Google cuts hundreds jobs in advertising sales team
- Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
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Google is laying off hundreds of employees in its advertising sales team.
According to Business Insider, the tech giant aims to adopt artificial intelligence software and automation to lighten workloads.
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As a result, more redundancies are predicted this year. 
The news follows the Alphabet-owned company announcing it is laying off hundreds of people working on its hardware, voice-assistance and engineering teams.
In a statement, Google said the cost-cutting measure comes as it responsibly invests in the company’s “biggest priorities” and “significant opportunities ahead”.
It said: “Some teams are continuing to make these kinds of organisational changes, which include some role eliminations globally.”
