[ad_1] Drummond’s departure comes not long after Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped down as CEO and President, respectively. “With Larry and Sergey now leaving their executive roles at Alphabet, the company is entering an exciting new phase, and I believe that it’s also the right time for me to make way for the next […]
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Larry Page and Sergey Brin give Sundar Pichai control of Alphabet and Google
[ad_1] The two outgoing execs explained this as a “natural time” to streamline management now that Alphabet is “well-established” and its various brands (including Google) are operating smoothly as independent companies. Alphabet and Google just don’t need two CEOs and a President, Page and Brin said. They pointed to Pichai as a logical pick given […]
Alphabet’s rebooted robotics program starts with trash-sorting machines
[ad_1] Alphabet’s previous robotics venture was Boston Dynamics, famous for its humanoid bipeds and scary metal dogs. However, the company sold the division to Softbank in 2017. Earlier this year, Alphabet lifted the lid on its rebooted robotics program, which as described in a recent blog post and profiled by Wired, is now focusing on […]
Loon will bring balloon-powered internet to the Amazon rainforest
[ad_1] Working together with local infrastructure operator Internet Para Todos Perú (IpT), Loon will use its high-altitude balloons to provide internet access to parts of the Loreto Region of the Peruvian Amazon, where around 200,000 people live. According to the company, a quarter of people in this area lack 3G or better internet access, and […]
Google’s cybersecurity project ‘Chronicle’ is in trouble
[ad_1] Apparently, a lot of Chronicle employees only found out about becoming part of Google at a meeting the day of the announcement. Some felt that the move betrayed the startup’s original vision. Employees’ compensation also became a sore point, because the tech giant didn’t adjust Chronicle staffers’ salaries and stock packages, which were lower […]
Alphabet’s board is investigating how sexual misconduct claims were handled
[ad_1] The way those investigations and others were handled have been cited among reasons for an employee walkout a year ago, and investor lawsuits claiming the Alphabet board of directors — including Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt — was directly involved in covering incidents up. In a California state court filing, the company […]
Alphabet’s Wing starts drone deliveries to US homes
[ad_1] The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Wing an expanded Air Carrier Certificate. It has permission to “allow multiple pilots to oversee multiple unmanned aircraft making commercial deliveries simultaneously to the general public.” UPS also received FAA certification for commercial deliveries this month, but it will stick to hospitals and medical campuses for now. Folks […]
Google needs a sustainable phone moonshot
[ad_1] “Our goal is to clear the way for the entire industry, and [for] our planet to benefit,” Ross said. She also revealed that the Google Stadia controller will include recycled plastics. The cloud-based gaming service is eco-friendly, she argued, because it doesn’t force players to upgrade their console or PC over time. “Another sustainability […]
Report details Google’s donations to climate change deniers
[ad_1] The list of climate deniers Google supports with financial contributions isn’t limited to CEI either. The company’s beneficiaries include some of the organizations that are currently working the hardest to prevent any action on climate change. They include the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action. Google has also donated to a variety […]
This week in tech history: Android turns 11
[ad_1] After search (and the massive ad business attached to it), what do you think Google’s most important product is? There are multiple potential candidates like Chrome and Maps, but my money’s on Android. The 10th major version of Google’s mobile operating service just arrived a few weeks ago, as it now does every fall. […]