Google has reportedly laid off employees across its Cloud division over the past fortnight, affecting multiple teams including Mandiant and its Threat Intelligence Group. The company cited reallocating resources toward artificial intelligence as a reason. The scale remains unclear, with staff sharing layoff updates online. The move reflects a wider tech industry trend.

Google is reportedly quitely laying off employees across its cloud division. In another round of tech layoffs to offset AI spending, a report from Business Insider suggests that Google is probably also doing the same.

The report citing anonymous sources states that the layoffs have been rolling through Google Cloud over the last fortnight. The cuts are not limited to a single team, multiple units within the division have been affected, including staff at Mandiant, the cybersecurity firm Google acquired in 2022 for roughly $5.4 billion. Some affected employees have already begun posting about their job losses on LinkedIn.

Google's top security unit was hit

Among the teams impacted is Google's Threat Intelligence Group, one of the company's most prominent security units. The group is known for regularly publishing research on hackers and nation-state cyber threats, making it a high-profile casualty of the cuts.