A new company may try to dethrone the search king: report

Traditional search engine powers such as Google and Bing could soon be under threat from upstart companies using AI to provide a more customized search experience. A new company could aim to dethrone Google as the search king, report says. Google is expected to launch a new search engine in 2015.

Google is starting the year off with sweeping layoffs across divisions. The layoffs include hundreds of employees who work on some of the company’s most recognizable products. Google Assistant is the voice-activated software that helps users check the weather, set timers and quickly look up quick facts.

A former Google employee says the political culture at the company was heavily slanted toward progressive points of view. Conservatives felt like they couldn't express themselves, the ex-employee says. Google's 'echo chamber' workplace clouding its impartiality, former employee says.

Google parent Alphabet is reportedly restructuring so it can spin out projects into startups even faster. This change will result in layoffs within the lab's support staff. Google's parent Alphabet reportedly restructuring to save money and spin out startups faster. The change is expected to result in more staff being laid off in the lab.

Google is trimming staff across several teams as it continues to invest in what it says are the "company's biggest priorities" as well as "significant opportunities ahead" Google lays off hundreds of workers. Google says it will continue to invest into what it calls the company's "biggest priorities"

Google will lay off hundreds of employees as it restructures its advertising-sales team. The move comes as it gears up to compete with other tech giants in the artificial intelligence space. Google is restructuring its advertising sales team as it prepares to compete in the AI space.