U.S.WorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe company, which has been working to trim expenses, laid off employees who worked on core engineering, the Google Assistant product and hardware such as the Pixel phone. Google had 182,000 employees as of Sept. 30.Credit...Jim Wilson/The New York TimesNico GrantNico Grant reports on Google and its related companies from San Francisco.Jan. 11, 2024, 12:06 a.m. ETGoogle laid off hundreds of...