Google is the latest Big Tech company to do layoffs this year. Employees working at Google Cloud have been hit by cuts over the last two weeks, two people familiar with the matter told Business Insider. One team, Google's Threat Intelligence Group, which is o - LinkedIn

Business Insider 10,947,429 followers 2w Google is the latest Big Tech company to do layoffs this year. Employees working at Google Cloud have been hit by cuts over the last two weeks, two people familiar with the matter told Business Insider. One team, Google's Threat Intelligence Group, which is one of Google's top security units and regularly publishes research about hackers, was impacted yesterday, the people said. Some employees have been posting about the layoffs on LinkedIn. The cuts were not limited to that unit, affecting others at Mandiant — a cybersecurity company bought by Google in 2022 — and within Google Cloud, the people added. Read more about the cuts on Business Insider: https://lnkd.in/e6fYGtiT (Credit: Getty Images) #google #layoffs #jobcuts 218 13 Comments Like Comment Share Danny McCarthy 2w These companies are just going to re hire in the next few months. Like Reply 2 Reactions SANGEETA SINGH 2w Replace the CEOs to!! I bet AI can run them better thn they can. AI probably will wipe out their entire data base. That would be fun Like Reply 9 Reactions Sergii Semeniuk 2w Tough news. Sending support to everyone affected — talented people land on their feet, and any team would be lucky to have them. 🙏 Like Reply 2 Reactions Izaqueu G. 2w That's normal 🤣 people in Tech are done ✅👍🏾. But hackers never Die. Like Reply 2 Reactions Daphne Nguyen 2w I believe these layoffs don't reflect a decline in demand, but rather a reallocation of resources by tech companies. To me, what truly matters isn't who's laying off employees, but who's attracting future talent and investment. Like Reply Brendan Baldwin 2w Cloud is just one of the most abused orgs in that company. My heart goes out to everyone Like Reply 1 Reaction Kirsten H. 2w There is no cry react emoji 😢 or a thumbs down 👎 but I feel both Like Reply Robin Green 2w Really with the "quietly" AI slop headline? Get better writers. Like Reply Robert Baxter 2w Not so quietly anymore 🤭 Like Reply 1 Reaction Triksy Star 2w In large-scale apparel and sportswear organizations, similar restructuring often follows after acquisitions when overlapping capabilities in sourcing, analytics, or supply chain security are consolidated under tighter operating models. The immediate impact is rarely about demand, but about eliminating parallel systems that no longer justify their cost. Over time, the real test is whether those cuts preserve the depth of technical expertise needed to maintain product and operational resilience. Like Reply 1 Reaction See more comments