Email: Ron Conway, a close friend of Marc Benioff for 25+ years, stepped down from the Salesforce Foundation board, citing Benioff's comments supporting Trump
Benioff also owns TIME magazine, which named Trump Person of the Year in 2024. — #Salesforce #Dreamforce $CRM — www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u... Jennifer Elias / @jennelias : “It saddens me immense...
Google unveils new AI features for Chrome, including a Gemini button and AI Mode for US desktop users, and plans to add agentic features in the next few months
10 new features that reinvent your browser PYMNTS.com : Google to Add Agentic Capabilities and Other AI-Powered Features to Chrome Browser Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : Gemini in Chrome no longer requir...
Alphabet reports YouTube's Q2 ad revenue rose 13% YoY to $9.8B, vs. $9.56B est., and Google's advertising revenue reached $71.3B, up from $64.6B a year ago
and costs Reinhardt Krause / Investor's Business Daily : Google Earnings, Revenue Top Estimates. Capital Spending Guidance Hiked Amid AI Investments. Kayla Cobb / The Wrap : YouTube Ad Revenue Up 13% ...
Leaked audio and memos: at a heated all-hands, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi defended upping required in-office days to three per week, saying “it is what it is”
In response to irate employees, Uber's CEO said “If you're here for a sabbatical and this change causes you to change your mind, it is what it is” Lora Kolodny / @lorak : Uber employees and leaders cl...
Internal documents: several Google units have notified remote workers that their jobs will be in jeopardy if they don't show up at the office three days a week
Return To Office 3 Days A Week Or Take A Buyout: Report Moneycontrol : Google's warning message to some remote workers: Come back to office or lose your... Bluesky: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : The...
Google Cloud Q2 revenue grew 29% YoY to $10.35B, vs. $10.2B est.; Cloud exceeded $10B in quarterly revenues and $1B in operating profit for the first time
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Sources: Google laid off 200+ employees from its Core teams, including IT and its Python developer team, and plans to move some roles to India and Mexico
unless it's your smartphone Ann Resuma / International Business Times : Google Lays Off 200 ‘Core’ Employees; Eyes Shifting Some Roles To India, Mexico Alice Nunwick / Verdict : Google lays off 200 US...
Alphabet announces its first-ever dividend, $0.20 per share on June 17, and authorizes the repurchase of up to an extra $70B of its Class A and Class C shares
already issued dividend last quarter and ai investment still bundled into overall capex, (reality labs is another expense but broken out) my guess would be next quarter they do some more separation of...
Docs: Google plans to sell mapping API access to companies making products that use solar, energy, and air quality data, targeting ~$100M in revenue in year one
Jennifer Elias / CNBC :
Internal docs: Google plans to announce generative AI updates at Google I/O on May 10, including launching PaLM 2, a general-use LLM supporting 100+ languages
Google AI plans just leaked ahead of I/O 2023 Pedro Arellano / diginomica : Three questions business leaders need to ask to get the most out of generative AI Luke Jones / WinBuzzer : Google Planning P...