Alphabet Inc.'s lab X is laying off dozens of employees^[1] and seeking outside investors for funding its ventures. The division is adopting a new structure^[1] to spin out projects as independent startups, and is focusing on collaborating with a broader base of industry and financial partners^[1]. The layoffs are focused on support staff^[1]. Astro Teller, who leads the lab, wrote in an email that the new approach will allow X to focus on inventing breakthrough technologies to^[1] solve pressing challenges.

Alphabet cuts moonshot staff

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