How Demis Hassabis became Google's best superpower in the AI race — and maybe its next CEO
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis heads Gemini and the company's AI push while gaining more power. Here's how he became Silicon Valley's AI kingmaker.
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Why Wall Street analysts think Alphabet may be the most overlooked Big Tech stock
Alphabet stock has taken a hit this year, but some Wall Street analysts see a buying opportunity.
Waymo, Alphabet's robotaxi service, is growing fast. Here's how to ride, the cost, and the self-driving cars' crash record.
Waymo is Alphabet's robotaxi service providing millions of fully autonomous rides. It operates in several US cities and continues to expand.
Protesters accuse Google of breaking its promises on AI safety: 'AI companies are less regulated than sandwich shops'
Demonstrators gathered outside Google DeepMind's London office on Monday to accuse the company of reneging on a key AI promise.
Gen Z shoppers are loving Google right now. That could be bad news for Amazon.
Despite fears of becoming 'Grandpa Google,' the company is a hit with younger shoppers — thanks to new AI features.
Trouble accessing your favorite site? A bunch of internet platforms, including Google, were experiencing issues
Google Cloud services were down and are affecting other sites, according to Replit and Cloudflare.
Sundar Pichai says AI is making Google engineers 10% more productive. Here's how it measures that.
Google says it's tracking how AI tools are making its engineers more productive, freeing them from some of the boring grunt work.
The CEO of Walmart's drone partner says shoppers are ordering eggs to test the technology's handling
Walmart and Wing announced their largest-ever expansion of drone delivery, bringing the ultra-fast service to 100 more stores in the next few months.
Google's AI CEO explains why he's not interested in taking LSD in his quest to understand 'the nature of reality'
Google AI CEO Demis Hassabis says no to LSD, choosing gaming and reading to explore the nature of reality.
Alphabet stock could tumble 25% in a 'black swan' scenario that forces it to divest Google Chrome, Barclays says
The worst-case outcome of Google's antitrust case could slash Alphabet stock by as much as a quarter, Barclays said.
Sergey Brin gave a $500 million donation to his own nonprofit
Google cofounder Sergey Brin donated Alphabet stock to Catalyst4, as well as his family foundation and the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Bloomberg reported.
Google has a massive mobile opportunity, and it's partly thanks to Apple
Apple's AI struggles provide Google a golden chance to dominate the mobile market with innovative Android features, potentially enticing iOS users.
Google cofounder Sergey Brin says it's time for retired computer scientists to get back to work
Sergey Brin's return to Google in 2023 was fueled by the exciting opportunity of artificial intelligence, and he says other retirees should try it.
The Magnificent 7 drove a $36 billion loss for short sellers as stocks soared after tariff chaos
Shorting stocks has been a coin-flip in 2025, with almost 50% of short positions unprofitable this year, S3 Partners said.
Sergey Brin just gave away stock worth almost $700 million — but we don't know who got it
The gift from the Google cofounder worth $144 billion is split between Class A and Class C stock and may have been given to a charity or trust.
This is what Google will look like when AI is everywhere
At I/O, Google is starting to piece together where it sees Search going in an AI era.
Amazon and Nvidia are going all in on healthcare AI. Here's why.
Artificial intelligence is gaining ground in healthcare, and tech's biggest players are racing to stake their claims.
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Google cofounder Sergey Brin settles with the family of a pilot killed in a plane crash
Two pilots died in May 2023 after a plane crash off the coast of California. The plane belonged to Google cofounder Sergey Brin.
The visionary behind Waymo reveals what will make or break robotaxi companies
Sebastian Thrun, a pioneer of the self-driving industry, talked to BI about Waymo's greatest strength and why he still hasn't given up on flying cars.
Google to pay Texas $1.4 billion over data privacy suit
Alphabet's Google agreed to pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit that claimed the tech giant violated data privacy laws.