Alphabet to slow hiring in second half as economy sputters

Alphabet to slow hiring in second half as economy sputters

Google, New York, United States. Photo: Arthur Osipyan/unsplash

Alphabet Inc said on Wednesday it would slow the pace of hiring for the rest of the year, the latest company to make such a move as decades-high inflation and the fallout from the Ukraine crisis pressure businesses.

The announcement aligns the parent of search giant Google with other major tech companies, including Uber Technologies Inc and Twitter Inc, and comes a day after Microsoft Corp said it would eliminate some positions.

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