Google expands voluntary buyout offers to employees in five countries
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Alphabet is trimming staff in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland as AI spending keeps climbing Google has quietly widened its voluntary buyout program beyond the US and UK. The company confirmed to Reuters that it began offering exit packages in June to some employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland. The goal is familiar. Google wants to contain rising costs while it pours money into artificial intelligence, and payroll is one of the few line items it can trim politely. The buyouts are voluntary. Eligible employees can take a package and leave, or they can decline and stay.
Source: Crypto Briefing
