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Center-Left Owned by New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd.Google offers voluntary exit to employees in five countries amid AI spending push
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The programme covers select teams in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland, while AI-focused units DeepMind and Google Cloud are excluded
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center · 2 outlets
Google expands the optional buyout scheme to five countries for any employees as the technology giant seeks to cut expenses and intensify up its investment in AI. Reuters reports that the company started offering voluntary exit packages in June to certain employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan…
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The move comes amid mounting AI spending that has unnerved Wall Street and dented Alphabet's stock price. Microsoft last week offered voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees in an effort to contain costs. Alphabet's workforce has grown steadily in recent quarters, but it has sought to shift resources…
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The programme covers select teams in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland, while AI-focused units DeepMind and Google Cloud are excluded