Google lays off at least 200 employees from its ‘Core’ teams: report

Tech giant Google has laid off at least 200 employees from its 'Core' teams, and will be moving some roles to India and Mexico in a bid to cut costs, CNBC reported.

Google's Core unit is tasked with building the technical base for its flagship products and ensure safety of its users online. It also maintains the company's global IT infrastructure and provides users with internal tools and developer solutions.

Asim Husain, vice president of Google Developer Ecosystem, informed employees about the layoffs in an email last week, saying that this was the biggest planned reduction for his team this year.


“We intend to maintain our current global footprint while also expanding in high-growth global workforce locations so that we can operate closer to our partners and developer communities,” the email read, as per the report.

Alphabet has been trimming its headcount since the beginning of 2023. The tech giant announced layoffs in its Flutter, Dart and Python teams earlier this week. Before that, layoffs were executed in the company's real estate and finance departments. In the finance department, employees were let go in treasury, business services, and revenue cash operations.

Earlier in January, the tech titan sacked hundreds of workers across multiple teams, including its engineering, hardware and assistant teams as the company shifted focus to build its artificial intelligence capabilities.