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Inside the Google executive moves that led to its big AI reshuffle

On August 5, the Mountain View, California, tech giant announced a sweeping leadership overhaul of its Google DeepMind AI division in which its chief, Demis Hassabis, stepped aside in favor of his deputy, Koray Kavukcuoglu. Hassabis became chair, with fewer management obligations. At the same time, the two original technical…

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Google's Gemini AI assistant reaches one billion users

Google's artificial intelligence assistant Gemini has surpassed one billion monthly users, CEO Sundar Pichai announced Tuesday, a week after a major reorganization of the tech giant's AI division. OpenAI reached one billion users across all its interfaces, led by ChatGPT, the lab announced in July without specifying whether that figure…

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Quote of the day by Sundar Pichai: Wear your failures as a badge of honor. They are proof that you tried something hard

Sundar Pichai perceives failures as evidence of courageously tackling challenging ventures, reflecting on his inspiring journey from Chennai to becoming the CEO of Google. Joining the tech giant in 2004, he spearheaded the Chrome browser's development. His ascent to CEO of both Google and Alphabet showcases a steadfast spirit and…

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Behind the exit of DeepMind’s CEO: low morale, a talent exodus, and model delays

Within DeepMind, current and former employees say tensions have been simmering for months.

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Dear GOOGL Stock Fans, Here's What Google's AI Shakeup Means for Alphabet

Google just announced a major AI leadership shakeup with Chief Scientist Jeff Dean departing after 27 years.

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Sanjay Ghemawat, the Kota kid who spent decades at Google building large-scale computing, is now leaving to make an AI that can run thousands of experiments

Sanjay Ghemawat, the Google scientist who grew up in Kota, Rajasthan, is leaving the company after nearly three decades. Ghemawat helped build key technologies including Google File System, MapReduce and Bigtable. He is now joining Jeff Dean and other former Google researchers to launch AI startup Discovery Loop, which aims…

The Economic Times

Demis Hassabis steps down from Google DeepMind CEO role amid a major AI leadership shake-up

Google DeepMind is undergoing a major restructuring following model delays and a string of high-profile exits.

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Google shakes up AI leadership as DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis shifts role

Google's AI division sees a significant leadership overhaul and key departures. Demis Hassabis moves to chief scientist while Koray Kavukcuoglu takes over daily operations. Several prominent AI engineers, including Jeff Dean, have left to form a new startup. This shakeup occurs as Google's Gemini model faces launch delays and competitive…

The Economic Times

Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk and Jensen Huang unite behind one AI vision: Why America's biggest tech billionaires are calling for open-weight AI models

A coalition of 25 leading technology companies and organizations has urged US policymakers to support open-weight AI models, arguing they are essential for maintaining America's leadership in artificial intelligence. The letter has received backing from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Nvidia CEO Jensen…

The Economic Times

Google Stock Slides Despite Blowout Earnings: What Spooked Investors?

Google shares fell after Alphabet raised AI spending forecasts and reported negative free cash flow despite beating earnings estimates.

International Business Times UK

Alphabet Raises AI Spending But Still Can't Meet Demand: 'We're Still in a Supply Constraint Environment'

(Editor’s note: Alphabet’s share moves were updated under Price Action.)

Benzinga

Sundar Pichai Just Said Something About Google’s Gemini 4—and Sam Altman, Elon Musk Should Care

Google parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Sundar Pichai made one of his boldest comments yet about the company’s AI ambitions during Wednesday’s earnings call, saying the company has already begun its “most ambitious pretraining run yet” for Gemini 4.

Benzinga

Google increases capex forecast again after cloud-driven earnings beat

The search giant now expects to spend between $195 billion and $205 billion in capital expenditures, its finance chief Anat Ashkenazi said on a conference call with analysts. The company said last quarter that it planned to spend between $180 billion and $190 billion this year.

The Economic Times

Alphabet's quarterly earnings beat Wall Street estimates, but here's what is spooking investors

Alphabet announced strong second-quarter earnings, but its shares declined significantly. The company plans to substantially increase its capital expenditures for artificial intelligence. This massive spending hike comes as Google Cloud revenue saw substantial growth. CEO Sundar Pichai addressed concerns about Google's competitive position in the AI race. Investors and analysts…

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Sundar Pichai pushes back on claims Google is losing ground in AI race

The latest setback has fueled worries that ‌Google was losing ⁠momentum just ⁠as OpenAI and Anthropic and a host of Chinese rivals have accelerated the pace of model releases. On the call on Wednesday, Pichai struck an unusually defensive tone as analysts pressed him on the state of Google's frontier…

Fortune

Anthropic and SpaceX just handed Google the biggest profit quarter in company history—on paper

A $99 billion markup on stakes in Anthropic and SpaceX delivered more than two-thirds of Alphabet's stunning $112 billion profit.

The Economic Times

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says FIFA 2026 was 'most viewed World Cup ever on YouTube'

YouTube saw over 1.7 billion global viewers watch World Cup videos during the tournament. This made it the platform's most-viewed World Cup ever, reaching new heights. Lifetime views for World Cup content on YouTube now exceed two hundred billion. Creators contributed significantly, generating over two point five billion views with…

The Economic Times

Google updates lightweight Gemini models, but flagship still delayed

Google launched three new Gemini AI models, offering cost-effective solutions. The company has not provided a release date for its flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro. This top-tier model's delay is reportedly due to internal performance shortcomings. Google's rivals have recently introduced their own advanced artificial intelligence models. The company stated Gemini…

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Barchart

Alphabet Has 1 Problem Holding Back Growth, But Analysts Still See Upside for GOOGL Stock

Concerns surround Google Gemini. But analysts across the board are bullish heading into the earnings report.

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Alphabet’s Biggest Solar Deal Isn’t Really About Going Green. Here’s Why Investors Should Buy the GOOGL Stock Dip.

The AI race is turning into a race for electricity. Alphabet's largest-ever solar deal shows how far the tech giants will go to secure it.

International Business Times UK

'We Can See Your Greedy Side': 4,500 Google Workers Chant Outside Sundar Pichai's Office

More than 4,500 Google workers have signed a petition demanding stronger layoff protections as the Alphabet Workers Union accuses the tech giant of prioritising profits over people.

PC Gamer

Over 4,500 Google workers have signed a petition calling for layoff protections: 'These layoffs and cuts are not difficult decisions, but simply profit being put over the people that make this company run'

The petition was reportedly "greeted with closed doors and no response for the most part."

Benzinga

Sundar Pichai Says 'Great' to see Intel Using Gemini Enterprise as Chipmaker Expands Google Cloud Partnership for AI-Powered Chip Design

On Thursday, Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Cloud and Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) expanded their long-running strategic partnership, deepening the integration of artificial intelligence across Intel’s engineering, business and chip design operations.

The Guardian - US

Thousands of Google workers demand layoff protections amid AI boom in petition to CEO

The petition to Sundar Pichai, the CEO, included more than 4,500 signatures and included calls for buyout options

Fortune

Buffett says AI giants are ‘playing a game they don’t want to play’ in the AI race, and reveals he was behind Berkshire’s $31 billion bet on Google

Buffett’s remarks helped push Google co-founder Larry Page’s net worth above $300 billion as he predicts Google dominating the AI race.

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