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☆ Inside the life and career of Larry Page, Google's co-founder and first CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementSo who is Larry Page and how did he get to where he is today? AdvertisementPage and Sergey Brin create GoogleGoogle co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page met as students at Stanford. Google's parent company, Alphabet, has developed self-driving cars through Waymo, the company formerly known as the Google Self-Driving Car project. Page's personal lifeGoogle cofounder Larry Page and his wife, the scientist Lucinda Southworth C Flanigan/FilmMagicThroughout it all, Page has kept information about his personal life closely guarded. Life after GoogleGoogle cofounder Larry Page bought Cayo Norte, an island in Puerto Rico.

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☆ Google employees question execs over 'decline in morale' after blowout earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"How does leadership plan to address these concerns and regain the trust, morale and cohesion that have been foundational to our company's success?" "Despite the company's stellar performance and record earnings, many Googlers have not received meaningful compensation increases" a top-rated employee question read. Google's use of cashThere were a lot of employee questions ahead of last week's meeting directed at the company's buyback, Porat said. With respect to the decline in morale brought up by employees, Pichai said "leadership has a lot of responsibility here, adding that "it's an iterative process." CNBC reported last week that Google is laying off at least 200 employees from its "Core" organization, which includes key teams and engineering talent.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, Loren Elliott, Ruth Porat, We've, Alphabet's, Hollie Adams, Porat, Prabhakar Raghavan, dory, Pichai, Ted, Larry Page, Jim Cramer Organizations: Inc, Government, Society, Bloomberg, Getty, Google, Economic, Finance, CNBC Locations: Stanford , California, Davos, Switzerland, U.S

☆ Mark Zuckerberg is now California's richest billionaire after his fortune surged over the last year, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Zuckerberg is California's richest billionaire, with a net worth of $177 billion, per Forbes. AdvertisementMark Zuckerberg is now the richest billionaire in California, with a net worth of $177 billion, a new Forbes report said. The report, which maps out the richest billionaire in each state for 2024, said the Meta CEO overtook Google cofounder Larry Page as the Golden State's richest person. AdvertisementZuckerberg's net worth placed him behind Texas' richest person, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who took the title in Florida. The 54 billionaires researched by Forbes for the report were together worth $1.6 trillion, $100 billion more than in 2023, the outlet said.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, —, Larry Page, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos Organizations: Forbes, Service, Meta, Golden, Amazon, Business Locations: California, Meta, Texas, Florida, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Tahoe, Kauai, Hawaii

☆ Alphabet issues first ever dividend, $70 billion buyback
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Alphabet said Thursday that it's issuing a 20-cent per share dividend, the company's first ever, and that its board authorized the repurchase of up to $70 billion in stock. The dividend is payable to all class of shares, including super-voting Class B shareholders, as well as nonvoting Class C shareholders. Co-founder Sergey Brin, who owns more than 730 million Class B and C shares, will receive a $146 million payout. Co-founder Larry Page, who owns 389 million Class B shares, will get a dividend payment of $78 million. Amazon's largest share repurchase, in 2022, was for up to $10 billion.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, Pichai, Sergey Brin, Larry Page Organizations: Google, Investors, Meta, Amazon Locations: Washington ,

☆ AstroForge: How this startup plans to make asteroid mining a reality.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Now the California-based startup is attempting to make asteroid mining a reality. That makes AstroForge the only company with a refinery that can turn M-type asteroids into PGMs in space, he adds. Some in the scientific community are skeptical that the private sector will be able to afford asteroid mining. Its all-or-nothing, lower-cost approach may help push asteroid mining closer to reality. “I hope if nothing else,” Gialich says, “we’re known as a space company that went for it.”

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☆ The AI Apocalypse: Computer Algorithms Are Already in Control
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Ed Zitron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

But increasingly, the algorithms that undergird our digital lives are making questionable decisions that enrich the powerful and wreck the lives of average people. There's no reason to be scared of AI making decisions for you in the future — computers have already been doing so for quite some time. As human control diminished, the real-world consequences of these algorithms have piled up: Instagram's algorithm has been linked to a mental-health crisis in teenage girls. AdvertisementAcross the public and private sectors, we've handed the keys to a spiderweb of algorithms built with little public insight into how they make their decisions. While generative AI is just the newest extension of the algorithm, it poses a unique threat.

