Google Lays Off Employees In Its News Division

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Aparna Singh

Google is cutting 40-45 more jobs in its news division.

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Google laid off 12,000 employees earlier this year.

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This marks the third time this year that Google has downsized its workforce.

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Other tech giants—like Amazon,Meta—are also reducing their workforce.

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Meta laid off 11,000 employees in November 2022.

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Amazon reduced its workforce by 9,000 in March 2023.

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Tech companies have done multiple rounds of layoffs this year.

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Some companies have even ended remote work for employees.

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