Since the layoff announcement, the Google Code Jam and Kickstart contest pages have been changed to say that the registration has been delayed. Layoffs are definitely difficult times for everyone and the company, but I just want to say that Google Code Jam is a milestone contest for me each year. I do competitive programming for a hobby (I don't work in a technical role or industry) and I practice regular to do better at subsequent year's Code Jam competitions. I hope everyone will get to share in the excitement of CP by competing in one of the largest contests of each year.

(Hopefully Meta Hacker Cup will continue this year!)

Update: Google will be discontinuing all its competitions. This is literally a shock to me as I that they would just suspend for a year or two. While I came on CP only around late 2020 as a new lockdown hobby, I still managed to make some bittersweet memories of competing on Google Code Jam and Kickstart. It's a sad day for the CP community!