction last week, where the company laid off over 1,000 workers across various divisions, including engineering, services, and the Google Assistant team. A Google spokesperson explained that these layoffs are a strategic effort to concentrate on the company’s main goals and future opportunities, aiming to streamline efficienc...

Navigation applications, such as Google Maps, have been asked by Paris's public transport authority to restrict suggested routes to the ones prepared for travellers during the 2024 Olympic Games, the body's chief executive said. "We have asked (Google Maps, City Mapper and others) to relay our transport plans so that the traveller takes the route we have indicated," Laurent Probst, head of Ile-de-France Mobilites, the authority governing public transport network operators in Paris and the surrounding region, told Ouest-France newspaper on Wednesday...

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