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Google Cloud turned in a profit as revenue from this segment grew by 28 per cent, the fastest of any of the company's main business segments

Sundar Pichai’s Compensation In 2022 At $226 Mn, 800X Of Median Employee Pay

Pichai's compensation included stock awards of about USD 218 million

Alphabet To Amalgamate Google Research Unit And DeepMind For AI Innovation

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The new group will be called Google DeepMind and will be funded by Alphabet’s unallocated corporate costs from Q2 2023

Alphabet Shares Tumble As Reports Of Samsung Replacing Google With Bing Surface

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Google has for decades dominated the search market with a share of over 80 per cent, but Wall Street fears the company could be falling behind Microsoft in a fast-moving AI race

Pichai Takes Full Responsibility, As Google Parent Alphabet Announces 12,000 Job Cuts

In the mail seen by Reuters, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai told his employees that the company had expanded its headcount rapidly in preparation of a “different economic reality”

Google Play App Store Revenue Hit $11.2 Billion In 2019, Lawsuit Says

Google groups Play app revenue with that of other services and accounts for the store's ad revenue as part of another broader category.

Nasdaq, S&P 500 End Lower As US Yields Rise; Disney Lifts Dow

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Shares of Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc, Tesla Inc and Amazon.com Inc resumed their slide from the previous week, falling between 0.9% and 5%.

Two Google Engineers Resign Over Firing Of AI Ethics Researcher Timnit Gebru

Google declined to comment, but pointed to previous statements that it is looking to restore employees' trust after Gebru's departure and that it disputes Curley's accusation.

Google Removes Lending Apps In India To Protect Users

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"We have reviewed hundreds of personal loan apps in India, based on flags submitted by users and government agencies," Suzanne Frey, Vice President, Product, Android Security and Privacy said in the post.

Google Told Its Scientists To 'Strike A Positive Tone' In AI Research - Documents

Google in recent years incorporated AI throughout its services, using the technology to interpret complex search queries, decide recommendations on YouTube and autocomplete sentences in Gmail.

Australian Regulator Rejects Google's Undertaking Over Fitbit Competition Concerns

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) voiced concerns over the Fitbit deal, warning Google's acquisition would give it too much of people's data, potentially hurting competition in health and online advertising markets.

Top AI Ethics Researcher Says Google Fired Her; Company Denies It

Google declined to comment on her departure beyond Dean's email, which was first reported by tech news site Platformer.

China's Ant Considers Paytm Stake Sale Amid Tensions With India

Ant's possible exit from Paytm would mark another reversal for the Chinese company hot on the heels of the dramatic suspension of its $37 billion stock listing last month, which would have been the world's largest.

Google Faces New Antitrust Case In India Over Abuse In Smart TVs Market