Sundar Pichai News and Articles

Tech Culture AI

These are the tech CEOs young people trust most and least when it comes to AI

Even the most trusted name on the list was backed by just 35% of respondents

Connecting the dots: Is it surprising to know that CEOs – the profession most likely to attract or suit individuals with psychopathic or sociopathic traits – aren't trusted to act responsibly when it comes to AI? A new study has confirmed that this is especially true among younger people, who have a particular distrust of executives at Palantir.

Full story By Rob Thubron, August 17, 2026, 9:06 AM 29 comments

Industry Google

Over 4,500 Google workers demand layoff protections as Alphabet's value hits $4.3 trillion

"Make no mistake: this is a company that is enjoying massive, unprecedented success"

By Rob Thubron, July 17, 2026, 8:12 AM 10 comments

Google AI

Google's AI bet is paying off: Alphabet posts $94.7 billion Q1 revenue, AI demand outpaces supply

Alphabet rides AI surge as revenue and profit crush expectations

By Skye Jacobs, April 30, 2026, 8:16 AM 9 comments

Google AI

Google says AI now generates 75% of its new code, up from 25% in 2024

Engineers review and guide output while internal models handle generation, refactoring, and migration tasks

By Skye Jacobs, April 23, 2026, 6:15 AM 16 comments

The Web Space

Sundar Pichai says Google will deploy solar-powered data centers in space by 2027

Could be cheaper than running power-hungry data centers on Earth

By Kishalaya Kundu, December 3, 2025, 4:54 PM 15 comments

Google AI

Google's CEO says "vibe coding" is reshaping who gets to write code

Sundar Pichai likens AI-assisted coding to the rise of blogging and YouTube, while warning it shouldn't touch critical systems

By Skye Jacobs, November 30, 2025, 9:42 AM 14 comments

Google AI

Sundar Pichai says AI boom shows irrational investment, but Google can weather the coming storm

Don't worry, Big Tech has the money to burn

By Cal Jeffrey, November 18, 2025, 2:52 PM 9 comments

Google AI

CEO Sundar Pichai says 25% of new code Google creates is written by AI

At what cost?

By Rob Thubron, October 30, 2024, 1:13 PM 19 comments

Industry Google

Despite soaring profits, Google lays off more staff, including Python and Flutter engineers

The Python, Dart, and Flutter teams have been impacted

By Rob Thubron, April 30, 2024, 8:59 AM 19 comments

Google The Web

Google One nears 100 million subscribers as Google bets big on AI

At the tune of $15 billion annually from all subscription services

By Zane Khan, February 1, 2024, 7:42 AM

Industry Google

Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirms more job cuts for 2024 as company invests in "big priorities"

Employees obviously aren't a big priority

By Rob Thubron, January 18, 2024, 7:41 AM 11 comments

The Web Google

Google mourns the death of data center pioneer Luiz André Barroso

Barroso is credited with laying the foundations of modern cloud computing

By Kishalaya Kundu, September 25, 2023, 8:59 AM

Industry Google

Job-slashing, cost-cutting Alphabet paid CEO Sundar Pichai $226 million last year

Some Google employees have to share desks

By Rob Thubron, April 24, 2023, 6:55 AM 8 comments

Google The Web

To fight ChatGPT, Google brings co-founders Page and Brin back into service

Something to look forward to: Google's initial strategy for AI is rapidly evolving. The company is now planning to invest heavily in the technology, while showing the first official consumer and enterprise AI-powered products within a few months.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, January 23, 2023, 8:20 AM 15 comments

Google Industry

Google parent Alphabet is laying off 12,000 employees

Another day, another tech company making mass layoffs

By Rob Thubron, January 20, 2023, 10:18 AM 14 comments

Google Tech Culture

Sundar Pichai is meeting with Pentagon officials to discuss AI in China

Google seems completely innocent compared to Amazon

By Greg Synek, March 27, 2019, 7:16 AM

Drama, Drugs and Data: A Profile of 10 Top Tech CEOs

FEATURE By Rob Thubron, December 27, 2018, 6:11 AM TechSpot Industry

As the heads of some of the largest companies in the world, these chief executive officers make decisions that can affect our daily lives, but just how much do we really know about the filthy rich dudes in positions of power? We examine their careers, personalities, and histories, and make a lot of speculative guesses.