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Sundar Pichai says Google layoffs are meant to ‘simplify execution’ & drive growth

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the layoffs are about "removing layers to simplify execution and drive velocity in some areas."

For example, Devices & Services switched to a functional organization model so that there’s one head of hardware engineering for the entire division. Google also got rid of its first-party augmented reality team to focus on software and the OEM partner model (with Samsung). Pichai said many of the job cuts have already been announced, but “some teams will continue to make specific resource allocation decisions throughout the year where needed, and some roles may be impacted.”

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