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Google plans to reorganize its ad sales unit, affecting approximately 30,000 employees. (lemmy.org)
submitted 10 months ago by Mazdak@lemmy.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The reorganization aims to consolidate staff and may involve layoffs. Google is increasingly relying on machine-learning techniques for ad sales on its platforms.

In January, Alphabet announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs globally. Google previously laid off employees at mapping app Waze in June.

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[โ€“] alxvs@lemmy.ml 43 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Amidst massive profits btw

[โ€“] billiam0202@lemmy.world 45 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

$59.972 billion net income for 2022.

But remember, it's adblock on Youtube that's the problem ๐Ÿ™„

[โ€“] uphillbothways@kbin.social 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

How are they supposed to make the unimaginably big number go up ever faster if they're not taking all they can from everyone at once?
It's an optimization problem. Their fiduciary responsibility and raison d'etre is to solve it.

[โ€“] HidingCat@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It is absolutely ridiculous. If it's well-earned, sure, a hefty profit is fine. But profits cannot be ever-growing infinitely, that's just not possible. Our economies are in for a shakeup, that's for sure.

[โ€“] maynarkh@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago

IIRC, most Google stock doesn't net dividends. People (mostly the 6 companies who actually are the stock market) are only buying it to speculate.

[โ€“] pdxfed@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As is tradition. So Lumberg's stock will go up a quarter of a point.

[โ€“] 1984@lemmy.today 19 points 10 months ago

Oh shit, better pay for YouTube premium so the poor billion dollar company doesn't decrease its profits!