- Sundar Pichai & Nandan Nilekani at ET CEO RoundtableSundar Pichai and Nandan Nilekani give their take on Aadhar implementation and its implication on vaccine-roll out and digitalization. #ETCEORoundtable #DigitalizationSundar Pichai & Nandan Nilekani at ET CEO Roundtable
- 'Incredible' opportunity to reimagine learning for what comes next: Sundar PichaiGoogle on Wednesday unveiled more than 50 new software tools aimed at remote learning, as teachers and students continue to meet in virtual classrooms amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Sundar Pichai says Google to open US office space as vaccination centres“Today we’re announcing that we'll be opening up Google spaces to serve as mass vaccination sites, committing more than $150 million to promote vaccine education and equitable distribution, and making it easier for you to find where and when to get a vaccine,” Pichai announced in a blog post on Monday.
- Google's Sundar Pichai to hold video call with EU on 25 JanuaryEuropean Union's antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, who is pushing for tough new rules to rein in US tech giants Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon, will discuss digital and competition issues with Sundar Pichai.
- UP Police books Google's Sundar Pichai, others over 'defamatory' video; removes names from FIR laterThe names of Pichai and three other Google top officials were removed after they were found "not involved" in the case, a police official privy to the probe told over the phone.
- From Sundar Pichai to Satya Nadella, How Jeff Bezos' tech peers reacted to his Amazon exitAlphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai conveyed his best wishes to Bezos for Day 1 and Earth fund.
- Satya Nadella calls Jeff Bezos's new role as a well-deserved recognition, Sundar Pichai congratulatesVarious industry peers congratulated Bezos on his new responsibility.
- Still early days of AI, real potential to come in place in 10-20 years: Sundar Pichai"AI will laying a foundation to tackle future problems and it can play a much bigger role in tackling future pandemics," Pichai said.
- Google to evaluate performance of executives based on team diversity and inclusionAlphabet for years had rejected proposals from shareholders and employees to set diversity goals and tie executive pay to them.
- Google fires second AI ethics leader as dispute over research, diversity growsThe firing comes a month after Mitchell also vented on Twitter about the handling of her former colleague, Timnit Gebru, who parted ways with Google late last year.
- Google to give Rs 109 crore to support SMBs in IndiaWhen the pandemic hit last year, Google announced a $200 million investment fund as part of its more than $800 million commitment to support small businesses.
- Alphabet's Sundar Pichai to hold video call with European Union antitrust chief on January 25EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, who is pushing for tough new rules to rein in U.S. tech giants Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon, will discuss digital and competition issues with Pichai, a Commission spokeswoman said.
- Major Australian media company strikes deal with Google for newsGoogle and the publicly listed broadcast television, print and online publishing company jointly announced they had agreed on a “long-term partnership” after weekend discussions Australian government ministers had with media executives, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google.
- Facebook, Twitter CEOs in talks to testify at US House hearing as early as March: ReportThe appearance of the Facebook and Twitter CEOs could be contingent on them testifying jointly alongside Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google and its parent company, Alphabet.
- Full recovery? Yes, but the path may be W-shapedPichai said roughly 50% of Indian small, medium enterprises have adopted some form of digital for the first time in 2020. He added that the choice of long-time Amazon Web Services boss Andy Jassy as company’s the new CEO underlined the importance of the cloud amid the growing shift to digital.
- Covid to growth, stars of business give their takeMembers of the 12-member jury spoke at length during the panel discussion, and the collective mood is best described as cautious optimism, with optimism slowly but surely growing.
- Global jury to pick ET Awards winners todayThe Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence jury will be coming together from across the country and the world to pick the best of the best of their peers.
- Apple, Google, other US business groups applaud Biden's immigration reformsCalled the US Citizenship Act of 2021, the legislation modernises the immigration system, and also proposes to eliminate the per country cap for employment-based green cards, a move that would benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals whose current wait period for legal permanent residency runs into several decades.
- India Inc comes to a standstill to watch India's historic win over AustraliaThe moment the match was over - top corporate heads Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet - Google's parent firm; Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, Harsh Goenka, chairman of RPG; Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, executive chairperson of Biocon; Rishad Premji- chairman of Wipro, among others, posted their reactions on Twitter.
- Tech leaders laud Team India on historic Gabba victoryGoogle top boss and CEO of Alphabet Inc Sundar Pichai called the victory as one of India's "greatest".
- Google Chief Sundar Pichai apologises for AI researcher Timnit Gebru’s dismissalGebru said last week that the company fired her after she sent an email that criticized the company’s lack of progress in hiring women and minorities as well as biases built into its artificial intelligence technology.
