Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs - BBC News

Six per cent of Alphabet's workforce will be lost worldwide, and US staff will be affected immediately.

2 hours agocommentsCommentsShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesGoogle's parent company Alphabet will cut 12,000 jobs, in the latest staff redundancies to hit the tech industry.

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he took "full responsibility" for the cuts, in an internal email.

The cuts will affect 6% of Alphabet's workforce worldwide, in teams including recruitment and engineering.

This comes days after Microsoft announced 10,000 jobs would be lost, and weeks after Amazon announced 18,000 job cuts.

Mr Pichai thanked staff for "working so hard" in their roles, adding that their "contributions have been invaluable".

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