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Re:Google lays off its Python team by Jmgaleano1 on Sunday April 28, 2024 @02:09PM (#40190490)
Okay, let's debug this logic. Google is AI-focused, true, but they're not a one-trick pony. Python's great for Al, but it's not the ONLY language. And mass-firing your Python team seems...counterproductive. Segmentation fault indeed!
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Re:Google lays off its Python team by ehsankia on Monday April 29, 2024 @02:08PM (#40201863)
Well it mostly still is a one-trick pony: ads. It has kept trying to not be a one-trick pony for a decade. In the latest report, Cloud and Hardware did add up to around 25%, so they are getting closer.

They've been trying to focus on AI, but with moves like this, their position in AI will likely end up matching their position in Cloud vs AWS/Azure.

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