By Charles Rollet
Publication Date: 2026-06-04 22:38:00
Google is the latest Big Tech company to do layoffs this year.
Employees working at Google Cloud have been hit by cuts over the last two weeks, two people familiar with the matter told Business Insider.
One team, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, which is one of Google’s top security units and regularly publishes research about hackers, was impacted yesterday, the people said. Some employees have been posting about the layoffs on LinkedIn.
The cuts were not limited to that unit, affecting others at Mandiant — a cybersecurity company bought by Google in 2022 — and within Google Cloud, the people added.
It’s unclear exactly how many people were impacted and why the cuts are happening now. In one instance, Google cited the need to reinvest in growth areas, such as AI, to justify the move, one of the people said.
“We regularly evaluate our internal structures to ensure we are best positioned to meet the evolving demands of our customers and…