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Google lays off employees working on its voice assistant (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Google lays off employees working on its voice assistant::Up to 20 employees working on Google's Assistant team have been cut.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They find it easier/cheaper to lay off a bunch of people and then hire again.

Hiring costs for new people don't factor in financial reports apparently.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hiring is “investment”, wages are “expenses”.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

CapEx vs OpEx