Google Parent Alphabet to Cut 12,000 Jobs Amid Wave of Tech Layoffs

A woman passes the logo from the web search engine provider Google during the digital society festival 're:publica,' at the Arena Berlin in Berlin, on June 9, 2022. Annegret Hilse/Reuters

Google parent Alphabet Inc.’s CEO sent a note to employees Friday announcing the elimination of 12,000 jobs, as a response to economic changes over the past two years.

The move—coming two days after a similar number of job cuts from Microsoft—will affect both U.S. and overseas employees.