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☆ Google's AI can ingest multiple books. What will it do with all that data?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Today, the emergence of huge AI models is turning this book-scanning debate on its head. So it's safe to interpret this comment as a yes: Google will use this data to train future AI models. Developers versus corporate customersThe internet giant treats information shared with its AI models and services differently, depending on the offering. It's probably why some big companies have sent around warnings again recently prohibiting employees from sharing sensitive data with AI models. Prompt data controlsHere are some other important tips for controlling how Google uses any prompts you submit to its AI models.

Persons: —, Larry Page, Sundar Pichai, Gemini Organizations: Google Gemini, Service, Google, Gemini, Services

☆ I worked at Google for 7 years and watched the open culture die. The company is doomed to repeat unnecessary embarrassment if they don't fix it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( David Kiferbaum | Big Technology | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He observed the fall of Google's open culture and its impact on Google's product. His controversial memo questioning Google's diversity practices noted that "Google's political bias has equated the freedom from offense with psychological safety, but shaming into silence is the antithesis of psychological safety." Rather than reaffirm Google's culture of open questioning and psychological safety by actively challenging Damore's assertions, leadership fired Damore and ended the discussion. Google leadership did further damage to the company's open culture following employee protests of military contracts and executives' alleged sexual harassment. AdvertisementThe closing of Google's open culture harmed the product.

Persons: David Kiferbaum, —, Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Larry Page, Sergei Brin, James Damore, Damore, Sundar, TGIF, what's Organizations: Google, Big Technology, Service, CNN

☆ Sergey Brin once hosted a bizarre baby shower where big-name guests wore oversized diapers and onesies, book says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sergey Brin once hosted a bizarre baby shower featuring oversize diapers and adult onesies. Brin, who stepped back from Alphabet in 2019, has returned to help shape Google's AI strategy. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementGoogle cofounder Sergey Brin once hosted a bizarre baby shower where guests wore oversized diapers and adult-sized onesies.

Persons: Sergey Brin, Kara Swisher's, Brin, —, Kara Swisher, San Francisco soiree, Swisher, Wendi Deng, Rupert Murdoch, Anne Wojcicki, Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Larry Page, John Doerr, she'd, Page Organizations: Service, San, Francisco, Business, Microsoft Locations: San Francisco

☆ Sergey Brin says Google 'definitely messed up' after its Gemini chatbot caused a firestorm. He has a lot riding on its success — or failure.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sergey Brin says Google "definitely messed up" with Gemini's image generation. The Google cofounder says he came out of retirement because of AI's "exciting" trajectory. AdvertisementGoogle cofounder Sergey Brin has weighed in on the company's Gemini drama. Speaking at San Francisco's AGI House, Brin said the company had "definitely messed up on the image generation." Since then, Brin has been spotted at Google's Silicon Valley headquarters and has been directly involved with developing the company's AI strategy.

Persons: Sergey Brin, —, Brin, Larry Page, Elon Musk, Adolf Hitler, Gemini, Hitler Organizations: Service, Gemini, Google, The New York Times, Big Tech, BI, Business Locations: Francisco's

☆ Google co-founder Sergey Brin says in rare public appearance that company 'definitely messed up' Gemini image launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Brin, 50, spoke to entrepreneurs on Saturday at the "AGI House" in Hillsborough, California, just south of San Francisco, where developers and founders were testing Google's Gemini model. He also commented on the flawed launch last month of Google's image generator, which the company pulled after users discovered historical inaccuracies and questionable responses. Brin was also asked how online advertising will be disrupted considering ad revenue is core to Google's business. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images“I of all people am not too terribly concerned about business model shifts,” Brin said. Beyond AI, Brin was asked about Google's difficulties in hardware given recent advancements in virtual reality.