- Business leaders denounce violence on US CapitolTechnology giant Alphabet and Google's CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday condemned the events at the US Capitol as an "antithesis of democracy" in a note to employees.
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai apologises for document, EU's Thierry Breton warns internet is not Wild WestSundar Pichai and Breton exchanged views in a video-conference call late on Thursday, the third this year, according to a statement from the European Commission. The call came after a Google internal document outlined a 60-day strategy to counter the European Union's push for the new rules by getting U.S. allies to push back against Breton.
- Google delays return to office until at least SeptemberGoogle and other Silicon Valley firms shifted to remote work early in the pandemic, relying on the internet tools they create to get jobs done.
- Amazon, Apple stay away from new French initiative to set principles for Big TechFrench President Emmanuel Macron has sought for the past three years to cajole tech giants into collaborating with governments on a series of global challenges such as fighting hate speech online, preserving privacy or contributing to state coffers.
- GDP contraction to improve to 'higher single digits' in Jul-Sept, says expertThe GDP contracted by 23.9 per cent in the June quarter due to strong lockdown measures and leading to expectations of the GDP growth being a negative 14 per cent for the full fiscal.
- Disappointed with Trump's proclamation on immigration: Sundar Pichai"Immigration has contributed immensely to America’s economic success, making it a global leader in tech, and also Google the company it is today. Disappointed by today’s proclamation - we’ll continue to stand with immigrants and work to expand opportunity for all," Pichai said on the microblogging platform Twitter.
- PM Modi's virtual meeting with Sundar Pichai to push India's FDI agendaGreater investment in infrastructure through adding more data centres in India and giving a major push to the app ecosystem were some of the steps Google could undertake in India. Sources told ET that the PM might have virtual meetings with global leaders in the days and weeks to come.
- Tech hearing: Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs testify before US Senate Committee on content moderation practicesA Congressional grilling of Twitter, Facebook and Google CEOs is quickly evolving into pre-election political circus around the social media content moderation dumpster fire and allegations that Big Tech companies show anti-conservative bias. The US elections are barely a week away and Big Tech's outsize influence is under intense scrutiny. The Senate Commerce Committee summoned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Sundar Pichai to testify. The CEOs agreed to appear remotely after being threatened with subpoenas.Tech hearing: Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs testify before US Senate Committee on content moderation practices
- Appearances can be deceptive! Google top boss Sundar Pichai shares 'Instagram vs reality' pictureThe first photograph is a medium shot of Mr Pichai smiling for the camera in a formal blue shirt.
- PM Modi interacts with Google CEO Sundar Pichai on tech, new work culture during COVID-19Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on a wide range of subjects, particularly leveraging the power of technology to transform the lives of India's farmers, youngsters and entrepreneurs. They also spoke on the new work culture emerging during the corona crisis. In the virtual meeting with Pichai, the Prime Minister also discussed the new work culture that is emerging during the COVID-19 crisis.PM Modi interacts with Google CEO Sundar Pichai on tech, new work culture during COVID-19
- Memos to employees, blogposts, tweets: Crisis-management and boss lessons from Sundar PichaiThe tech boss turns 48 today.
- Google plans to pay publishers $1 billion over three years for their contentCEO Sundar Pichai said the new product called Google News Showcase will launch first in Germany, where it has signed up German newspapers including Der Spiegel, Stern, Die Zeit, and in Brazil with Folha de S.Paulo, Band and Infobae.
- India’s super-rich see wealth grow 20%, 2x pace of listed cos’ mcap during CovidThe cumulative value of the 828 individuals on the list stood at $821 billion (Rs 60,59,500 crore), an increase of $140 billion (Rs 10,29,400 crore) over the 2019 count, a large part of which was due to the rise in share price of Reliance Industries.
- Zuckerberg, Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook getting heat from US Cong on competitionThe four tech CEOs command corporations with gold-plated brands, millions or even billions of customers, and a combined value greater than the entire German economy. One of them, Bezos, is the world's richest individual; Zuckerberg is the fourth-ranked billionaire.
- Alphabet settles shareholder suit over sexual misconduct casesSexual misconduct accusations against senior executives will be investigated by a "rapid response" team, and they will be barred from amending their stock-selling plans while under investigation.
- Google, Facebook CEOs could face subpoena from Senate PanelUnder committee rules, if the ranking member doesn’t agree to a subpoena request from the chairman, the chairman can call for a full committee vote on the matter.
- Ayushmann Khurrana joins PM Modi, Shaheen Bagh 'dadi' Bilkis in TIME's 100 Most Influential People Of 2020 listKhurrana is the youngest Indian to be featured in this year's list.
