Google snatches Yahoo’s chief scientist Prabhakar Raghavan as massive Yahoo layoffs loom ahead
Yahoo’s chief scientist Prabhakar Raghavan is taking a job at Google as circulating rumors hint at massive cuts within the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based search engine.
Yahoo validated the departure this morning in a statement to AllThings D:
“Yahoo! thanks Prabhakar Raghavan for his dedication and contributions to Yahoo! for the past 7 years. We wish him well in his next endeavor. Ash Munshi, CTO, will assume leadership for Y! Labs,” announced the company.
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