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☆ Why Zuck, Ivanka Trump and the world's rich and famous are flocking to a lavish party in India
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and other CEOs and celebs are at a wedding pre-party in India this weekend. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The centibillionaire's grip on domestic commerce makes him a powerful partner for Western companies trying to break into the Indian market. Vital growth frontierUS executives are eager to cozy up to Ambani and Reliance because they see dollar signs when they look at India.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Mukesh, —, Sundar Pichai, Ivanka Trump, Mukesh Ambani's, Ambani, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Anant, Radhika Merchant, Mukesh Ambani, Nita, Prodip Guha, Tim Cook, Cook, Apple's, Ted Sarandos, Meta Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Service, Reliance Industries, Bloomberg, Qualcomm, Intel, Hindustan Times, Amazon, Indian Locations: India, China, New Delhi

☆ How Google lost its way
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Hugh Langley | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Just two months after Google launched Gemini, its flashy new AI model, the company revealed that it had already built a better version. AdvertisementThen, days later, Google scrambled to explain why its image generation tool spit out racially inaccurate depictions of historical figures. Users have long bemoaned — and researchers recently found — a decline in the quality of Google Search results. The fact that Google is not far and away the self-driving-car leader, it's, like, a total joke," the former Google director said, adding that the problem of Google's lost supremacy is "maybe impossible to solve, frankly." Google now is reminiscent of the Steve Ballmer-era Microsoft, which missed the smartphone, search, and cloud waves and was overtaken by Apple, Google, and Amazon.

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☆ The Google Gemini conspiracy theory
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Google had to pull parts of its fancy Gemini AI model after it spat out inaccurate images and text. To catch you up: Google had to pull part of its fancy new Gemini AI model after it spat out inaccurate pictures, including depicting Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin as Asian. One theory is that Googlers are too woke and their biases have infected what could be a powerful and useful AI model. AdvertisementIs this Google future? Probably not as profitable revenue as Google Search, but that's still a lot.

Persons: —, there's, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, it's, Mark Shmulik, Bernstein, Sundar Pichai, Pichai, that's Organizations: Google, Service

☆ Google's mission is organizing the world's information. Its 'woke' AI debacle prompted critics to say it's failing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewSince its inception, Google has had a mission statement that is now practically enshrined as lore: "To organize the world's information and make it accessible and useful." Its AI, critics say, risks suppressing information instead by being too "woke." AdvertisementGoogle's AI troublesGoogle has more than 90% of the search market, giving it dominant control over the world's information flow online. Advertisement"The original mission was to index all the world's information. In a blog published Friday, Google vice-president Prabhakar Raghavan acknowledged some of the images Gemini generated turned out to be "inaccurate or even offensive."

Persons: —, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Gemini, Peter Kafka, Adolf Hitler, Elon, David Sacks, Critics, Sam Altman, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Bilal Zuberi, Brad Gerstner, Microsoft —, Elon Musk, OB1CCZHan3, Prabhakar Raghavan, overcorrected, Raghavan Organizations: Service, Google, Business, Craft Ventures, Lux Capital, Microsoft, Elon Locations: Menlo Park, AFP

☆ He thought the guy he met on vacation was just a fling. He turned out to be the love of his life
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Guillermo was looking forward to meeting Larry, expecting “some casual fun.”Then, when Guillermo and Larry met, there was “chemistry” right away. “Palm Springs had seats, so I booked my standby flight, got to Palm Springs, checked into this resort. Then, a few days after meeting Larry, Guillermo got an unexpected phone call from his mother in Costa Rica. Guillermo’s love of flying meant that, for him, the four-hour journey across the country was part of the fun. The last piece of the puzzleGuillermo and Larry love to travel together, here they are in Florence, Italy.

