{"slug": "google-is-quietly-laying-off-staff-in-its-cloud-division", "title": "Google is quietly laying off staff in its cloud division", "summary": "Google has quietly laid off employees in its cloud division over the past two weeks, including staff in its Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant cybersecurity unit, according to two people familiar with the matter. The cuts come as the company cites a need to reinvest in growth areas like artificial intelligence, mirroring a broader trend of Big Tech layoffs driven by AI investment. Google declined to specify the number of impacted employees but stated it regularly evaluates its internal structures to meet evolving customer and industry demands.", "body_md": "Google is the latest Big Tech company to do layoffs this year.\n\nEmployees working at Google Cloud have been hit by cuts over the last two weeks, two people familiar with the matter told Business Insider.\n\nOne 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](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7468330571556044801/) on LinkedIn.\n\nThe 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.\n\nIt'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.\n\n\"We regularly evaluate our internal structures to ensure we are best positioned to meet the evolving demands of our customers and the industry,\" a Google spokesperson told Business Insider.\n\nThe cuts are just [the latest to hit Big Tech](https://www.businessinsider.com/recent-company-layoffs-laying-off-workers-2026) as companies pour billions into AI. Meta [laid off 10% of its staff](https://www.businessinsider.com/read-meta-layoff-email-employees-2026-5) last month, while others like [Coinbase](https://www.businessinsider.com/coinbase-layoffs-ai-brian-armstrong-job-cuts-letter-2026-5) and [Block](https://www.businessinsider.com/block-lay-off-4000-employees-read-jack-dorseys-memo-2026-2) used AI to justify big cuts earlier this year. Cybersecurity has also been affected: [Cloudflare laid off](https://www.businessinsider.com/cloudflare-announces-1100-layoffs-amid-ai-focus-shift-2026-5) more than 1,100 employees earlier last month as it prepares for the \"agentic AI era.\"\n\nLast year, Google Cloud [quietly let go of some](https://www.businessinsider.com/google-cuts-staff-working-in-cloud-2025-10) staff, mostly in user experience roles, Business Insider reported.\n\n*Have a tip? Contact this reporter via email at *__crollet@businessinsider.com__* or on Signal and WhatsApp at 628-282-2811*.\n\n*Use a personal email address, a nonwork WiFi network, and a nonwork device;*\n\n__here's our guide to sharing information securely__*.*", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-is-quietly-laying-off-staff-in-its-cloud-division", "canonical_source": "https://www.businessinsider.com/google-clouds-quiet-layoffs-hit-cybersecurity-teams-2026-6", "published_at": "2026-06-04 22:38:01+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-04 22:46:13.736131+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Google", "Business Insider", "Google Cloud", "Mandiant", "Meta", "Coinbase"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-is-quietly-laying-off-staff-in-its-cloud-division", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-is-quietly-laying-off-staff-in-its-cloud-division.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-is-quietly-laying-off-staff-in-its-cloud-division.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-is-quietly-laying-off-staff-in-its-cloud-division.jsonld"}}