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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jennifer Peltz

Google CEO testifies at trial of collapsed startup Ozy Media and founder Carlos Watson

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Google CEO Sundar Pinchai testified briefly Friday at the federal financial conspiracy trial surrounding buzz-to-bust startup Ozy Media, countering founder Carlos Watson's alleged claims that the search giant once sought to buy Ozy.

Google did consider hiring Watson for a high-level news executive job in 2021 and putting $25 million into Ozy in something of a tradeoff for luring him away, Pinchai told jurors.

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