Google parent firm Alphabet is to cut about 12,000 jobs.
谷歌母公司Alphabet将裁员约1.2万人WIC&tYf_]IHLZ^pzRq。
A staff memo by Chief Executive Sundar Pichai was shared with Reuters.
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In it he said the company had rapidly expanded headcount in recent years.
他在备忘录中表示，该公司近年来迅速增加了员工数量dfHY=s5u.umWA8,HuV0V。
But that was for what he called a 'different economic reality than the one we face today'.
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Alphabet's job losses affect teams across the company, including recruiting, engineering and more.
Alphabet的裁员影响到了整个公司的各个团队，包括招聘以及一些工程团队*|]0TshR[Lt1n,o。
The layoffs are global, and will impact U.S. staff straight away.
这次裁员是全球性的，并将直接影响到美国的员工iqs+y_mFQ^。

But the process will take longer in other countries due to local employment laws and practices.
但在其他国家，由于当地的就业法律和惯例，这一过程将需要更长的时间0p8Pd5HmX)E。
The cuts follow a similar move made by rival firm Microsoft. Earlier this week, it said it would lay off 10,000 workers.
在此之前，谷歌的竞争对手微软也做出了类似的举动~7Y~tW6x-vZ(#S。本周早些时候，该公司表示将裁员1万人oo;zxmG4zKK。
The update comes at a moment of economic uncertainty and technological potential.
这一改变正值经济不确定性和新技术潜在存在的时刻oAhTgny|Qa246x#-g。
Both Google and Microsoft have invested heavily in an area of software known as generative artificial intelligence.
谷歌和微软都在一个被称为“生成式人工智能”的软件领域投入了大量资金7F~4-dqBgZ2!Cqi。
Microsoft said it continued to ramp up spending in that area.
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