03:54 PM EDT, 05/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with additional details in the third paragraph and attempt to reach out for comments in the fourth paragraph.)

Alphabet's (GOOG) Google ( GOOG ) made sweeping job cuts to its Cloud unit this week, Business Insider reported Friday, citing an internal document it reviewed and an employee that is familiar with the matter.

The total number of layoffs is not known at this time, but the employee estimated that roughly 100 workers in Cloud's "Go To Market" team in the Asia-Pacific region were cut, according to the report.

Layoffs also affected cloud teams in consulting, partner engineering and sustainability, and included recent hires, the report added.

Google ( GOOG ) did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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