Google Founders Sergey Brin And Larry Page Step Down From Top Roles
5 years, 1 month ago

Google Founders Sergey Brin And Larry Page Step Down From Top Roles

NPR  

Google Founders Sergey Brin And Larry Page Step Down From Top Roles Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul Sakuma/AP Paul Sakuma/AP Updated at 6:07 p.m. ET Ending an era at the Internet's biggest search company, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are leaving their leadership roles and CEO Sundar Pichai will become chief executive of both Google and its parent company, Alphabet. Sponsor Message "We've never been ones to hold on to management roles when we think there's a better way to run the company," they wrote in a letter Tuesday. Google, the company that was known for the motto "don't be evil," has been known for its open and freewheeling culture, with employees encouraged to speak out.

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Google cut 10% of managerial roles in push for efficiency: Report
3 weeks ago

Google cut 10% of managerial roles in push for efficiency: Report

Hindustan Times  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently revealed in an all-hands meeting that the company has slashed 10% of its managerial roles, including directors and VPs, according to the Business Insider. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, California. The layoff saga started back in 2022 when Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, announced a plan to make …

Google's Rise Was Inevitable. So Was Its Antitrust Ruling
5 months ago

Google's Rise Was Inevitable. So Was Its Antitrust Ruling

Wired  

Larry Page and Sergey Brin never liked hanging with reporters. “Sergey has social graces but doesn’t trust people who he thinks don’t approach his level of intelligence.” Still, in the fall of 1999 their new communications person urged the Google cofounders to visit the East Coast for a modest press tour. Barely a year old, Google was still under the …

Google’s corporate parent still prospering amid shift injecting more AI technology in search
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Google’s corporate parent still prospering amid shift injecting more AI technology in search

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s corporate parent Alphabet Inc. delivered another quarter of steady growth amid an AI-driven shift in the ubiquitous search engine that is the foundation of its internet empire. Although the change sparked fear and outrage among online publishers worried their traffic will plummet, Google is still thriving and propelling Alphabet’s success. That division, Google’s fastest growing segment, …

This Google employee was personally asked to turn down job at Open AI by Sergey Brin
9 months, 1 week ago

This Google employee was personally asked to turn down job at Open AI by Sergey Brin

Hindustan Times  

Google cofounder Sergey Brin personally called an employee of his company who was considering leaving the company for OpenAI, it was reported. In the call, Sergey Brin promised additional compensation to convince the employee to stay in the post, The Information reported, citing a "longtime AI researcher" as its source. The unnamed person said that the Google employee was a …

Google co-founder Sergey Brin personally called an employee to stop him from quitting and joining OpenAI
9 months, 1 week ago

Google co-founder Sergey Brin personally called an employee to stop him from quitting and joining OpenAI

India Today  

Ever since ChatGPT was launched in November 2022, the tech world has been busy talking about generative AI. Perhaps this is why, Google co-founder Sergey Brin personally called up an employee when he was about to quit the tech giant and join OpenAI. Brin, who is not often seen in public, was recently making headlines for talking about the company's …

From dorm room to global giant: Google's inspirational 25 years journey
1 year, 3 months ago

From dorm room to global giant: Google's inspirational 25 years journey

India TV News  

On Google's 25th Anniversary, the tech giant, in a blog post, expressed a sense of reflection, highlighting the importance of birthdays as an occasion to reminisce. Google's story commenced with doctoral students Sergey Brin and Larry Page, who serendipitously met during Stanford University's computer science program in the late 1990s. From Dorm Rooms to Garages: The Birth of Google Inc. …

Google co-founder Sergey Brin quietly divorced his wife in May, and Elon Musk is linked to split
1 year, 3 months ago

Google co-founder Sergey Brin quietly divorced his wife in May, and Elon Musk is linked to split

