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A fresh round of layoffs has hit Google in its device and platforms division, with Microsoft also considering job cuts soon.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/28431012

  • Google is set to cut hundreds of new jobs in its device and platforms divisions soon.
  • The company has continued to cut its Google Pixel teams, doing so earlier this year as well.
  • Rival Microsoft is considering a new round of layoffs next month, per reports.
  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Google cut nearly a thousand other employees in its Pixel, Nest, Fitbit and Voice Assistant units in January this year, while it cut “only a few teams” in its Cloud Computing division in February. The largest round of cuts came in early 2023 when Google’s parent firm Alphabet announced it would cut 12 000 jobs, or six percent of its global workforce.

    Ouch

  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 day ago

    If this means they quit changing random shit for no reason and focus on fixing bugs, I’m all for it.

    • deadcatbounce@reddthat.comEnglish
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      1 day ago

      TIL that I’m cynical. Damn.

      Looks like my next but one phone will be a iPhone. I never imagined that I would ever say that. Ever.

      Google let me down when visual voicemail (or whatever they were going to call it) failed to appear!

        • deadcatbounce@reddthat.comEnglish
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          15 hours ago

          Thank-you.

          Off topic: I keep meaning to ask this; am I still able to use wallet like applications to make RFID payments with GrapheneOS?

          I’m one of those strange people that spends physical cash like water but much better with electronic currency.

          I think that’s the only thing that stops me bar having to get a new battery.

          • eleitl@lemm.eeEnglish
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            12 hours ago

            Whether NFC payments work seems very much dependent on what your bank app is allowing. Some banks in the EU have no issues, so you should check what particular payment system you want to use.

            In general, chances are low. Some people use smartwatches as a workaround.

            I don’t use smartwatches nor NFC payments with smartdevices. My bank card allows NFC payments directly.

    • PurpleTentacle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Programmers who maintain code get laid off, programmers who create new code get promoted.

      These kind of lay-offs always result in more bugs and more fucking up shit for no reason.