Google begins layoffs drive
Efficiency push targets leadership
Managers cut by 10%
Director and VP roles reduced
Android & Pixel merge
Teams combined in restructuring
Hundreds laid off globally
Affected Android and devices staff
Employees petition CEO
1,300+ demand job security
Pichai urges higher output
“We must accomplish more” memo
Focus shifts to AI growth
AI as productivity accelerator
Hiring continues through 2026
Engineers still in demand
Pichai downplays AI fears
AI won’t replace coders
Google bets on innovation
Big bets in AI, climate, search