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      <title>Google cut 1 employee (January 26, 2026)</title>
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      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in Sunnyvale, CA in January 26, 2026.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 2 employees (January 26, 2026)</title>
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      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in Sunnyvale, CA in January 26, 2026.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 3 employees (January 26, 2026)</title>
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      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in Sunnyvale, CA in January 26, 2026.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 27 employees (January 26, 2026)</title>
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      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in Sunnyvale, CA in January 26, 2026.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 24 employees (January 26, 2026)</title>
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      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in Sunnyvale, CA in January 26, 2026.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 19 employees (January 26, 2026)</title>
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      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in Sunnyvale, CA in January 26, 2026.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 50 employees (October 2, 2025)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in October 2, 2025.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 100 employees (October 1, 2025)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google laid off approximately 100 employees from its Cloud division on October 1, 2025, according to CNBC. The cuts were limited to the Cloud unit and did not represent a broader company-wide reduction. Google Cloud has been one of Alphabet&apos;s fastest-growing segments, but like other major tech divisions it has continued to reorganize teams as the company directs more investment toward AI products and infrastructure. Further detail on the affected teams, any severance terms, or executive statements was not available from the source.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 9 employees (September 29, 2025)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in Sunnyvale, CA in September 29, 2025.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 20 employees (September 29, 2025)</title>
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      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in Sunnyvale, CA in September 29, 2025.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 1 employee (September 29, 2025)</title>
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      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in Sunnyvale, CA in September 29, 2025.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 8 employees (September 29, 2025)</title>
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      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in Sunnyvale, CA in September 29, 2025.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 4 employees (September 29, 2025)</title>
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      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in Sunnyvale, CA in September 29, 2025.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 2 employees (September 29, 2025)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in Sunnyvale, CA in September 29, 2025.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 75 employees (June 24, 2025)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in June 24, 2025.</description>
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      <title>Google cut staff (April 11, 2025)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in April 11, 2025.</description>
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      <title>Google cut staff (February 27, 2025)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in February 27, 2025.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 100 employees (May 31, 2024)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google cut at least 100 positions across its Cloud division in late May 2024, targeting the Go-To-Market group in Asia-Pacific, along with consulting, partner engineering, and sustainability teams. Some of the eliminated US roles were expected to be recreated in India and Mexico. CEO Sundar Pichai had previously told staff that job cuts would continue throughout the year, though &quot;not on a large scale,&quot; citing &quot;tough decisions aligned with evolving priorities.&quot; The move came despite strong Cloud financials: revenue had jumped 28% year-over-year to $9.57 billion in the most recent quarter, with operating income more than quadrupling to $900 million. The cuts reflected a broader shift in spending priorities toward artificial intelligence, a pattern repeated across Google&apos;s business units through 2024.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 57 employees (May 10, 2024)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in May 10, 2024.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 200 employees (May 1, 2024)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google eliminated roughly 200 positions in its &quot;Core&quot; engineering division in May 2024, moving a portion of those roles to lower-cost offices in Bangalore and Mexico City. The Core unit underpins the technical foundation of Google&apos;s flagship products, and the affected teams included the Python developer group, technical infrastructure, security foundation, and governance and data protection. A Google spokesperson described the changes as efforts &quot;to become more efficient and work better, remove layers and align their resources to their biggest product priorities.&quot; The cuts landed just after a strong Q1 2024 earnings period, during which Google beat expectations, announced its first-ever cash dividend, and launched a $70 billion buyback program. The parallel decision to offshore security and data governance roles drew scrutiny from observers who noted the sensitivity of those functions under incoming AI regulations. No severance details were disclosed.</description>
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      <title>Google cut staff (April 30, 2024)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in April 30, 2024.</description>
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      <title>Google cut staff (April 17, 2024)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in April 17, 2024.</description>
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      <title>Google cut staff (January 22, 2024)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in January 22, 2024.</description>
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      <title>Google cut staff (January 16, 2024)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in January 16, 2024.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 1,000 employees (January 10, 2024)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in January 10, 2024.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 3 employees (January 2, 2024)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in New York, NY in January 2, 2024.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 30 employees (January 2, 2024)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in New York, NY in January 2, 2024.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 181 employees (January 2, 2024)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in New York, NY in January 2, 2024.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 11 employees (January 2, 2024)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in New York, NY in January 2, 2024.</description>
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      <title>Google cut staff (November 8, 2023)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in November 8, 2023.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 40 employees (October 18, 2023)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in October 18, 2023.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 75 employees (September 13, 2023)</title>
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      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in SF Bay Area in September 13, 2023.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 12,000 employees (January 20, 2023)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Alphabet said in January 2023 that it would lay off about 12,000 employees, roughly 6% of its workforce, the largest round of cuts in Google&apos;s history. In a memo, CEO Sundar Pichai took responsibility, saying the company had hired rapidly &apos;for a different economic reality&apos; during the pandemic boom and now needed to refocus on its priorities, including AI. The reductions spanned regions, products, functions and seniority levels. Affected U.S. employees were offered severance starting at 16 weeks of pay plus two weeks for each additional year of service, along with accelerated equity vesting and several months of health coverage.</description>
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      <title>Google cut 887 employees (January 20, 2023)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google reported a workforce reduction in New York, NY in January 20, 2023.</description>
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