Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Google DeepMind, is stepping back from daily CEO duties to concentrate on advancing artificial general intelligence (AGI), scientific research, and his AI drug discovery startup, Isomorphic Labs. This leadership change reflects the tension between Hassabis' long-term scientific ambitions and Google's urgent need to commercialize AI technology amid fierce competition from rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic. Hassabis believes AGI is near and aims to balance responsible AI development with the pressure to scale and monetize AI products quickly. The move signals a strategic shift to integrate DeepMind's scientific goals with Google's broader AI commercialization efforts.
Two critical vulnerabilities called PHP2Shell were discovered in PHP, a widely used web programming language, allowing hackers to remotely execute malicious code on servers. Governments worldwide, including the U.S. NSA and FBI, have issued urgent wa...
BlackRock's CIO Rick Rieder highlights a rare chance for investors to earn more than 7% yields from high-quality investment-grade bonds with short durations and low default risk. He favors bonds from major tech 'hyperscalers' like Alphabet and Amazon...
Waymo has started offering autonomous vehicle rides at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, marking its sixth major airport service. Pickups and dropoffs occur at dedicated zones in Terminals 1 and 3. Initially, rides will be limited to a f...
Alphabet continues to outperform earnings expectations with 24.2% revenue growth and strong gains in Google Cloud, which grew 82% last quarter. Despite these results, its stock trades at a modest 15 times earnings, suggesting the market undervalues i...
Investors in Alphabet Inc. and Coastal Financial Corporation have until December 1, 2026, to file motions to be lead plaintiffs in ongoing securities fraud class actions. The lawsuits allege that Alphabet misled investors about the performance and la...