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☆ Pivotal, the flying-car company backed by Google cofounder Larry Page, lays off 10% of staff
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewPivotal, the flying car company backed by Google cofounder Larry Page, announced this week it had laid off nine employees, or 10% of its staff, according to the company and a memo seen by Business Insider. It went on sale in January starting at $190,000, and the company says the units will ship in June. His early prototyping caught the attention of Page, who agreed to financially back the company and move it to Palo Alto, California in 2014. Page initially planned to merge Opener with Kittyhawk, his other flying car venture, but tensions between leaders kept the two operations apart.

Persons: —, Larry Page, Ken Karklin, Karklin, Marcus Leng, Page, Kittyhawk, Leng Organizations: Service, Business, Karklin, Kittyhawk, Boeing Locations: Canadian, Palo Alto , California, Wisk

☆ Google cofounder Sergey Brin faces wrongful-death lawsuit from pilot's widow over fatal plane crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Camilo Fonseca | Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Google cofounder Sergey Brin is facing a wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from a plane crash last year that killed two crew members en route to a private island in the South Pacific. The lawsuit also alleges that Brin intentionally delayed the recovery process. The suit identifies Brin, Google, and Bayshore Global Management — Brin's family office — as the "owner/operators" of the aircraft. While the lawsuit does mention various recovery efforts conducted by Brin's team, it alleges frequent and drawn-out delays. Olarte Maclean alleges that Brin's representatives cited weather conditions at the crash site and their interactions with the USCG as excuses.

Persons: Sergey Brin, Brin, Lance Maclean, Dean Rushfeldt, Olarte Maclean, Steven C, Marks, Larry Page Organizations: South Pacific, Business, Coast Guard, Los Angeles Times, Google, Bayshore Global Management, Bayshore, LA Times, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Brin's, Seafly LLC, Southern Cross Aviation, BI Locations: South, California, Hawaii, Santa Rosa , California, Fiji, Honolulu, Fiji's Mamanuca

☆ Jeff Bezos is just $8 billion away from overtaking Elon Musk to become the world's wealthiest person once more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Bezos is not far off overtaking Elon Musk to become the world's richest person once more. AdvertisementJeff Bezos is only about $8 billion away from overtaking Elon Musk as the world's wealthiest person following a surge in Amazon stock — and a slump for Tesla — this year. Meanwhile, Musk holds about 411 million Tesla shares, or a roughly 13% stake in the automaker, worth about $76 billion. It's certainly striking that Musk's net worth has crashed from about $340 billion at its peak in late 2021 to about $200 billion today. However, Tesla stock is still up more than six-fold since the start of 2020, while Amazon shares have less than doubled.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett, —, Tesla, Bezos, Musk, Mark Zuckerberg's, Buffett, Larry Ellison, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Brin Organizations: Elon, Bloomberg, Service, Tesla, Amazon, SpaceX, Twitter, Big Tech, Meta, Berkshire Hathaway Locations: Delaware, Berkshire

☆ Google cofounder Larry Page quietly bought a Puerto Rico island for $32 million, records show
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Google cofounder purchased Cayo Norte, a large private island in Puerto Rico, in 2018, according to documents reviewed by Business Insider. Cayo Norte sits about 20 nautical miles east of Puerto Rico and just northeast of Culebra, another island that forms an archipelago. Cayo Norte is known for its white sandy beaches, surrounding coral reefs, and preserving a refuge for endangered sea turtles. Google cofounder Larry Page bought Cayo Norte, an island in Puerto Rico. Page purchased the Lollik islands, which sit 23 miles east of Cayo Norte, in 2014 for $23 million, BI previously reported.

Persons: —, Larry Page, Page, Lucinda Southworth, Cristina Rosado, Southworth, Dan Shelley, Hugh Langley, Shelley, Louis Padrón, Richard Gautier, Wayne Osborne, Great Hans Lollik, Hans Lollik, Osborne, Lucinda Southworth C, Mary Ann Lucking, Lucking, Sergey Brin, Kimberly White, Sundar Pichai, Brin, Kitty Hawk Organizations: Service, Google, Business, Virgin Island Properties, US Virgin, BI, LLC, Area, Cayo Norte, SVI Investments, Virgin Islands Locations: Cayo Norte, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, US, Puerto Rico's Fajardo, Cayo, Culebra, SVI, Padrón, Virgin, Great, Conservation, Kimberly White Cayo

