Google cuts hundreds of jobs in Android, Pixel group

The Information reports that Google has laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which works on the Android software, Pixel phones and the Chrome browser. The cuts follow the company’s January buyout offers to the unit’s employees. “Since combining the Platforms and Devices teams last year, we’ve focused on becoming more nimble and operating more effectively and this included making some job reductions in addition to the voluntary exit program that we offered in January,” a Google spokesperson told The Information.