Google parent Alphabet laying off innovation lab workers

Google parent Alphabet Inc. is reportedly slashing jobs within its innovation lab called X as it adopts a new structure.   In recent months, X – described as a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs that develops technologies to solve the world's hardest problems – has increased talks regarding funding with venture capitalists and other investors, so they can launch projects even faster, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. X was established in 2010 by Google co-founders Larry Page and Serg ...