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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Google chief executive Sundar Pichai informed employees that the company will slow down hiring for the remainder of the year due to global macroeconomic conditions. An internal memo sent by the CEO to employees reportedly states the company needs to "be more entrepreneurial" and work with "greater urgency, sharper focus, and more hunger than we've shown on sunnier days".
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