Report: Google “doubles down” on Pixel hardware, cuts Google Assistant support
Is the Google Assistant in trouble? It's true that it doesn't make any money... Enlarge Google is facing turbulent times due to CEO Sundar Pichai's decision to cut costs across the company. We first got word of this belt-tigh.....»»
YouTube experiment makes 4K videos a Premium-exclusive feature
After a 10-ads-per-video experiment earlier, YouTube seems hungry for more subs. Enlarge (credit: Future Publishing | Getty Images) Two months ago, Sundar Pichai announced a new era of belt-tightening at Google, leading to th.....»»
More Google cost cutting cancels half of the Area 120 projects
The group has launched several successful projects, but now it's focusing on AI. Enlarge (credit: Google) Google CEO Sundar Pichai seems to be on a cost-cutting mission. After he said that the company's productivity was "not.....»»
Photos show Google boss apparently wearing upcoming Pixel Watch
Google boss Sundar Pichai has been taking the highly anticipated Pixel Watch out and about, photos released on Tuesday appeared to show......»»
How Google found itself under pressure from all sides after Roe"s demise
In mid-June, one week before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more than 20 Congressional Democrats wrote a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. In it, they urged the company to prevent searches for abortion clinics from returning results and.....»»
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says productivity is “not where it needs to be”
Pichai changes Google's promotion incentives, wants "more customer focus." Enlarge (credit: Sean Gallup | Getty Images) Google CEO Sundar Pichai apparently thinks Google has room to be a more focused company. CNBC reports the.....»»
Google CEO makes plea for productivity, efficiency
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai calls for renewed focus on "simplicity" in the face of falling profits......»»
Google routinely hides emails from litigation by CCing attorneys, DOJ alleges
"Adding legal": Google fights monopoly suit by copying lawyers on emails, DOJ says. Enlarge / Google CEO Sundar Pichai uses his phone during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 12, 2018, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (credit: Ge.....»»
Google I/O kicks off on May 11, will be online and free again
Google's annual developer conference will return to the Shoreline Amphitheatre this May, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed......»»
Google Sold a Record Amount of Pixel Phones Last Quarter
Alphabet released its fourth quarter 2021 results today and there is big Pixel-related news out of it. Company CEO, Sundar Pichai, called out the “quarterly sales record” for the Pixel line-up, likely thanks to the launch of the Pixel 6 a.....»»
Zuckerberg and Pichai Allegedly Signed Off On Illegal Facebook-Google Ad Deal
BuzzFeed News reports: Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally signed off on a secret advertising deal that allegedly gave Facebook special privileges on Google's ad platform, according to newly unredacted court document.....»»
Google"s Pichai Ordered To Answer Queries About "Incognito" Mode
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg Law: Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai must face questioning in a California federal court lawsuit over privacy concerns surrounding Google's "incognito" web browsing mode. Lawyers for the consumers who sue.....»»
Alphabet CEO Pichai can be questioned in privacy lawsuit, judge rules
Plaintiffs who accused Alphabet Inc's Google of unlawfully tracking their internet use while on "Incognito" browsing mode can question Chief Executive Sundar Pichai for up to two hours, a California federal judge has ruled......»»
How Should Employers Respond to Post Covid Workplace Trends?
Google’s chief executive is planning for a workplace where many of its employees won’t return to work full-time. In an interview, Sundar Pichai remarked that 62% of Google employees expressed an interest in returning to the office part-ti.....»»
Facebook, Netflix, and Google to make vaccinations mandatory for personnel
In a note to employees (via The New York Times), Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the vaccine mandate would apply to US office locations “in the coming weeks” and to other regions “in the coming months.”.....»»
Cook, Pichai Join CEOs Urging Congress Pass Path to Citizenship
More than 90 chief executive officers, including those at Apple, Amazon and Facebook on Thursday urged Congress to pass a law offering a citizenship path to young immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children. From a report: In a letter to Pre.....»»
Facebook will require employees to be vaccinated before returning to campus
Earlier today, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company will require employees to be vaccinated before returning to work on-site. It was part of a larger letter sent to Google/Alphabet staff that also noted the company will be extending it.....»»
Google Boss Sundar Pichai Warns of Threats To Internet Freedom
The free and open internet is under attack in countries around the world, Google boss Sundar Pichai has warned. BBC: When I asked about whether the Chinese model of the internet -- much more authoritarian, big on surveillance -- is in the ascendant,.....»»
Google CEO Grilled Over Using a $20 Billion Tax Shelter in 2017
The BBC put some tough questions to Google CEO Sundar Pichai: in 2017, Google moved more than $20 billion to Bermuda through a Dutch shell company, as part of a strategy called "Double Irish, Dutch Sandwich". I put this to Pichai, who said that Goog.....»»
Some Google Workers Angered by "Hypocritical" Remote Work Policies
Slashdot reader nray shared this report from CNET: In May, CEO Sundar Pichai unveiled plans for a "hybrid" work environment that would require most employees to work from their offices at least three days a week beginning in September. Under the new.....»»