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From Sundar Pichai to Jeff Bezos, tech leaders look forward to working with Donald Trump Top tech industry leaders on Wednesday congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his resounding victory in the US election.  Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said on X social media platform that “we are in a golden age of American innovation and are committed to working with his administration to help bring the benefits to everyone”. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos posted on X: “Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary politica...
From Sundar Pichai to Jeff Bezos, tech leaders look forward to working with Donald Trump
From Sundar Pichai to Jeff Bezos, tech leaders look forward to working with Donald Trump
Source: IANS
2024-11-07 09:53:09 am
Make Google a ‘trusted source’ in US election: Sundar Pichai to employees  As the White House race entered the crucial counting stage, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees to make sure that “the products we build” are “a trusted source of information to people of every background and belief.”  In a memo to employees, Pichai said whomever the voters entrust, “let’s remember the role we play at work, through the products we build and as a business: to be a trusted source of information to people of ever...
Make Google a ‘trusted source’ in US election: Sundar Pichai to employees
Make Google a ‘trusted source’ in US election: Sundar Pichai to employees
Source: IANS
2024-11-06 12:57:20 pm
Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai extend Diwali greetings Global tech leaders Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai on Friday extended their wishes for Diwali, the festival of lights.  Apple CEO shared a post along with a picture clicked by Delhi-based photographer Rohit Vohra. “Diwali is a time of light, unity, and hope. Wishing everyone celebrating a joyous and peaceful Festival of Lights!,” Cook wrote on X. Cook shared a photo by Vohra, clicked on the new iPhone 16 Pro Max, which shows earthen lamps placed on a bed of rose petals. ...
Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai extend Diwali greetings
Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai extend Diwali greetings
Source: IANS
2024-11-01 12:48:26 pm
'He deeply cared about making India better': Business leaders mourn Ratan Tata's demise  Tributes and condolences poured in as soon as the news about the demise of legendary industrialist Ratan Tata emerged.    From Google CEO Sundar Pichai to Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, prominent business leaders expressed their condolences on the demise of Ratan Tata. Recalling his last interaction with Ratan Tata, Sundar Pichai said that the Tata Group's Chairman Emeritus "deeply cared about making India better". "My last meeting with ...
'He deeply cared about making India better': Business leaders mourn Ratan Tata's demise
'He deeply cared about making India better': Business leaders mourn Ratan Tata's demise
Source: IANS
2024-10-10 09:23:50 am
PM Narendra Modi pushing us to make AI work for people: Google`s Sundar Pichai Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision around artificial intelligence (AI) and how he is pushing tech leaders to use it to address the most-pressing issues on the ground, Google is not only making a robust investment in AI in India but also looking forward to infusing more capital in the country, Alphabet and Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, has said.  Speaking on the sidelines of the CEOs’ roundtable with PM Modi here, Pichai said he is overwhelmed at the Prime Minis...
PM Narendra Modi pushing us to make AI work for people: Google`s Sundar Pichai
PM Narendra Modi pushing us to make AI work for people: Google`s Sundar Pichai
Source: IANS
2024-09-23 10:45:06 am
Sundar Pichai announces $120 million ‘Global AI Opportunity Fund’ Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced a $120 million ‘Global AI Opportunity Fund’ at the UN Summit of the Future in the US.  Pichai said that the initiative will invest “one hundred and twenty million dollars to make AI education and training available in communities around the world. We’re providing this in local languages, in partnership with nonprofits and NGOs”. Leaders from around the world have gathered for the 79th United Nations G...
Sundar Pichai announces $120 million ‘Global AI Opportunity Fund’
Sundar Pichai announces $120 million ‘Global AI Opportunity Fund’
Source: IANS
2024-09-22 02:04:14 pm
Google parent Alphabet appoints Anat Ashkenazi as new CFO  Google parent Alphabet on Wednesday announced the appointment of Anat Ashkenazi as the company's new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Ashkenazi, 51, will start her new role at Alphabet on July 31, 2024, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. "Alphabet announced the appointment of Anat Ashkenazi, age 51, as the new Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Alphabet and Google LLC, effective July 31, 2024," the company wrote. ...
Google parent Alphabet appoints Anat Ashkenazi as new CFO
Google parent Alphabet appoints Anat Ashkenazi as new CFO
Source: IANS
2024-06-06 09:45:55 am
Indian-descent Nikesh Arora 2nd highest paid CEO in US, says report Nikesh Arora, the India-born CEO of Palo Alto Networks, has been ranked America’s second-highest paid CEO in 2023. A total of 17 Indian-descent CEOs are in the top 500 rankings, according to an analysis published by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Shantanu Narayen of Adobe is the second-highest paid Indian-descent CEO, ranked 11 overall. Arora and Narayen earned $151.43 million and $44.93 million, respectively, more than Tesla’s Elon Musk, who did not receive any compens...
