🚀 Google Restructuring

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Year To Date Performances:

1. Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat announced a restructuring of Google's finance organization, including layoffs and relocations, to focus on artificial intelligence investments. In a memo to finance employees, Porat highlighted the tech sector's shift towards AI, necessitating tough decisions to align with strategic priorities. This restructuring involves creating finance "hubs" in Bangalore, Mexico City, Dublin, Chicago, and Atlanta, while maintaining a strong presence in the San Francisco Bay Area. The changes, which affect teams globally, aim to enhance efficiency and adapt to 24-hour operations. This move follows broader workforce adjustments and a slowdown in advertising growth, with CEO Sundar Pichai signaling potential job cuts earlier in the year. Porat expressed regret over the departures of talented team members, emphasizing the focus on Google’s significant upcoming opportunities.

2. Tesla plans to request shareholders to restore CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion compensation package, previously nullified by a Delaware judge. This intent was disclosed in a preliminary proxy filing, coinciding with news of a 10% workforce reduction. In addition to reinstating Musk’s package, Tesla aims to change its state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas, anticipating controversy over these moves. To garner shareholder support, Tesla is re-engaging the proxy solicitor Innisfree M&A, with an expected expenditure of millions on the campaign.

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