Google Joins Wave of Tech Companies Laying Off Workers

P.M. Edition for Jan. 20. Google parent Alphabet’s plan to cut around 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, marks its biggest round of layoffs ever. The search giant joins a series of tech companies including Microsoft, Amazon, Twitter and Facebook parent Meta that also have cut jobs in recent months. WSJ’s Google reporter Miles Kruppa joins host Annmarie Fertoli to discuss the change in thinking that is driving the tech sector’s job cuts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices