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Google Uncovered Russia-Backed Ads on YouTube, Gmail : Source
10Oct By reutersNo Comments
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Google Uncovered Russia-Backed Ads on YouTube, Gmail : Source

Google has discovered Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on its YouTube, Gmail and Google Search products in an effort to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a person briefed on the company’s probe told Reuters on Monday. The ads do not appear to be from the same Kremlin-affiliated entity that bought ads on Facebook Inc, but may indicate a broader Russian online disinformation effort, according to the source, who was not authorized to discuss details of the confidential investigation by Alphabet Inc’s Google. Microsoft Corp said separately on Monday that it was looking at whether Russians bought U.S. election ads on its Bing search engine or other Microsoft-owned products and platforms. A spokeswoman for the company declined to comment further. ...
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Sundar Pichai Led Google Spends $3.2 Million on Television Ads of “Pixel Smartphone”
8Oct By PriyankaNo Comments
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Sundar Pichai Led Google Spends $3.2 Million on Television Ads of “Pixel Smartphone”

Search Engine giants Google's spends $3.2 Million in television ads in two days since it announced the upcoming launch of "Pixel" smartphone. The strategy of Google is to put Pixel in direct competition with the two dominant smartphone makers Apple & Samsung. One of Google ad executives expect Google will spend hundreds of millions more to keep up with rivals. While Google's brand is known around the world, and its Android operating system powers most of the world's smartphones, including Samsung's, it is not known as a consumer goods maker. It has made forays, such as the Chromecast streaming player, but not of this size. Many experts are saying that "This is the first time they are in the position of selling themselves to people, as opposed to selling themselves to brands". ...
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Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris Quits
11Aug By reutersNo Comments
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Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris Quits

Bill Maris, the chief executive and founder of Alphabet Inc's venture capital arm GV, is leaving the company, Recode reported, citing sources. Maris, who leaves on Friday, will be replaced by GV managing partner David Krane, Recode said. on.recode.net/2b0aaNx A GV spokeswoman declined to comment on the report. GV, previously known as Google Ventures, was founded in 2009 and has invested in more than 300 companies including Uber Technologies Inc and online retailer Jet.com, according to GV's website. Alphabet's projects have seen some high-profile departures in recent months. Chris Urmson, chief technical officer for its self-driving car project, left last week, while Anthony Levandowski, product manager for the program, left earlier this year to co-found a startup. Tony Fade...
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Google Search Chief Amit Singhal To Quit, To Be Replaced By AI Head
4Feb By reutersNo Comments
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Google Search Chief Amit Singhal To Quit, To Be Replaced By AI Head

Reuters- Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) said Amit Singhal, the longtime chief of its Internet search business, will leave the company and be replaced by the head of the technology giant's artificial intelligence business. John Giannandrea, currently a vice president of engineering, will replace Singhal, a 15-year Google veteran, once he leaves on Feb. 26. "Search is stronger than ever, and will only get better in the hands of an outstanding set of senior leaders who are already running the show day-to-day," Singhal wrote in a blog post. The appointment of Giannandrea, who joined Google in 2010, underlines the growing importance Silicon Valley is attaching to artificial intelligence technology. Giannandrea led Google's machine learning efforts, applying the technology to produ...
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