- For Sundar Pichai, an Alphabet of worriesRising regulatory scrutiny, increased tax demands & threat from Chinese cos is what Pichai is staring at.
- Jio investment first, biggest of India investment plans: Google CEO Sundar PichaiPichai, announcing the partnership with Reliance Jio on Wednesday added, more work needs to be done to provide digital access to billions of Indians who still don't own a smartphone. Google and Jio Platforms have entered into a commercial agreement to jointly develop an entry-level affordable smartphone with optimizations to the Android operating system and the Play Store.
- Sundar Pichai is ready to realize India’s potential with the way CEOs know best: A fat chequeThe American search-engine giant said its Google unit plans to spend $10 billion over the next seven years on operations, infrastructure and investments as a “reflection of our confidence in the future of India and its digital economy.”
- We are committed to recognise local talent and entrepreneurial ventures in India: Google's Sundar PichaiIndia has local talent, access to a large market, strong entrepreneurial and venture capital foundation to see this through. As a company, we are committed to it. We are trying to develop apps in India. We want to invest in companies that are doing that, says Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
- Google unveils 4-step plan for 75,000 Cr INR digital fund for India: Sundar PichaiGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday announced an investment of Rs 75,000 crore in India over the next 5-7 years through 'Google for India Digitisation Fund'. Addressing Google for India event, Pichai asserted that the latest move is a reflection of the company's confidence in the future of India and its digital economy. Investments will focus on four key areas of India's digitisation, he said. Watch!Google unveils 4-step plan for 75,000 Cr INR digital fund for India: Sundar Pichai
- From making 'paneer makhani' to watching nostalgic videos, YouTube plays a big role in Sundar Pichai's lifeThe Google CEO said his grandmother misses haggling for veggies in this new normal world.
- Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai’s 2019 compensation worth $281 millionThe vast majority of the package is stock awards, some of which will be paid out depending on Alphabet’s stock return relative to other companies in the S&P 100 index. That means his haul can become significantly smaller, or much bigger.
- PM Narendra Modi, Google's Sundar Pichai discuss data security, use of AI in agricultureAccording to a statement issued by the PMO, Modi also talked about further leveraging technology in providing healthcare services.During the course of interaction, the prime minister discussed the issue of data security and concerns around privacy.
- Sundar Pichai urges 'Class of 2020' to be patient & hopeful, says they have the chance to change everythingThe Google CEO addressed the students during YouTube's virtual graduation ceremony.
- Covid-19: Sundar Pichai donates Rs 5 crore to Give India"Thank you @sundarpichai for matching @Googleorg's Rs 5 crore grant to provide desperately needed cash assistance for vulnerable daily wage worker families...," Give India said in a tweet. Previously, Google had announced an over USD 800 million commitment towards efforts to tackle Covid-19 pandemic that that claimed thousands of lives globally.
- America Inc slams George Floyd murder; Sundar Pichai's solidarity gesture, Cook asks employees to be agents of 'change'The Citi Group CFO, a Black American himself, penned down an emotional blog post.
- Google eyes Policybazaar, may buy 10% stake for $150 million: ReportsGoogle is looking to acquire a minority stake in SoftBank-backed online insurance platform Policybazaar as part of its goal to invest $10 billion in India over the next five to seven years, according to people close to the development. Google is keen on acquiring about 10% of Policybazaar and could invest about $150 million, they said. SoftBank, which holds a 15% stake in Policybazaar, may make a partial exit, they said.Google eyes Policybazaar, may buy 10% stake for $150 million: Reports
- Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune surpasses $100 billionThe staggering numbers have put Big Tech under increased scrutiny, with Zuckerberg, Bezos, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and Alphabet Inc. head Sundar Pichai testifying before Congress last month to defend allegations that their power and influence are out of control.
- Apple, Amazon and Google are all bulletproof, nothing in this world can challenge themTackling companies with combined annual revenue of $782 billion, more than the gross domestic product of Switzerland, is a huge challenge, meaning competition authorities benefit from the work that’s already been done elsewhere.
- Sundar Pichai: Made in India, made for the worldWORLD’S A STAGE Under Pichai’s watch, Google has been relentless in its focus on India, launching around 20 India-specific initiatives, some of them for global markets, but always first tested and launched in India. The vast Indian market provided perfect ground for Google’s global dreams.
- Facebook, Google bet on Jio pact to tap into opportunities in India; plan to take solutions globalFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the partnership "will be to wire up and get thousands of kiranas, small businesses across India, onboarded onto WhatsApp to do commerce there". In the investor call of Alphabet, its chief Sundar Pichai said the company has announced a 'Google for India' Digitisation Fund to help Indian Internet users.
