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Judge brands Google a monopolist, AI may bring quicker change in net search

A federal judge has branded Google as a ruthless monopolist bent on suffocating it competitors. But how do you go about creating alternatives to a search engine that's synonymous with internet exploration? It's a process that may take years to unfold as Google appeals the landmark decision issued Monday by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta. And with that kind of time frame looming, the forces of technological upheaval may make the exercise moot. The rise of artificial intelligence may reshape the landscape more quickly and profoundly than any judge ever could. The way consumers navigate the internet is more likely to be affected by advances in AI products such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's own Gemini before a nearly 4-year-old case brought by the U.S. Justice Department is finally resolved. Even so, Mehta's 277-page ruling Monday creates challenges for Google that company founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin probably didn't envision when they set out to revolutionize internet sear

Larry Page, Elon Musk on opposite sides in debate over risks of AI

Last month, that infighting came to OpenAI's boardroom. Rebel board members tried to force out Altman because, they believed, they could no longer trust him to build AI that would benefit humanity

Google co-founders see biggest gain since Feb 2021 as AI boost lifts stock

Google will start experimenting with a more conversational search engine and has made its AI-powered chatbot available more broadly, the Mountain View, California-based company said

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down after 9 years, Neal Mohan to lead

Mohan has been Wojcicki's top deputy for years, moving over from Google's ads business to YouTube in 2015. He was widely seen as her natural successor

Why there might not be another COO like Meta's Sheryl Sandberg

Sandberg's India visit in 2014 was no lower in profile than Jeff Bezos' two months later

Top headlines: Sri Lanka suspends external debt, Adani 6th richest in world

Biden administration reaffirms its commitment to support India's permanent membership.

Google founder Larry Page gets New Zealand residency, raising questions

Debate on over whether extremely wealthy people can essentially buy access to the South Pacific country

The DoubleClick deal that turned Google into ad giant. Is that a problem?

The deal turned out to be "a total game changer, a crucial piece in the larger jigsaw puzzle Google put together," said Timothy Armstrong

Mukesh Ambani is world's 6th richest, pips Elon Musk, Google founders

The chairman of Reliance Industries, whose wealth surpassed Warren Buffett's last week, is now worth $72.4 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Mukesh Ambani now 9th richest globally; RIL's m-cap crosses Rs 11-trn mark

In March 2020, Ambani was ranked 21st on Forbes' annual billionaire list, with a net worth of $36.8 billion, while Page and Brin were 13th and 14th.

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Book review of Leadership Strategy And Tactics Field Manual

US Congress panel seeks documents from 4 big tech firms' top executives

Republicans and Democrats alike on the House Judiciary Committee, which is investigating the market power and behavior of the big 4 companies

Google legal chief Drummond leaving amid sexual misconduct allegations

Alphabet did not give a reason for David Drummond's departure in a short regulatory filing on Friday.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai receives hefty pay raise, to get $242 mn in 2020

If Alphabet shares outperform the S&P 100 Index, Pichai could receive an additional $90 million in stock grants.

Employees fret as Google's idealistic philosophy of transparency changes

Google's leaders have acknowledged the delicacy of adjusting a culture that has entrenched itself over two decades.

As Sundar Pichai becomes Alphabet chief, founders get $2-bn retirement gift

The Google co-founders added more than $1 billion each to their net worth as the firm's shares rose 1.9 per cent in New York

Era ends for Google as founders step aside from a pillar of tech

The move confirms the ascendancy of Pichai, 47, as one of tech's most powerful people

A thorny crown: Pichai now sole target for Google's all regulatory battles

Pichai was named to the additional post of CEO of Alphabet on Tuesday, making him the public face of a company long associated with co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin

A big question before Alphabet: Is Pichai up for a gruelling top role?

The second question is whether the Alphabet structure has outlived its usefulness

From a consultant to Alphabet CEO: A look at Sundar Pichai's meteoric rise

Pichai took over Android business from that group's founder, Andy Rubin, managing the market leading smartphone operating system globally