Google lays off hundreds of employees in Android, Pixel Group, The Information reports
- Google laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which works on Android, Pixel phones, and the Chrome browser.
- The layoffs are part of an internal restructuring effort aimed at streamlining operations following the merger of Google's Platforms and Devices teams last year.
- This round of layoffs follows broader cost-cutting measures announced by Google's parent company Alphabet in January 2023, when it said it would eliminate 12,000 jobs, about 6% of its global workforce.
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