Published Nov 04, 2026 | 11:36 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 04, 2026 | 11:36 PM
Google and most of the other Big Tech companies are spending heavily on AI.
Synopsis: Google has made a buyout offer to employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and Switzerland, even as its parent firm, Alphabet, went on a hiring spree. The move is part of the firm’s attempt to cut costs as it continues to spend heavily on artificial intelligence. Google’s offer came a week after Microsoft offered buyouts to 60,000 members of its almost 2,20,000-strong workforce, including those based in India.
Alphabet’s Google has extended its buyout offer to employees based in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland.
The move is part of the Sundar Pichai-led firm’s attempt to cut costs as it continues to spend heavily on artificial intelligence.
Google’s move comes a week after Microsoft offered buyouts to 60,000 members of its almost 2,20,000-strong workforce, including those based in India.
Incidentally, Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has been increasing its employee count, and its staff strength stood at 2,04,757. at the end of September. This hiring spree contrasts with other tech companies that were cutting employees, in line with shifting business strategies and priorities.
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Google had offered exit programmes to its employees last year in some divisions across the US and the UK.
In December 2025, Google signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Andhra Pradesh for a strategic collaboration to accelerate the deployment and adoption of artificial intelligence tools across the state.
Google laid the foundation stone for its Cloud India AI Hub in Visakhapatnam in April 2026.
Speaking at the event, Andhra Pradesh’s IT Minister Nara Lokesh said the investment, estimated at ₹1.35 lakh crore, would generate substantial employment. He noted that job opportunities would arise across sectors such as cybersecurity, cloud computing, and mechanical services, potentially benefiting thousands of young professionals.
(Edited by Majnu Babu).
