More than 4,500 Google employees have signed a petition addressed to CEO Sundar Pichai, urging the company to offer protections against layoffs and introduce buyout options. This action comes as major tech firms reduce staff even while investing heavily in artificial intelligence. Parul Koul, a Google software engineer and leader of the Alphabet Workers Union, highlighted Google’s soaring $4 trillion valuation and criticized the layoffs as prioritizing profits over employees. The petition was delivered at Google’s California headquarters.
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