Silicon Valley: Google has announced a fresh round of layoffs, impacting more than 100 employees in its cloud division, particularly in design-related roles. The affected staff primarily belonged to the Quantitative User Experience Research team and the Platform and Service Experience team, responsible for analyzing user behavior and feedback to guide Google’s product design.
Reports indicate that several cloud design teams saw over half of their workforce affected as part of this restructuring. Most of those impacted are based in the United States. The layoffs come amid rising workforce reductions across major IT firms, including Microsoft and Amazon, reflecting a broader trend in the tech industry.
This move is part of Google’s ongoing artificial intelligence-driven reorganization, aimed at realigning resources and optimizing product design to strengthen its AI initiatives. Company officials have stated that the restructuring is intended to enhance efficiency while focusing on AI and cloud-related priorities.