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Google layoffs: CEO Sundar Pichai announces 10 per cent job cuts, says it is to boost efficiency

In a significant development at Google, CEO Sundar Pichai has announced a reduction of 10 per cent in management and vice president-level roles. According to two individuals familiar with the matter, Pichai stated that Google has implemented changes over the past few years to streamline operations and improve efficiency, as per the report. The recent changes emphasise Google’s ongoing efforts …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Sundar Pichai vs Satya Nadella: Google CEO dares Microsoft boss for AI face-off; ‘Any day, any time'

Live Mint

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has taken a swipe at Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, calling for an "anytime, anywhere" AI duet between their companies' models. Notably, Nadella, while speaking at the Norges Bank Investment Management’s podcast earlier this year, had said, “Google should have been the default winner in the world of big tech’s AI race,". Pichai shot back at the …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Brian Thomson murder: The cost of protecting CEOs; $14 mn for Zuckerberg, $6.8 mn for Pichai – Firstpost

Firstpost

Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thomson has drawn attention to the escalating threat against high-profile executives, especially those in industries that are frequently the subject of public scrutiny. Apple reported spending $820,000 on CEO Tim Cook’s security, and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, spent an astounding $6.8 million on the personal security of CEO Sundar Pichai. This sizable budget …

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3 months ago

'He Challenged Us To Think…': Google's Sundar Pichai Shares Details Of PM Modi's Meeting With Top US CEOs

News 18

After the roundtable meeting of prominent CEOs of Tech Companies with PM Narendra Modi, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that PM Modi has been focussed on transforming India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a roundtable with the CEOs of leading American tech companies, where he emphasised India’s growth prospects and discussed initiatives to foster bilateral collaborations across various sectors. …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sundar Pichai's latest post is proof that even being CEO of Google is not enough for Indian parents

Hindustan Times

Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s latest post is proof that Indian parents are never satisfied, even when their son is leading one of the world’s most valuable companies. In a post shared on Instagram, he said his parents had always hoped he would go on to do a PhD - “ I think an honorary one still counts,” wrote the CEO …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Seeing Silicon | AI is way beyond our expectations, says Google co-founder Sergey Brin

Hindustan Times

It was while I was inside an AI sandbox, a makeshift room to experience Google’s new AI virtual assistant, Project Astra, that the company’s co-founder Sergey Brin walked in. Last year, Google’s executives did a scrambled I/O after OpenAI had changed internet search forever by launching their prompt-based search model ChatGPT. After all, without an official designation in the company, …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Why Sundar Pichai thinks companies should not ‘reward employees' outcomes’

Hindustan Times

Google CEO Sundar Pichai stressed on the importance of the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence technology. Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the Stanford Business, Government and Society Forum at Stanford University. You’re always susceptible to someone in a garage with a better idea.” Sundar Pichai on how he manages Google Google CEO also said that maintaining an entrepreneurial mindset …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sundar Pichai shares Google's AI plan to beat Amazon, Microsoft: ‘Incredible opportunity’

Hindustan Times

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that in the fourth quarter of 2023 Google Cloud was at a $36 billion annual revenue run rate. At the Google Cloud Next event, Sundar Pichai said that Google Cloud is showing progress owing to deep investments that the company has made in Artificial Intelligence. Google and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai talked about the …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Thailand Mulls Directly Charging Short Sellers as Shares Slump

Hindustan Times

-- Thailand plans to extend its crackdown on illegal short selling as shares remain in the doldrums, according to the stock exchange’s chairman. HT Image Market authorities are considering changing the law so both individuals and companies can be charged for such trades, said Pichai Chunhavajira, chairman of the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has urged market …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Snowflake's Sridhar Ramaswamy latest Indian-origin CEO. Who are others?

Hindustan Times

The ever-growing list of Indian-origin CEOs got a new entrant on Thursday, with Sridhar Ramaswamy being appointed as the chief executive officer of Snowflake, a US-based data cloud company. Ramaswamy, whose appointment is effective immediately, succeeds Frank Slootman, joining an illustrious list with members such as Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai among others. New Snowflake Inc. CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy In …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's AI image results "offended our users"

NPR

Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's AI image results "offended our users" Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Risberg/AP Eric Risberg/AP Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in an internal memo late Tuesday that the company's release of artificial intelligence tool Gemini has been unacceptable, pledging to fix and relaunch the service in the coming weeks. Last week, Google paused Gemini's …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Corporate, global leaders peer into a future expected to be reshaped by AI, for better or worse

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — President Joe Biden and other global leaders have spent the past few days melding minds with Silicon Valley titans in San Francisco, their discussions frequently focusing on artificial intelligence, a technology expected to reshape the world, for better or worse. “As our interactions with technology become more and more natural, computers will increasingly be able to see …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Today’s Cache | Sundar Pichai testifies in once-in-a-generation trial; U.S. President signs executive order on AI; Sam Bankman-Fried’s broken promises examined in court

The Hindu

Sundar Pichai testifies in once-in-a-generation trial During the antitrust trial which could change the trajectory of Google’s growth, CEO Sundar Pichai defended the company’s market dominance, claiming that Google had worked to create the best internet search experience available today. U.S. President signs executive order on AI U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order on the use of …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai defends paying Apple and others to make Google search the default on devices

The Hindu

Testifying in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company’s practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices, saying the intent was to make the user experience “seamless and easy.’’ The Department of Justice contends that Google — a company whose very …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Testifying in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company’s practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices, saying the intent was to make the user experience “seamless and easy.’’ The Department of Justice contends that Google — a company …

