After the EU named Facebook Messenger and Marketplace, and TikTok gatekeeper platforms under its Digital Markets Act, both parents companies have decided to launch legal challenges against the designation.
The layoffs, which come after the company let go of at least 12,000 employees in January, are aimed at increasing operational efficiency, a spokesperson said.
Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai, told employees on Friday that the company would be reducing its global workforce by around six per cent.
Google Cloud is helping mitigate rising coronavirus concerns in Asia through increased collaboration at public and private sector levels.
Six major web companies and internet-service providers will detail their consumer data privacy practices to a U.S. Senate panel on 26 September.
