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- Google is consolidating its hardware teams into a single team handling Pixel, Nest, and Fitbit devices.
- The result could be a more cohesive hardware product line going forward.
- Fit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman are leaving the company and hundreds of AR employees are being laid off.
Google is organizing a major restructuring of its hardware teams. According to a 9to5Google report confirmed by Google, the company will be merging its Pixel, Nest, and Fitbit hardware teams.