Google has laid off hundreds of employees from its Platform & Devices division, which develops the Android operating system, Chrome browser and Pixel smartphones, Reuters reports, citing The Information.
A new series of layoffs occurred after Google offered employees in the division voluntary redundancy and severance pay at the end of January 2025.
"Since combining the platforms and devices teams last year, we've focused on becoming more nimble and operating more effectively and this included making some job reductions in addition to the voluntary exit program that we offered in January," a Google spokesperson said in a statement to The Information.
In February 2025, Google offered voluntary redundancy to its human resources staff and made cuts to its cloud division. The goal of these cuts was to reduce costs in order to further invest in artificial intelligence.