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Google steals Meta's 'efficiency' excuse as it lays off hundreds in AI pivot, loses Fitbit leaders

The Alphabet Workers Union criticized the Google layoffs as "needless," while Google promises to make the company "work better."

"A number of our teams made changes to become more efficient and work better, and to align their resources to their biggest product priorities," a Google rep told Android Central and other publications. Layoffs have slowed since the massive 12,000 staff cuts last January, but the Google rep noted that "some teams are continuing to make these kinds of organizational changes, which include some role eliminations globally." (Image credit: Nick Sutrch / Android Central)The news of Fitbit executives' departure is particularly intriguing, and we can only speculate on whether they left voluntarily or were forced out.

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