Google lays off staff in Cloud division, including Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant, citing redirection of resources towards AI, amid broader Big Tech layoffs.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis argues companies cutting engineers due to AI productivity gains are misguided. He believes increased efficiency should lead to more ambitious projects, not layoffs, and welcomes laid-off talent for new ventures like drug discovery and game design.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis spoke about the "singularity" and the tangible arrival of agentic AI systems at Google I/O 2026. He believes AGI has a 50% chance by 2030 and will be more impactful than the Industrial Revolution.
Google DeepMind agrees to formal talks with UK unions CWU and Unite via Acas, potentially leading to trade union representation, amid staff concerns over AI use by US and Israeli defense and intelligence.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis argues that AI productivity gains should lead to more innovation, not job cuts. He calls layoff logic 'dumb' and suggests some executives hype displacement for ulterior motives.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis believes AI models like Gemini 3.5 Flash will boost developer productivity rather than eliminate jobs. He suggests fears of AI replacing programmers stem from a lack of imagination and potentially ulterior motives, emphasizing AI's potential to enable more ambitious projects.
Emails submitted as evidence in the Musk v. Altman trial reveal Elon Musk privately warned his Neuralink associates that Google DeepMind was "moving very fast" and that OpenAI was "not on a path to catch up." Testimony from OpenAI president Greg Brockman further shows Musk was fixated on DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis from OpenAI's earliest days — even questioning whether founding it as a non-profit had been a strategic mistake.
Seven trial days into Musk v. Altman, neither side is winning. Elon Musk filibustered his way through cross-examination. OpenAI president Greg Brockman's own diary—"what will take me to $1B?"—became the prosecution's best exhibit. A $97.4 billion bid surfaced through a passed note. And Demis Hassabis, the man who never took the stand, turns out to haunt every page of evidence.
Emails submitted as evidence in the Musk v. Altman trial reveal Elon Musk privately warned his Neuralink associates that Google DeepMind was "moving very fast" and that OpenAI was "not on a path to catch up." Testimony from OpenAI president Greg Brockman further shows Musk was fixated on DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis from OpenAI's earliest days — even questioning whether founding it as a non-profit had been a strategic mistake.
Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Google DeepMind, reunited Wednesday in Seoul with South Korea's legendary baduk player Lee Sedol, marking 10 years since their historic human-versus-machine match. Hassabis called move 37 in the 2016 AlphaGo match the most incredible moment demonstrating AI creativity, and predicted AI could help solve all diseases in 10-20 years. He met with President Lee Jae Myung and signed an MOU with South Korea's science ministry, also holding meetings with LG Group and Hyundai Motor Group executives.
Demis Hassabis, co-founder and chief of Google DeepMind, held separate meetings with Hyundai Motor Group executive chair Euisun Chung and LG Group chairman Koo Kwang-mo in Seoul this week. The meetings focused on expanding AI partnerships between DeepMind and major South Korean conglomerates, with executives from LG Electronics and LG's AI research lab also attending. This marks Hassabis's first visit to South Korea in 10 years since DeepMind's AlphaGo defeated legendary Go player Lee Sedol in a historic 2016 match.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis in Seoul on Monday to discuss cooperation on responsible AI use and global partnerships. Lee highlighted South Korea's plans to establish a global AI hub and ramp up AI investment, while Hassabis emphasized the importance of AI guardrails. The meeting coincided with a ministry-level MOU with Google DeepMind under the K-Moonshot initiative, with plans to open Google's first AI campus in South Korea this year.
The AI race is shifting from training to inference, with Google challenging Nvidia's dominance. Google is doubling down on its custom TPUs for faster, cheaper AI responses, aiming to power the next wave of AI agents. This strategic move, leveraging a decade of chip design, positions Google as a formidable competitor as AI usage scales globally.
