Alphabet's Google cut employees in its cloud division, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The layoffs follows a period of slower growth in Google’s cloud business and increased expenditure on AI initiatives.

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Google is laying off some employees in its Google Cloud business. As reported by Bloomberg, and citing people "familiar with the matter," the cloud giant cut fewer than 100 jobs in the cloud department and focused on those working in sales operations.

Google is trimming jobs in its cloud division as it doubles down on artificial intelligence, according to Bloomberg. While

Alphabet’s Google has reportedly implemented mass layoffs within its cloud division. According to a Bloomberg report, the job cuts affected fewer than a 100 employees from sales operations. While the move hasn’t been publically announced,