Google's original decision to merge the organization's OS and hardware teams was a key trigger for these layoffs. Google laid off hundreds of employees from the Platforms and Devices unit on ...

Last spring, Google merged the Android and hardware teams and brought them under Osterloh’s leadership. That was intended to ...

Google has laid off hundreds of employees from its Android and Pixel teams on Thursday (April 10). The company cut down its staff from its Platform and Devices unit, claiming that they're focused ...

Google has announced a new voluntary exit program for U.S. employees that come under the Platform and Devices group. The teams behind Pixels and Android now have the option to voluntarily quit ...

The move follows a period of significant change at Google, including the April 2023 merger that brought Android and Chrome teams together with the hardware division under Osterloh's leadership.

Google has introduced a voluntary exit program for US employees in the Pixel and Android teams, following the merger of hardware and software divisions. Ankita Chakravarti January 31, 2025 / 16:13 IST ...

Google is offering buyouts to employees in its "Platforms and Devices" unit ahead of expected cuts. That unit includes more than 25,000 full-time employees who work on Android, Chrome, ChromeOS ...

The voluntary severance program arrives just under a year after Google merged the Android, Pixel hardware, and Chrome teams into a single “Platform and Devices” division, overseen by Osterloh.

Last spring, Google merged the Android and hardware teams and brought them under Osterloh’s leadership. That was intended to accelerate the integration of AI into all of Google’s products, and ...

That unit includes more than 25,000 full-time employees who work on Android, Chrome, ChromeOS, Google Photos, Google One, Pixel, Fitbit and Nest, according to internal documents reviewed by CNBC.

Last spring, Google merged the Android and hardware teams and brought them under Osterloh’s leadership. That was intended to accelerate the integration of AI into all of Google’s products, ...