Alphabet's move to shrink its Google workforce follows similar actions at Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook parent Meta.
The majority of the cuts will target employees in Amazon Stores and the company's PXT divisions.
CEO Jennifer Witz says the company aims to control costs while prioritizing a rebuild of its technology infrastructure.
"I got this wrong, and I take responsibility for that," Mark Zuckerberg writes in a memo to staff announcing a reduction of 11,000 employees.
