Sundar Pichai denies deleting evidence in major antitrust case
Google chief executive officer Sundar Pichai sought to defend himself against US government accusations that he has encouraged internal communications to be hidden from enforcers scrutinising the company for antitrust violations...
Google CEO warns AI race could harm humanity
Alphabet Inc. and Google chief executive officer Sundar Pichai said in an interview broadcast Sunday that the push to adopt artificial intelligence technology must be well-regulated to avoid potential harmful effects.
Asked in a 60 Minutes interview...
Google flouted court order to preserve employee chats
Alphabet Inc.’s Google flouted a court order requiring it to save records of employee chats in antitrust litigation over its Google Play app store policies, a federal judge concluded.
Google gave almost 360 employees “carte blanche” not to...
Google retrenching 12,000 staff
Google parent Alphabet Inc. said it will cut about 12,000 jobs, more than 6% of its global workforce, becoming the latest tech giant to retrench after years of abundant growth and hiring.
The cuts will affect jobs globally and across the entire company, chief...
Google bins half its research projects
Google is cutting half of its research and development (R&D) projects, which could result in significant job cuts, TechCrunch reports.
The tech giant has confirmed that it is binning projects at its R&D division, known as Area 120, and it informed staff...
Google slowing hiring as tech boom quiets down
Alphabet Inc.’s Google plans to slow hiring for the remainder of the year in the face of a potential economic recession, Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said Tuesday in an email to staff.
Pichai said the company will focus on hiring...
Android One: Cheap Google phones running stock Android
Google has announced Android One, a programme to enable OEMs to build cheap, Google-supported smartphones.