Hindustan Times  

Search engine giant Google's co-founder Sergey Brin quietly finalised his divorce from his wife Nicole Shanahan amid allegations of her affair with Elon Musk, Wall Street Journal reported. The Insider report stated that Shanahan, who is a lawyer and the founder of non-profit Bia-Echo Foundation, did not contest the divorce but sought that the court award her spousal support. Google …

Google started laying off employees in China: Know more
1 year, 10 months ago

Google started laying off employees in China: Know more

India TV News  

Google has reportedly started to lay off employees based in China. Google's aim is to "reset the salary standard and reduce operating costs while improving the overall work efficiency", said the report of Pandaily. Alphabet, Google's parent company has laid off 12,000 employees and also removed 100 robots which use to clean the cafeterias at its headquarters. On January 20, …

Google laid off HR while he was in the middle of a call. Read his post
1 year, 11 months ago

Google laid off HR while he was in the middle of a call. Read his post

Hindustan Times  

A Dublin-based recruiter, who was hiring candidates for Google, has revealed he got laid off as part of the company's recently-announced drive to layoff 6% of its workforce, with his termination coming while he was in the middle of a call. The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in New York City, U.S. Dan Lanigan …

Google to axe 12,000 workers; CEO Pichai says sorry
1 year, 11 months ago

Google to axe 12,000 workers; CEO Pichai says sorry

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW YORK: Google will lay off 12,000 jobs across the globe, its CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Friday, becoming the latest tech giant after Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon to retrench staff en mass amid the global economic downturn. To match and fuel that growth, we hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today,” Pichai said in …

Two Google employees quit over AI researcher Timnit Gebru’s exit
3 years, 11 months ago

Two Google employees quit over AI researcher Timnit Gebru’s exit

CNN  

CNN Business — Two Google engineers have resigned from the tech giant, citing the departure late last year of prominent Black artificial intelligence researcher Timnit Gebru. Gebru’s departure, Baker wrote, “extinguished my desire to continue as a Googler.” Similarly, Vinesh Kannan, a software engineer, posted on TwitterWednesday that he left Google this month “because of Google’s mistreatment” of Gebru and …

How Google evolved from ‘cuddly’ startup to antitrust target
4 years, 2 months ago

How Google evolved from ‘cuddly’ startup to antitrust target

Associated Press  

SAN RAMON, Calif. — In Google’s infancy, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin reviled Microsoft as a technological bully that ruthlessly abused its dominance of the personal computer software market to choke off competition that could spawn better products. Like Microsoft was 22 years ago, Google is in the crosshairs of a Justice Department lawsuit accusing it of wielding the …

#Newsmaker: Sundar Pichai and the Alphabet soup
5 years ago

#Newsmaker: Sundar Pichai and the Alphabet soup

Hindustan Times  

Now that the euphoria about Sundar Pichai, a man of Indian origin, taking over as CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has somewhat abated, things must be stated as is. As Pichai takes over as CEO of Alphabet as well as Google, he could be heading for a clash with founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Regulatory authorities in the …

Here's how founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin slowly moved away from Google's operations
5 years, 1 month ago

Here's how founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin slowly moved away from Google's operations

Firstpost  

Page and Brin still hold 51% of Alphabet’s voting shares, giving them effective control over the company. On Tuesday, Page and Sergey Brin, his Google co-founder, said they were stepping down from day-to-day executive roles at Alphabet, Google’s parent company. “It’s an impossible job now,” said Shane Greenstein, a professor at Harvard Business School who has studied Google and its …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai becomes Alphabet CEO, employees seek answers
5 years, 1 month ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai becomes Alphabet CEO, employees seek answers

India TV News  

Google's co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have stepped down. However, the mild-mannered Pichai faces extreme challenges ahead as Google stares at several high-profile external probes into its alleged anti-trust market and data practices -- from the US to the European Union regulators -- including internal tensions with staff over discrimination at work and HR transparency. The European Union's antitrust …

Google co-founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin step down, Sundar Pichai takes over
5 years, 1 month ago

Google co-founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin step down, Sundar Pichai takes over