☆ Tesla owners are peeved about an update that was meant to fix Autopilot
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewSome Tesla owners aren't too happy about a recent software update that targets the carmaker's driver-assist feature. AdvertisementAnother Tesla owner, Christian Fielden, told the Journal the update made him feel like his car was "bullying" him. The publication said it found at least 30 Tesla owners had filed complaints about the update with US automotive safety regulators. Tesla fans have also started criticizing the update on social media, with some blaming the update on safety regulators, who have been critical of Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. Tesla has warned that its Autopilot feature and its Full Self-Driving add-on require a licensed operator and are not a substitute for a driver.

Persons: —, Tesla, Larry Pecan, he's, Christian Fielden, Elon, @elonmusk, GtCZxtPrzu — Rodney Niya Organizations: Service, Business, Wall Street Journal, Safety

☆ Facebook is turning 20. Now Mark Zuckerberg is figuring out what comes next for Meta.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewMark Zuckerberg has been steering the ship since he cofounded Facebook almost 20 years ago. Unlike some of the other founding fathers of major tech firms, the Meta CEO has not yet handed over the reins to someone else. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Meta didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, Zuckerberg, Josh Edelson, Linette Lopez, Andrew Bosworth, it's, It's, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett Organizations: Service, Facebook, Business, Meta, Getty, Bloomberg, Reality Labs, Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway Locations: AFP, Berkshire

☆ Googlers are realizing layoffs are 'just business' — and they're starting to fight back
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Pushing back against Google leadersIn response to the most recent wave of cuts this week, Google software engineer Diane Hirsh Theriault took to LinkedIn to vent about Google's leadership. "We're continuing to support any impacted employees as they look for new roles here at Google and beyond," Google said. Though he acknowledged one director followed up with him after the news, he has "harbored a lot of anger and frustration at Google's leadership" over the way layoffs have been handled since January 2023. AdvertisementThat's probably a pretty tough thing to accept for Google workers aggrieved by the layoffs.

Persons: —, Larry Page, Sundar Pichai, Googlers, Diane Hirsh Theriault, RSVP, hiZPDomas5, Stephen McMurtry, Kenneth Smith, Gergely Orosz, Smith, Orosz Organizations: Service, Google, Business, Big Tech, LinkedIn, Alphabet Workers, Alphabet Workers Union Locations: Mountain View, New York

☆ AI experts are roasting the NYT list of 'who's who' in AI for having zero women
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The New York Times list of "who's who" in AI has been slammed for featuring zero women. "Godmother of AI" Fei-Fei Li criticized the list, writing, "It's not about me, but all of us in AI." AdvertisementThe New York Times' profile of "who's who" in AI, published Sunday, has drawn criticism for featuring zero women. "You literally erased all the heavy hitting women of AI and but included people who are more 'influencers,'" wrote Daneshjou. AdvertisementThe New York Times did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Larry Page accused Elon Musk of favoring human species over digital life forms during an argument about the dangers of AI at Musk's 44th birthday
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Larry Page and Elon Musk argued about AI at Musk's 44th birthday party in 2015. AdvertisementTesla CEO Elon Musk and Google cofounder Larry Page disagree so severely about the dangers of AI it apparently ended their friendship. At Musk's 44th birthday celebration in 2015, Page accused Musk of being a "specieist" who preferred humans over future digital life forms, according to The New York Times . Isaacson wrote that Musk said to Page at the time, "Well, yes, I am pro-human, I fucking like humanity, dude." "The future of AI should not be controlled by Larry," Musk told Hassabis, according to Isaacson's book.

Persons: Larry Page, Elon Musk, Page, Musk, —, Musk's, Talulah Riley, Walter Isaacson, Isaacson, Demis Hassabis, Larry, Sam Altman Organizations: Service, The New York Times, New York Times, Times, Google Locations: British, Napa Valley

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