Larry Page steps down; Sundar Pichai to lead both Alphabet, Google as CEO
By Mark Bergen The Google founders’ decision to step down ends a multiyear effort to turn their company into the Berkshire Hathaway of technology by embracing Warren Buffett’s hands-off management style. Larry Page and Sergey Brin created the Alphabet Inc. holding company in 2015 to give themselves more time to invest in new tech businesses […]
Fossil Group enters agreement to sell select smartwatch technology to Google
NEW DELHI: Fossil Group announced its plan to sell to Google for $40 million, intellectual property (IP) related to a smartwatch technology currently under development by the Fossil Group. As part of the transaction, a portion of Fossil Group’s research and development (R&D) team currently supporting the transferring IP will join Google. Fossil Group retains […]
Google gets $1 billion large office park in Mountain View, California
SAN FRANCISCO: Google has invested $1 billion on a large office park near its headquarters in Mountain View, California, the media reported. A Google representative confirmed the $1 billion purchase price for the office park but did not comment beyond that, the Mercury News reported on Monday. The newly acquired site is larger than the […]
Google fired 48 employees for sexual misconduct: Sundar Pichai
NEW YORK: Google fired 48 employees, including 13 senior managers, over sexual harassment claims since 2016, CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed, asserting that the tech giant was taking an “increasingly hard line” on “inappropriate conduct” by people in positions of authority. In a letter to employees, the Indian-American chief executive officer said Google was “dead […]
Sundar Pichai says Google still planning a censored search engine in China
NEW YORK: Google is still considering whether to launch a censored version of its search engine in China, CEO Sundar Pichai has said, in rare public comments about the controversial and secret project. Google’s possible return to China – a market it abandoned over censorship concerns in 2010 – was first leaked in August by […]
Google launches new smartphones -Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL
NEW DELHI: At their global event today, Google announced two new additions to the #MadebyGoogle family: Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. Bringing the best of Google to its users, the two phones are powered by AI for more helpful, thoughtful, and personal experiences. The smartphones are available in two sizes — the 5.5-inch Pixel […]
Google ready to comply with RBI norms for payment services, says official
NEW DELHI: Internet major Google is learnt to have agreed to follow the RBI’s local data storage norm for payment services but wants time until December to comply with, according to a government source. “Google during the US visit of Law and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad conveyed to him that they are ready to […]