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In a major restructuring move, Google has announced the layoff of hundreds of employees spanning various divisions, including the Voice Assistant unit, hardware teams handling Pixel, Nest and Fitbit, as well as a substantial portion of the augmented reality (AR) team.
Other parts of the company were also affected in the latest layoffs. The layoffs come as the company pushes for efficiency and focuses on its "biggest product priorities".
A new round of layoffs has hit Google, with cuts to teams across Google Assistant, augmented reality, and central engineering. Fitbit, which Google acquired…
Explore the significant changes in Google's hardware division as layoffs impact AR teams and Fitbit leadership.
Several Google divisions are being impacted by the job reductions, including core engineering and Google Assistant, but the majority of losses will be within the hardware division....