Susan Wojcicki, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YouTube passed away at the age of 56. The news was announced by her husband Dennis Troper in a post on Facebook. Google CEO Sundar Pichai paid tribute to Wojcicki saying ‘she is as core to the history of Google as anyone, and it’s hard to imagine…
Susan Wojcicki, former CEO of YouTube and a prominent figure in the tech industry, has passed away at the age of 56. Her husband, Dennis Troper, announced the news on social media, sharing that she had been battling lung cancer for two years. Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube chief executive Neal Mohan also extended…
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki died after battling cancer for two years, Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said X (formerly known as Twitter) on Saturday. Susan Wojcicki joined Google in 1999 as the company’s 6th employee. She was the YouTube CEO from 2014 to 2023.Paying his tributes, Pichai wrote “Unbelievably saddened by the loss of…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently commended DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis for his strategic negotiation tactics during Google’s acquisition of the AI research lab in 2014. Speaking at a South Park Commons event, Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook (now Meta) had been in talks to purchase DeepMind before Google secured the deal for over $500 million.“I did…
WASHINGTON: Gujarat-born Indian-American judge Amit Mehta and two other principals from the subcontinent are at the center of a technology, media, and political maelstrom following a major court ruling on Tuesday that Google acted illegally to maintain primacy in online searches.In the case first filed during the Trump Presidency, the Department of Justice accused Google…
Google has called out the big irony in the recent antitrust court ruling that found the tech giant guilty of abusing its dominant position in the search and advertising markets. Kent Walker, president of global affairs at Google said that the company acknowledges the court’s recognition of its superior search engine but disagrees with the…
Complimentary meals at the office can enhance employee productivity, while it remains a fantasy for many, some people enjoy the privilege of savoring multiple dishes during their workday. A Google employee, Parleen Ranhotra shared video clips on Instagram that showcased her daily office meals with caption, “What I eat as a Google employee”, where the…
Elon Musk on Tuesday called out Google for showing results on Kamala Harris when searched Donald Trump. This comes a day after he raised questions regarding absence of search results on Donald Trump‘s assassination bid. The Tesla CEO shared a few posts on X where users raised concerns about ending up on news related to…
WASHINGTON: Two tech giants – Alphabet/Google and X (formerly Twitter) – are at the centre of election interference charges in the US, drawing their leaders Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk into what is already an ugly and rancorous fight between Democrats and Republicans. While Musk has openly thrown his support behind Trump Republicans, the India-born…
Google DeepMind researchers have developed an AI-powered model, called video-to-audio (V2A), that can generate audio and dialogues for videos. This development is a significant step towards creating fully audiovisual experiences using AI. How Google’s V2A AI model works The video-to-audio (V2A) AI tech can work well with videos that are generated by AI models, such…
