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Google's customer solutions unit, which serves medium-level advertiser clients, will be the core team for growth moving forward, the company said.

The sudden job layoffs at Google reflect a wider pattern in the tech sector as other prominent companies, including Amazon, Flipkart, and Paytm, have also revealed plans for workforce reductions in 2024. 

Kevin Bourrillion, a Google employee with an impressive 19-year tenure at the company, recently found himself facing an unexpected career transition. After nearly two decades with the company, Bourrillion was laid off.

Google has laid off hundreds of employees to reduce expenses and shift focus to artificial intelligence.

Google announced on Wednesday that it laid off hundreds of employees in voice assistant team and hardware team for Pixel, Nest and Fitbit

Google is laying off several employees, including Fitbit co-founders - James Park and Eric Friedman. The company has significantly downsized its AR division, which saw hundreds of job cuts.

In light of these changes, Google has reallocated its augmented reality endeavors to the Android and hardware teams, signaling a strategic shift in its approach to AR development.

Googles ad sales unit is undergoing reorganization as the company implements AI-based tools for creating and suggesting ads. This move eliminates the need for specialized employees in selling ads for specific Google services.

A report suggested that 30,000 jobs may be restructured at Google due to AI developments, raising risk of another layoff.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai opened up about the 12,000-employee layoff the tech giant had undertaken last year, defending the decision to cut jobs and acknowledging the impact on employee morale.