We used to hire as reflex to wanting new things, can’t do it now: Pichai

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in an interview with Bloomberg, said the company used to "reflexively" fulfil the demand to do new things by growing headcount. "We can't do it now through the transition we are in...We see opportunities where we can re-allocate people and get things done," Pichai said. Google is removing some teams entirely to "improve velocity", he added.