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Google promotes Hassabis to Alphabet chief scientist in DeepMind reshuffle

Koray Kavukcuoglu takes over day-to-day AI leadership as Jeff Dean departs to launch a new AI research company backed by Google.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Google Cloud revenue jumps 82% to $24.8B, validating AI spend

Alphabet's cloud backlog hit $514B and profit tripled to $112.1B, giving Sundar Pichai cover for $190B in annual capex.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Google's Frozen v2 chip targets 6-10x efficiency gain for Gemini

Alphabet is designing a 2028 server chip to run Gemini cheaper as it spends $190B on AI infrastructure this year.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Google DeepMind union talks stall as senior leaders skip opening session

London staff say HR was sent in place of executives; CWU calls the opening meeting a time-wasting exercise.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Waymo and Uber end Phoenix robotaxi pilot after three years
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Waymo and Uber end Phoenix robotaxi pilot after three years

The first market for the partnership shuts down with just over a dozen vehicles, while Austin and Atlanta scale to hundreds.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Amazon borrows $17.5B from banks days after $14B Canadian bond sale
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Amazon borrows $17.5B from banks days after $14B Canadian bond sale

The retailer pulled in $31.5B in new financing in 48 hours as hyperscaler AI capex pushes the biggest tech balance sheets into debt markets.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Google pledges to replenish more water than its data centers use by 2030

Five new water commitments and $17M in stewardship funding arrive as 70% of Americans say they oppose local data center construction.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Alphabet to raise $80B in stock sale, with $10B from Berkshire, to fund AI buildout

Google's parent is selling $80B in equity, including a $10B Berkshire Hathaway stake, to keep pace with a capex plan running up to $190B this year.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Google DeepMind staff in London vote to unionize over Pentagon and Israel AI deals — editorial illustration
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Google DeepMind staff in London vote to unionize over Pentagon and Israel AI deals

98% of CWU members backed the bid, which could cover 1,000 London staff and force a fight over Google's military contracts.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Google Cloud clears $20B in Q1 but says it can't keep up with demand

Revenue rose 63% year-over-year and the backlog doubled to $462B, but Sundar Pichai told analysts the business is compute-constrained.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Google adds 25M paid subscriptions in Q1, hits 350M total

YouTube Premium and Google One drive subscription growth as YouTube ad revenue misses Wall Street's $9.99B target by $110M.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Big Tech's $700B AI Capex Faces ROI Reckoning as Earnings Land

Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon report this week with Wall Street demanding revenue proof for record AI infrastructure spending.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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