Google to lay off 12,000 people — read the memo CEO Sundar Pichai sent to staff
Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, said in an email sent round the company's staff Friday that the firm will lay off 12,000 employees.
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### Instruction: Google to lay off 12,000 people — read the memo CEO Sundar Pichai sent to staff

### Response: Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, said in an email sent round the company's staff Friday that the firm will lay off 12,000 employees.