Subj : Google's corporate goals for 2024 have been leaked - and "cost sa
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Jan 22 2024 11:15:05

Google's corporate goals for 2024 have been leaked - and "cost savings" are 
one of the main focuses

Date:
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:00:34 +0000

Description:
Personal devices, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and cost savings: 
theyre all in Googles plans for 2024.

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In a recent company-wide memo (via The Verge ), Google CEO Sundar Pichai 
outlined the tech giants ambitious goals for 2024, emphasizing not only a 
significant focus on artificial intelligence, but also cost-saving efforts. 

In early 2023, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed his plans for the companys 
Year of Efficiency, and while the economy has started to show signs of 
recovery, its clear that Google still wants to consider its spending. 

Pichais final goal (of seven) was to improve company velocity, efficiency, 
and productivity, and deliver durable cost savings, leaving many Googlers in 
fear of their jobs. Will Google cut more jobs? 

At the forefront of Googles priorities is the delivery of the worlds most 
advanced, safe, and responsible Al. The company recently lifted the wraps off 
a few of its own Gemini models, which are believed to be a real threat to 
OpenAIs latest GPT models. 

The companys second goal  to improve knowledge, learning, creativity, and 
productivity  looks to be aimed at its workers. Knowledge and tech workers 
globally have been the subject of many studies in recent months, all pointing 
toward reduced productivity and efficiency. 

Other company goals outlined in the announcement include: build[ing] the most 
helpful personal computing platforms and devices; enabl[ing] organizations 
and developers to innovate on Google Cloud; provid[ing] the worlds most 
trusted products and platforms; and build[ing] a Google thats extraordinary 
for Googlers and the world." 

Though ambitious, Googles plans for 2024 are relatively vague and cover a lot 
of ground, including business customers, general consumers, and company 
employees, which may make it hard for the company to prove that it has 
realized any of those goals this time next year. 

The lack of definitive information also puts a big question mark over the 
security of Googlers' jobs. 

More than one thousand Googlers have already lost their jobs during the first 
three weeks of January, with one round of layoffs linking closely with the 
companys deployment of artificial intelligence. More from TechRadar Pro Check 
out the best AI tools and the best AI writers Google CEO says more layoffs 
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recruitment platforms



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/googles-corporate-goals-for-2024-have-been-leake
d-and-cost-savings-are-one-of-the-main-focuses


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