ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/google” target=”_blank”>Google let go of hundreds of employees in its global business unit earlier this week, continuing the broader trend of layoffs by technology companies going as far as 2023. Companies—including Google, ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/meta” target=”_blank”>Meta, ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/microsoft” target=”_blank”>Microsoft and Apple—have been streamlining their workforces amid increased focus and expenditure on artificial intelligence (AI) development.According to ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/layoff” target=”_blank”>layoff tracker Trueup, there have been 284 layoffs at tech companies in 2025 so far, affecting 53,399 employees. Last year, nearly 2.4 lakh tech employees were laid off in 1,115 ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/job-cuts” target=”_blank”>job cuts in…
