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Updated on: Jan 2023
Google to empower women-led start-ups with Karnataka Govt
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Google to empower women-led start-ups with Karnataka Govt

An American multinational technology company, Google, and the Karnataka government have signed an MoU. The MOU aims to empower women-led start-ups as well as upskill underserved youth, in collaboration with the Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS). C.N. Ashwath Narayan, Minister for Higher Education, IT, BT, Science and Technology and Skill Development, Government of Karnataka said, […]

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You don’t need money to have fun: Pichai told staff on cost cuts
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You don’t need money to have fun: Pichai told staff on cost cuts

Search engine giant, Google’s CEO Sunder Pichai told at an all-hands meeting and denied the company is embarking on “aggressive cost-saving”. Sunder Pichai has also told staff they should not “equate fun with money” and asked why Google was “nick-and-diming employees” by cutting travel budgets and moving away from “rapidly hiring and spending”, despite it […]

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Google is hiring 200+ jobs in Durham despite recent slow hiring
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Google is hiring 200+ jobs in Durham despite recent slow hiring

An American multinational technology company that focuses on search engine technology, Google is looking to fill 200+ jobs in their cloud business. Google is focusing on a project called Area 120. The company is hiring for its branch in Durham, in the northeast of England. An engineering hub last year in Durham employees nearly 1,000 […]

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Google is warning its employees about layoffs
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Google is warning its employees about layoffs

Search engine giant, Google has warned its employees about layoffs if the third quarter results are not as expected. According to reports, Google executives have warned workers to either boost performance or prepare to leave. If third-quarter results don’t look up, ‘there will be blood on the streets.’ The report also claimed that Google Cloud sales leadership […]

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Google appoints Parangat Ranjan as People Partnering, APAC
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Google appoints Parangat Ranjan as People Partnering, APAC

Former Avon’s Head- HR (Director) – Malaysia, Taiwan & India, Parangat Ranjan has joined Google as People Partnering, APAC. Parangat Ranjan confirmed the development on social media and said, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position in People Partnering, APAC at Google!” He will be based in India, as a part of the […]

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Google Sundar Pichai’s letter, Slow hiring for the rest of the year
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Google Sundar Pichai’s letter, Slow hiring for the rest of the year

Google will slow hiring for the rest of the year. Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has informed about the same to employees. Pichai wrote, “Moving forward, we need to be more entrepreneurial, working with greater urgency, sharper focus, and more hunger than we’ve shown on sunnier days. In some cases, that means consolidating where investments overlap and streamlining […]

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Google agrees to pay $118 million to females who earned less than male
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Google agrees to pay $118 million to females who earned less than male

The tech giant Google has agreed to pay $118 million to over 15,500 employees for the settlement of a longstanding lawsuit over claims of gender discrimination. The lawsuit was launched in 2017 by three female Google employees, who accused Google of breaking Californian laws on gender discrimination, such as the state’s Equal Pay Act. The plaintiffs argued […]

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Google rolls out new performance review plan
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Google rolls out new performance review plan

Google introduced a new performance management and promotion process this May. The company said it is taking a new approach called Googler Reviews and Development (GRAD). This new process will focus on employee development, learning, and progression throughout the year. Google’s commitment towards employee satisfaction and engagement is always on the top of the list. The […]

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Google begins work on Hyderabad campus, plans to double its workforce
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Google begins work on Hyderabad campus, plans to double its workforce

Multinational technology giant Google is all set to build its largest campus outside its Mountain View headquarters in the US. Spread over a 7.3 acre site that the company acquired at Gachibowli in 2019. Hyderabad’s campus is expected to be ready in a couple of years. The campus will house a whopping 3.3 million square feet […]

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Google to invest $9.5 billion in US on offices, to create 12,000 jobs
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Google to invest $9.5 billion in US on offices, to create 12,000 jobs

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday announced to invest of approximately $9.5 billion for new offices and data centres in the US this year, creating 12,000 new full-time jobs and thousands more among local suppliers, partners and communities. Pichai said that Google helped provide $617 billion in economic activity for millions of American businesses, nonprofits, creators, developers and publishers […]

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Google offering electric scooters to ease employees’ return to the office
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Google offering electric scooters to ease employees’ return to the office

As the COVID-19 pandemic starts to settle down in some parts of the globe, Google is returning its employees to in-person offices. Now, Google is offering up access to electric scooters for its employees to assist in daily commutes. To motivate employees to return to the office, Google is offering free electric scooters to them. […]

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Google mandates 03 days work from office, effective April 4
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Google mandates 03 days work from office, effective April 4

Alphabet Inc’s Google from April 4 will require employees back about three days a week in some of its U.S., U.K., and Asia Pacific offices, its first step to end policies that allowed remote work because of COVID-19 concerns. An internal email on Wednesday seen by Reuters told employees in the San Francisco Bay Area […]

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