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1 year, 2 months ago

‘Deal with Apple doesn’t look good’: Sundar Pichai warned Google's founders before assuming CEO role

Firstpost

Sundar Pichai had told Google’s founders that their deal with Apple to be the default search engine had very bad optics and would create a bad impression, years before he was made the CEO. The emails reveal concerns about Google’s agreement with Apple Inc. to be the default search engine on the Safari web browser. He wrote, “I know we …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Sundar Pichai had warned Google about ‘bad optics’ of Apple search partnership: ‘Have Yahoo as a choice’

Live Mint

Google CEO Sundar Pichai had expressed concerns about the search giant's exclusive partnership with Apple. Google pays the Cupertino-based tech giant billions of dollars to have Google search as the default search engine on all of its devices, including the iPhone, iPad and Mac. Pichai, who was in-charge of the company's Chrome browser, had shared his concerns about Google paying …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Announces $15 Billion Investment in India During Meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Live Mint

Amazon's CEO, Andy Jassy, informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting on Friday that Amazon.com Inc intends to enhance its presence in India by investing an extra $15 billion. According to a blog post by Amazon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CEO Andy Jassy discussed several key areas during their conversation. In addition to the recent investment plans of …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Anand Mahindra to Sundar Pichai: PM Modi meets Top CEOs in White House. Pics

Hindustan Times

Anand Mahindra to Sundar Pichai: PM Modi meets Top CEOs in White House. Pics Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with US President Joe Biden, on Friday met top chief executive officers of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with US President Joe Biden, on Friday met top chief executive officers of India and America at the White House. 1 / …

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1 year, 6 months ago

PM Modi meets CEOs on final day of US visit: List of business leaders

Hindustan Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US and Indian business leaders in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit marked by pledges of deeper US-India cooperation on areas including space, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Alphabet CEO Sunder Pichai along with his wife Anjali Pichai arrives to attend the State Dinner at the White House in Washington DC, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

CEOs got smaller raises. It would still take a typical worker two lifetimes to make their annual pay

Associated Press

After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing. “What we shouldn’t lose sight of is that CEO pay is still off the charts by historical measures.” She said even a small hike last year was “outrageous.” In contrast to recent years, CEO pay gains were lower than the 5.1% increase in wages and benefits netted by private-sector workers …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says being responsible with AI is more important than getting into a competitive race

India Today

Artificial Intelligence has been dominating the tech world since November 2022, when ChatGPT was made available to the public. In the present scenario, Microsoft's Bing, Google's Bard and OpenAI's ChatGPT are the three major players in the AI chatbot race. However, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says that what's more important than this competitive race is that we be responsible while …

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1 year, 7 months ago

What ‘Godfather of AI’, Geoffrey Hinton, said as he quit Google

The Hindu

An AI pioneer and former Google employee known as the ‘Godfather of AI’ has left his role in the Big Tech company in order to warn people about the dangers of artificial intelligence as the technology advances, The New York Times reported. Dr. Hinton suggested that Google was responsible in its handling of AI technology, but criticised tech companies’ race …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Alphabet posts lower Q4 profit amid ad squeeze, competition

Associated Press

Google’s parent company Alphabet on Thursday posted lower profit and a small revenue increase for last year’s fourth quarter, as a decline in online ad spending and competition from rivals weigh on the search giant. Alphabet, like Facebook parent Meta, Amazon and other tech companies, is navigating a rough economic patch that’s especially hurting the online advertising market. In response …

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Google layoffs: CEO Sundar Pichai announces 10 per cent job cuts, says it is to boost efficiency

Sundar Pichai vs Satya Nadella: Google CEO dares Microsoft boss for AI face-off; ‘Any day, any time'

Brian Thomson murder: The cost of protecting CEOs; $14 mn for Zuckerberg, $6.8 mn for Pichai – Firstpost

'He Challenged Us To Think…': Google's Sundar Pichai Shares Details Of PM Modi's Meeting With Top US CEOs

Sundar Pichai's latest post is proof that even being CEO of Google is not enough for Indian parents

Seeing Silicon | AI is way beyond our expectations, says Google co-founder Sergey Brin

Why Sundar Pichai thinks companies should not ‘reward employees' outcomes’

Sundar Pichai shares Google's AI plan to beat Amazon, Microsoft: ‘Incredible opportunity’

Thailand Mulls Directly Charging Short Sellers as Shares Slump

Snowflake's Sridhar Ramaswamy latest Indian-origin CEO. Who are others?

Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's AI image results "offended our users"

Corporate, global leaders peer into a future expected to be reshaped by AI, for better or worse

Today’s Cache | Sundar Pichai testifies in once-in-a-generation trial; U.S. President signs executive order on AI; Sam Bankman-Fried’s broken promises examined in court

Google CEO Sundar Pichai defends paying Apple and others to make Google search the default on devices

Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices

‘Deal with Apple doesn’t look good’: Sundar Pichai warned Google's founders before assuming CEO role

Sundar Pichai had warned Google about ‘bad optics’ of Apple search partnership: ‘Have Yahoo as a choice’

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Announces $15 Billion Investment in India During Meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Anand Mahindra to Sundar Pichai: PM Modi meets Top CEOs in White House. Pics

PM Modi meets CEOs on final day of US visit: List of business leaders

CEOs got smaller raises. It would still take a typical worker two lifetimes to make their annual pay

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says being responsible with AI is more important than getting into a competitive race

What ‘Godfather of AI’, Geoffrey Hinton, said as he quit Google

Alphabet posts lower Q4 profit amid ad squeeze, competition