- Antitrust hearing: Google accused of robbing ideas from other sitesThe chairman of a Congressional committee investigating the power of major technology companies accused Google of leveraging its dominant search engine to steal ideas and information from other websites and manipulating its results to drive people to its own digital services to boost its profits. Pichai repeatedly deflected Cicilline’s attacks by asserting that Google tries to provide the most helpful and relevant information to the hundreds of millions of people who use its search engine each day. He said this is part of its effort to keep them coming back instead of defecting to a rival service, such as Microsoft’s Bing.Antitrust hearing: Google accused of robbing ideas from other sites
- Antitrust hearing: 4 Big Tech CEOs take heat during US Congress grilling on market power, influenceFour Big Tech CEOs - Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple - are testifying on their companies’ practices before Congress as a House panel caps its yearlong investigation of market dominance in the industry. Critics question whether the companies, grown increasingly powerful after gobbling up scores of rivals, stifle competition and innovation, raise prices for consumers and pose a danger to society.Antitrust hearing: 4 Big Tech CEOs take heat during US Congress grilling on market power, influence
- Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon Chiefs to testify their 'success stories' in US Congress hearingThe CEOs of four of the most powerful companies in the world will testify remotely at the hearing, which comes less than 100 days before the US election.
- Coronavirus Pandemic: Google extends work from home through June next yearGoogle had said in May it would begin reopening more offices globally as early as June this year, but most Google employees would likely work from home until the end of this year.
- Cloud is a $3–4 bn opportunity in India & Covid is going to expand it more: Karan Bajwa, head of Google Cloud IndiaA key part of Google’s plan to expand its India footprint is through its cloud services. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google also mentioned it as one of the target areas for investments in India.
- Hopeful all countries will come together on AI regulations: Sundar Pichai"Internet is actually an export product. Even in India, if we talk about YouTube, a video created by an Indian gets audience from across the world. That's the beauty of digital economy" he said. Pichai, also CEO of Alphabet, said he has always been a technology optimist, having experienced firsthand the benefits new technology brought to his own life.
- View: Reliance Jio’s 5G foray is exactly the push India needs in this directionIn the 5G world, telecom operators need to move beyond connectivity and collaborate with multiple stakeholders across sectors such as finance, transport, retail and healthcare to deliver innovative digital services.
- Google to invest Rs 33,737 crore for a 7.7 per cent stake in Jio PlatformsRIL chairman Mukesh Ambani confirmed Google's investment during the 43rd AGM.
- Focus on Google investment, retail arm at Reliance AGM: Centrum Broking'Reliance could now talk about outlining the next phase of big value unlocking.'
- Another cheque for Ambani? Google in advanced talks to invest $4 billion in Reliance Jio: ReportsGoogle is in advanced talks to buy a stake in Reliance Industries digital arm Jio Platforms, according to a Bloomberg report. The search giant's boss Sundar Pichai, in an interview to ET earlier, had neither denied nor confirmed reports of Google’s interest in Jio. Google has pledged $10 billion in India over the next five to seven years. Reliance’s digital services business unit, netted almost $16 billion in a fundraising blitz.Another cheque for Ambani? Google in advanced talks to invest $4 billion in Reliance Jio: Reports
- Big cheque for Mukesh Ambani? Google reportedly in advanced talks to invest $4 billion in JioGoogle has pledged $10 bn in India over the next five to seven years with the aim of consolidating its position in the digital ecosystem of the world’s fifth-largest economy that is emerging as a battleground for global internet giants.
- From education to small businesses, inside Google's new India blueprintThis is a clear sign of the internet giant's intent to up its India game by several notches. The main objective appears to be getting a firm grip on India's digital space. Google sees a huge opportunity in Digital India and is excited by it, Pichai said.
- Google to invest $10 billion in India, will use money to up digital stakePichai did not confirm or deny rumours of stake acquisition talks in Reliance Jio or Vodafone-Idea and said the company will continue to build products out of India which will be scaled up globally like Google Pay.
- View: Sending foreign students home from the US is bad for everyone, especially for the U.S.According to the US National Science Foundation, in 2018, over 50% of doctoral students at US universities in computer science, engineering and mathematics were foreign students.
- Covid-19: Sundar Pichai donates Rs 5 crore to Give India, matches Google's earlier grant to the NGOGoogle announced over $800 mn commitment towards efforts to tackle the pandemic.
- Balance benefits of internet, data security: Sundar PichaiYouTube is a powerful platform, and in India people use it to teach themselves new skills, he said.
