Today, Google’s parent company Alphabet has decided to shut down yet another of its Robot projects. This follows in line with their discontinuing of several other robotics-related endeavors this past year. Started in January of 2019, the robotics project was run out of the X (formerly Google[x]) research lab, and was meant to explore the… Continue reading Google-parent Alphabet shuts down yet another robot project
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Alphabet makes cuts, Twitter bans third-party clients, and Netflix’s Reed Hastings steps down
Google parent company Alphabet—which owns Google, YouTube and several other companies—announced a major round of cost-cutting last week. The cuts include 15% pay cuts for top executives and a 20% reduction in third-party contractors. Alphabet Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat said the cuts are necessary “to ensure that the company continues to make sound investments… Continue reading Alphabet makes cuts, Twitter bans third-party clients, and Netflix’s Reed Hastings steps down
Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoffs
Area 120, Google’s internal incubator program, has been severely impacted by Alphabet’s recent wave of mass layoffs. The incubator program, which was established in 2016, was designed to foster projects from Google employees and help to bring them to life. In the past few weeks, Alphabet has announced several rounds of job cuts, which has… Continue reading Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoffs