Source: Google cuts hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which works on Android, Pixel, and Chrome, after offering buyouts in January 2025
www.reuters.com/tech... Brandon Downey / @bdowney : Chaser: — Imagine getting laid off the same day they are sending different people to the Roof at Hooli^H^^H Google. Mastodon: @majorlinux@toot.maj...
Source: Google cuts hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which works on Android, Pixel, and Chrome, after offering buyouts in January 2025
Google on Thursday laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which works on Android software …
Long-time Android Engineering VP Dave Burke steps down to explore “AI/bio” projects at Alphabet; sources say the Platforms & Devices team is undergoing a reorg
Sharing an email I sent to my team today: — Hi everyone, — As you may have guessed based on the subject line, I have some personal news to share. … Forums: r/Android : Dave Burke, the person who l...
Sources: Google laid off 200+ employees from its Core teams, including IT and its Python developer team, and plans to move some roles to India and Mexico
unless it's your smartphone Ann Resuma / International Business Times : Google Lays Off 200 ‘Core’ Employees; Eyes Shifting Some Roles To India, Mexico Alice Nunwick / Verdict : Google lays off 200 US...
Reflecting on 18 years at Google: early Google had a vision, but its culture has eroded, morale is at an all-time low, and healing requires changes at the top
1. Talks about really believing “don't be evil” especially as a contrast to Microsoft. As a Microsoftie at the time, it was really annoying to see a company take a moral stand that selling proprietar...
MobileCoin Chief Product Officer Bob Lee, who worked on CashApp as Square's CTO and on Android at Google, dies after being stabbed in San Francisco on April 4
I worked with Bob Lee when I first started working at Google. … Jenny Lee : Last night, I heard about Bob Lee's passing. I am completely devasted and heartbroken. — Bob was our Chief Product Office...
Sources: Andreessen Horowitz is an investor in Android founder Andy Rubin's new hardware startup Simple Things and Marc Andreessen sits on the board
Email service Superhuman, which charges $30/month and hasn't formally launched, raises $75M Series C led by IVP, source says at a $825M valuation
Covering venture capital, software and startups — When Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra agreed to meet with former Dropbox CFO Ajay Vashee's … Tweets: @caseynewton , @alexrkonrad , @imkialikethecar , @mar...
How Sundar Pichai is leading Google at a time when many of the company's strengths become the focus of intense public criticism and antitrust scrutiny
and now one has landed at his door. Our #longread, weekend profile of Silicon Valley's mystery man, here: https://www.wsj.com/... @wsjtech : Sundar Pichai's compassionate, conflict-averse style helped...
How Sundar Pichai is leading Google at a time when many of the company's strengths become the focus of intense public criticism and antitrust scrutiny
The low-key chief is contending with possible antitrust lawsuits, a revenue drop and pressure to take the company in new directions Tweets: @realrobcopeland , @wsjtech , @georgikantchev , @wsj , @alex...