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Time of India
11-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Google offers voluntary exit to US staff, including search and ad teams
Google offered 'buyout' packages to staff in several departments on Tuesday, in a move to reduce overall employee numbers. According to a CNBC report, the offer has gone out to employees in units such as knowledge and information (K&I), central engineering, marketing, research, and communications. The K&I division includes key parts of Google's operations, such as search, advertising, and commerce. This "voluntary exit programme" (VEP) is aimed at staff based in the United States. Some teams are also asking remote workers who live within 50 miles of a Google office to start coming in again. The employees are expected to continue with a hybrid form of work schedule. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Why Thousands of Brits Are Rushing to Replace Their Boilers Before July 2025 BoilerGuide Get Quote Undo Nick Fox, head of the K&I division, sent a memo to employees explaining the programme and what is expected of employees. Last October, he took over from Prabhakar Raghavan, who is now the chief technologist at Google. The K&I unit currently employs around 20,000 people. Live Events 'I want to be very clear: If you're excited about your work, energised by the opportunity ahead, and performing well, I really (really!) hope you don't take this! We have ambitious plans and tons to get done,' Fox wrote in the memo, according to CNBC. 'On the other hand, this VEP offers a supportive exit path for those of you who don't feel aligned with our strategy, don't feel energised by your work, or are having difficulty meeting the expectations of your role.' Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories The last time Google offered such an exit package was in January, when it made the offer to employees in the Platforms and Devices division, which includes the Pixel and Android teams. In April, the same unit saw a wave of layoffs, with hundreds of jobs cut. More recently, in May, the company let go of 200 staff in its global business unit, which handles sales and partnerships.
Associated Press
29-01-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
USISPF Appoints Google's Chief Technologist Prabhakar Raghavan to Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - January 28, 2025) - The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) proudly announces the appointment of Prabhakar Raghavan, Chief Technologist at Google, to its Board of Directors. As the first board member named in 2025, Raghavan joins an elite roster of industry leaders shaping USISPF's mission to advance collaboration between the United States and India in critical technology and innovation sectors. Prabhakar Raghavan Chief Technologist at Google LLC Prabhakar is one of the foremost authorities on Search and is the co-author of two widely used graduate texts on algorithms and search. He has over two decades of research spanning algorithms, web search, and databases, has published over 100 papers in various fields, and holds 20 issued patents, including several on link analysis for web search. Welcoming Prabhakar to the USISPF Board, Dr. Mukesh Aghi, USISPF President and CEO said: 'The relationship between the United States and India is at a pivotal stage where synergy in fields of the initiative for Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) and subsequently with the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X), are driving the relationship forward and touch heavily on the role of critical tech in AI in both the private sector and next-generation defense technology. In Prabhakar, we have a tech leader who can help with India's digital transformation as Google's ongoing investments in India's digital infrastructure, including the launch of cloud regions in Mumbai and Delhi, demonstrate Google's commitment to the country's digital growth. The critical aspect over the next decade will be to leverage the digital trade economy to enhance the commercial partnership between the United States and India. Prabhakar's vision and insight will be key to this mission.' USISPF Chairman John Chambers congratulated Prabhakar and said: 'Having spent the majority of my career in Silicon Valley, I understand the pivotal role of tech companies in countries' overall growth and innovation, especially as we go through this next-generation tech transition with AI. As Prime Minister Modi shared during his 2023 state visit, AI is not just artificial intelligence, but America and India - and the opportunity that comes from our two countries leading this transition together. As such, the addition of Prabhakar to the USISPF Board of Directors is a strategic and exciting step in furthering our joint position in the global AI race. I look forward to seeing how his Board presence will bolster USISPF's efforts to increase AI collaboration between governments and businesses.' Prabhakar joined Google in 2012 and prior to his role as the company's Chief Technologist, was most recently the SVP for Knowledge & Information (K&I) responsible for Google's Search, Ads, Commerce, Geo, Assistant & Gemini products. Prabhakar Raghavan expressed gratitude about his appointment and said: 'I'm incredibly honored to join the USISPF Board of Directors and contribute to its mission of strengthening the US-India relationship. India is remarkably positioned in the global technology landscape, not just as a nation of over a billion people, but also as the birthplace of population-scale digital platforms such as UPI, which have benefited its citizens and moved the tech discourse forward. Google is deeply invested in India's digital future, powered by the opportunities of AI, and I'm eager to work alongside fellow board members to further advance this vital partnership.' Prior to leading Google K&I, Prabhakar led the Ads & Commerce teams and also served as the vice President of Workspace in Google Cloud. Before joining Google, Prabhakar founded and led Yahoo! Labs. He also served as CTO at Verity and was at IBM Research for 14 years. For media inquiries and further information, please contact: Ankit Jain [email protected] Akshobh Giridharadas [email protected] About USISPF The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum's (USISPF) mission is to build, enable, advocate, and facilitate partnerships between the United States and India by providing a platform for all stakeholders to come together in new ways that will create meaningful opportunities with the power to change the lives of citizens in both countries. Press Inquiries USISPF Ankit Jain 2244607900 2550 M St NW Washington, DC 20037, USA