Indian-descent Nikesh Arora 2nd highest paid CEO in US, says report
Indian-descent Nikesh Arora 2nd highest paid CEO in US, says report
Source: IANS
2024-05-22 10:13:01 am
Google introduces lightweight Gemini AI model, video generation AI & more Google on Tuesday introduced several updates across the Gemini family of artificial intelligence (AI) models, including the new 1.5 Flash which is a lightweight AI model for speed and efficiency. Both Gemini 1.5 Pro and 1.5 Flash AI models are available in public preview with a 1 million token context window on Google AI Studio and Vertex AI. “Today, more than 1.5 million developers use Gemini models across our tools. You’re using it to debug code, get new insights, and buil...
Google introduces lightweight Gemini AI model, video generation AI & more
Google introduces lightweight Gemini AI model, video generation AI & more
Source: IANS
2024-05-15 10:24:25 am
Google One hits 100 mn subscribers: Sundar Pichai  Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company has reached 100 million subscriptions to Google One service that allows additional storage for free services like Gmail, Drive and Photos, as well as access to more features. The Google One Premium plan comes with 2TB of storage and other features like VPN and dark web monitoring. The new AI Premium Plan just announced by the company gives users access to Gemini AI, and will soon offer generative AI features inside G...
Google One hits 100 mn subscribers: Sundar Pichai
Google One hits 100 mn subscribers: Sundar Pichai
Source: IANS
2024-02-11 09:59:48 am
Mukesh Ambani ranked No. 1 Indian & No. 2 globally in Brand Guardianship Index 2024  Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited, was ranked 1st among all Indians and 2nd globally in the Brand Guardianship Index 2024 compiled by Brand Finance. The Brand Guardianship Index is a global recognition of CEOs, who are building business value in a sustainable manner, by balancing the needs of all stakeholders -- employees, investors, and the wider society. In the 2023 ranking as well Mukesh Ambani was placed at world’s number 2 posi...
Mukesh Ambani ranked No. 1 Indian & No. 2 globally in Brand Guardianship Index 2024
Mukesh Ambani ranked No. 1 Indian & No. 2 globally in Brand Guardianship Index 2024
Source: IANS
2024-02-05 01:59:45 pm
Google delays launch of its Gemini AI to next year  Google has delayed the launch of Gemini, a conversational artificial intelligence that aims to compete with OpenAI, to next year in January, media report said. According to The Information, citing sources, a series of Gemini events scheduled for next week in California, New York and Washington has been cancelled by Google CEO Sundar Pichai after the company found that the AI didn't reliably handle some non-English queries. The upcoming events, which were not publicly announced...
Google delays launch of its Gemini AI to next year
Google delays launch of its Gemini AI to next year
Source: IANS
2023-12-04 12:22:45 pm
Alphabet pays 36% of Safari revenue to Apple, confirms Sundar Pichai Google is paying Apple 36 per cent of Safari search engine revenue under the terms of a default search agreement, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed. Testifying in a lawsuit filed against Google by Fortnite developer Epic Games in Washington, DC, Pichai on Tuesday confirmed the deal details presented by a Google witness in the case are accurate, reports CNBC. An attorney for Epic asked Pichai if the detail presented by Google’s witness was accurate. “That’s co...
Alphabet pays 36% of Safari revenue to Apple, confirms Sundar Pichai
Alphabet pays 36% of Safari revenue to Apple, confirms Sundar Pichai
Source: IANS
2023-11-15 10:48:17 am
Sundar Pichai defends Google`s biz practices, says our products are good for internet Google is paying to remain the default search engine on several platforms for “preload exclusivity on a device-by-device basis”, the company's CEO Sundar Pichai has testified in the ongoing US vs. Google antitrust trial, stressing that they make real good products for the internet as a whole. The Google CEO defended Google’s business practices, including its deal with Apple and other partners to make Google the default search engine. During the US Justice Departmen...
Sundar Pichai defends Google`s biz practices, says our products are good for internet
Sundar Pichai defends Google`s biz practices, says our products are good for internet
Source: IANS
2023-10-31 10:58:36 am
Google will continue to make meaningful investments in AI: Sundar Pichai As Google expands access to its new artificial intelligence (AI) services, the company will continue to make meaningful investments in support of its AI efforts, re-engineering our cost base in order to help create capacity for these investments in support of long-term sustainable financial value, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has said.Pichai said that it is all part of the focus on making AI more helpful for everyone, like the Search Generative Experience (SGE) which is our experimen...
Google will continue to make meaningful investments in AI: Sundar Pichai
Google will continue to make meaningful investments in AI: Sundar Pichai
Source: IANS
2023-10-26 06:11:39 pm
Google launches $20 mn fund to support responsible AI Google has launched the Digital Futures Project, an initiative that aims to bring together a range of voices to promote efforts to understand and address the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI).Through this project, the company will support researchers, organise convenings and foster debate on public policy solutions to encourage the responsible development of AI.?As part of the Project, Google.org is establishing a $20 million fund, which will provide grants to leadi...
Google launches $20 mn fund to support responsible AI
Google launches $20 mn fund to support responsible AI
Source: IANS
2023-09-12 02:47:23pm