- H1B visa curb: India to seek discussion on work visa suspension by USGlobal technology leaders, including Apple’s Tim Cook and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who moved to the US as a graduate student, flayed Trump’s move, pointing out that it would hurt innovation and delay the recovery of the US economy.
- Corporates, lawmakers, rights bodies slam Trump admin's move to suspend H-1B, other work visasPresident Donald Trump on Monday issued the proclamation to temporarily suspend a number of popular non-immigrant visas, including the H-1B, H-4, H-2B visa, J and L visas. It will come into effect from June 24.
- Silicon Valley slams Trump's move to freeze H-1B visas; Pichai disappointed, Microsoft bosses feel it's not the right timeThe tech giants have opposed restrictions on the visas.
- How will Sundar Pichai run Alphabet? The clues lie hidden in plain sightPichai joined Google in 2004 and started amassing responsibility for some of the most popular products of the company, including Gmail, the Chrome browser and Android. Former employees often describe him as a collaborative and loyal colleague. He even turned down a big new grant of stock in 2018 because he felt he was already paid generously.
- Tech companies in no hurry to return to officeGoldman Sachs, which has a 5,500-people strong technology and services centre in Bengaluru, expects to have only about 30% of its staff working from its office over the next few months.
- We will do well only if others with us do well: Google's Sundar Pichai"With our scale rightly comes scrutiny. Yes, we've bought start-ups, but we also invest every year in hundreds of start-ups through our venture arms," he said at the WEF 2020 in a conversation with World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab.
- Satya Nadella joins tech bosses in slamming Floyd death; says no place for hate & racism, urges MS staff to show empathyThe Microsoft boss also shared a note with his employees.
- Adidas, Nike & Twitter lend support to #BlackLivesMatter, take a strong stand against racism after George Floyd’s deathWorld’s biggest brands come together to condemn social injustice.
- Google Maps turns 15, with new logo; Sundar Pichai thanks app for sourcing 'veggie burrito'!What started as Google Earth in 2005, is now the most commonly used navigation app.
- Google Pay India learnings will be taken to global markets: Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai“We've had a lot of traction with our payments product over the past 18 months. We had a tremendously successful launch in India from which we learned a lot of features, and we are bringing that and we are revamping our payments products globally,” said Pichai speaking to analysts after the company’s fourth quarter earnings.
- For cloud giants, usage soars but tech investment delays hobble revenue growthThe Cloud giants have seen a drop-off in new contracts from big clients for server storage and to overhaul tech.
- Google to slow hiring for rest of 2020, CEO tells staffChief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai told staff about the decision in an email on Wednesday. He also highlighted other areas of cost cutting, saying the company will be “recalibrating the focus and pace of our investments in areas like data centers and machines, and non business essential marketing and travel.”
- Breakfast for champions: How Sundar Pichai, Anand Mahindra, Jack Dorsey start their dayThe first meal of the day is also the first deal of the day — and this is how famous business leaders like to have theirs.
- Soccer dreams: What’s common between Sundar Pichai & Ambareesh Murty?For Barcelona fans, nothing can come in the way of a Champions League semi-final clash against Liverpool.
- Page, Brin & Sundar Pichai are off Google+The deletion of executive Google+ accounts could have similar implications as the disappearance of Facebook posts from CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
- Digital marketers make hay in flu seasonSmart ads and optimised keywords are helping firms position products as panic rises.
- Don't quit: A tweet about failing a physics paper leaves Sundar Pichai inspiredThe Google boss has been an advocate of following one's passions.
- It's a fanboy moment for Sundar Pichai at Birmingham's Ind-Eng matchThe Google CEO, an avid cricket fan himself, was in the company of 'God', it seems.
- YouTube working on removing harmful content: Sundar PichaiYouTube, which is owned by Google, has come under fire in the last couple of years, as controversial and supremacist content has continued to show up on the site despite the company's attempts to filter it out.
- Samosas to 'chaat' with Indian tech CEOs?Indian fast food could be the trump card for any White House powwow.
- Google HR chief stepping aside as worker activism risesGoogle on Monday confirmed that head of human resources Eileen Naughton was stepping away from her job as "vice president of people operations" at the internet company.
- Google I/O 2020 dates are out: Annual event to kick off on May 12Sundar Pichai announced the dates on Twitter.
- When Aditya Ghosh and Sundar Pichai bonded over breakfastGhosh, OYO CEO, enjoys meeting new people and observing them.
- Alphabet second company with India-origin CEO in trillion dollar clubSaudi Aramco is the world’s most valuable company at a market cap of $1.85 trillion, while Amazon is currently just shy of the $1 trillion mark, having scaled it previously.
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