India TV News  

Google’s co-founders are relinquishing their executive positions just as state and federal regulators, not to mention the Department of Justice and Congress, are taking a keen interest in possible abuse of its privacy practices and market power. Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down as CEO and president, respectively, of Google parent company Alphabet. Offended lawmakers derided Google as …

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have passed on the Alphabet baton
5 years, 1 month ago

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have passed on the Alphabet baton

Firstpost  

Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the Stanford graduate students who founded Google more than two decades ago, are stepping down from executive roles at Google’s parent company, Alphabet, they announced Tuesday. While he has run the core Google business for four years, he has still reported to Page, Alphabet’s chief executive, and Brin, its president. “Instead of righting the sinking …

'Sundar Pichai brings humility, passion for technology to our users': Google co-founders Larry Page And Sergey Brin on new Alphabet CEO
5 years, 1 month ago

'Sundar Pichai brings humility, passion for technology to our users': Google co-founders Larry Page And Sergey Brin on new Alphabet CEO

Firstpost  

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped down from their posts as CEO and President respectively from Google’s parent company Alphabet. With Alphabet now well-established, and Google and the Other Bets operating effectively as independent companies, it’s the natural time to simplify our management structure. He will be the executive responsible and accountable for leading Google, and managing Alphabet’s …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will now head both Google and parent company Alphabet
5 years, 1 month ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will now head both Google and parent company Alphabet

Firstpost  

Google’s parent company Alphabet has a new CEO and it’s none other than Sundar Pichai. In a public letter, both the co-founders wrote, “With Alphabet now well-established, and Google and the Other Bets operating effectively as independent companies, it’s the natural time to simplify our management structure. “We are deeply committed to Google and Alphabet for the long term and …

Google chief Sundar Pichai takes over as CEO of parent company Alphabet
5 years, 1 month ago

Google chief Sundar Pichai takes over as CEO of parent company Alphabet

India TV News  

Indian-origin Sundar Pichai was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet by tech giant Google on Tuesday. Established in 2015, Alphabet is a "collection of companies" that separates Google from Other Bets which are not part of its core businesses like Waymo, Verily, Calico, Sidewalk Labs and Loon, according to TechCrunch. Google co-founders Larry Page and Brin, the CEO and …

Google founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin resign, Sundar Pichai is now CEO at Alphabet: Story in 10 points
5 years, 1 month ago

Google founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin resign, Sundar Pichai is now CEO at Alphabet: Story in 10 points

India Today  

Four years after Google changed its corporate structure, created Alphabet and appointed Sundar Pichai CEO of Google, the company is again making big changes. 1- The big news is that Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are taking a step back. Larry Page until today was the CEO of Alphabet since Google carried out its corporate restructuring in 2015. …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will head parent company Alphabet: Quick facts about him
5 years, 1 month ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will head parent company Alphabet: Quick facts about him

Firstpost  

Sundar Pichai first interviewed in Google in April 2004 and it was the same day that the company launched Gmail. Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai will replace company co-founder Larry Page as CEO of parent Alphabet Inc, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. Below are some key facts about Pichai: * Born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, …

Google co-founders step down as execs of parent Alphabet
5 years, 1 month ago

Google co-founders step down as execs of parent Alphabet

Daily Mail  

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down from their roles within the parent company, Alphabet. Larry Page and Sergey Brin have announced they will be stepping down as CEO and President of Google parent company Alphabet The pair, who founded the search engine from a rented garage in 1998, said the move is to allow the company …

Google employees demand Larry Page must address workplace harassment
5 years, 8 months ago

Google employees demand Larry Page must address workplace harassment

Live Mint  

San Francisco: After staging a global walkout and sit-in protest against workplace harassment, Google employees now demand that parent company Alphabet's CEO Larry Page must immediately meet them and publicly address their concerns. In a post on online publishing platform Medium, the group "Google Walkout For Real Change" said the company has had six months to meet these demands. Google …

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