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Google is a multinational technology company specializing in internet-related products and services, founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Its core businesses include search, advertising and cloud computing, but it also has divisions in hardware and software development. Sundar Pichai currently serves as CEO. Its primary competitors include other major tech companies such as Amazon, Apple and Facebook. Google is making forays into artificial intelligence with Gemini, its conversational AI that aims to compete with OpenAI.
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AI Infrastructure

Why Google, Amazon and Microsoft Need Chinese Data Center Suppliers

By Claudia Chong · Oct 5, 2026 8:00am PDT
U.S. data center operators’ reliance on Chinese manufacturers for batteries, cooling systems, optical transceivers and other equipment has come under scrutiny over national security concerns.But Chinese equipment makers have an edge over their American counterparts, which have been criticised for long lead times amid supply chain shortages. So... U.S. data center operators’ reliance on Chinese manufacturers for batteries, cooling systems,...
Koray Kavukcuoglu, head of Google DeepMind, at The Information’s AI Agenda Live. Photo by Erin Beach.
Applied AI

In Robotics, Google Goes Android to Tesla’s Apple

By Jessica E. Lessin · Oct 1, 2026 2:50pm PDT
While interviewing Google’s Koray Kavukcuoglu last week, I had a flash of deja vu. In his first sit-down since taking over as CEO of Google DeepMind, Kavukcuoglu offered some of his most detailed comments yet on where the company's robotics ambitions are headed and how they differ from the rest of the industry. While interviewing Google’s Koray Kavukcuoglu last week, I had a flash of deja vu. In his...
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Google Nears Release of Flagship Gemini 4 AI Model

By Laura Bratton · Sep 23, 2026 7:15pm PDT
Google is nearing the release of its newest flagship model, Gemini 4, the head of its DeepMind division said Wednesday, a long-awaited development after the tech giant fell behind rivals Anthropic and OpenAI in the AI model race. Speaking at The Information’s AI Agenda Live Summit, in his first media appearance as the new leader of Google... Google is nearing the release of its newest flagship model, Gemini 4, the head of its DeepMind...
From left to right, Ryan Barwick, Alex Eichenstein, Jemima McEvoy and Claudia Chong.

The Information Announces New OpenAI, Google, Finance and Asia Reporters

By The Information Staff · Oct 19, 2026 10:33am PDT
The Information is pleased to announce new reporters who will carry on the publication’s rich track record of reporting exclusive news on the most important people and companies in business. They’ll report on OpenAI, Google, Asia and finance. Jemima McEvoy, OpenAI Jemima McEvoy is changing roles to take on the OpenAI beat. In just over a year at... The Information is pleased to announce new reporters who will carry on the publication’s rich...