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Kent Walker is the President of Global Affairs at Google and Alphabet, where he oversees…
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Exciting news! Through Project Rainbow, Cook County is now offering free Google Career Certificates to residents looking to build new skills…
Exciting news! Through Project Rainbow, Cook County is now offering free Google Career Certificates to residents looking to build new skills…
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Every Waymo vehicle on the road can also spot potholes. 🚗 Our pilot program with Waze puts that to work — routing real-time road condition data…
Every Waymo vehicle on the road can also spot potholes. 🚗 Our pilot program with Waze puts that to work — routing real-time road condition data…
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One of my favorite people to interview is Demis Hassabis of Google . We were on stage at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity , where he…
One of my favorite people to interview is Demis Hassabis of Google . We were on stage at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity , where he…
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Advisory Council
Mercy Corps Social Ventures Fund
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Computers, Freedom, & Privacy Conference
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Harvard Board of Overseers
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Financial institutions are under constant threat. According to Mandiant’s M-Trends 2026 report, the financial sector accounted for 14.6% of targeted…
Financial institutions are under constant threat. According to Mandiant’s M-Trends 2026 report, the financial sector accounted for 14.6% of targeted…
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At Google, we have been saying for years that AI is too important not to regulate, and too important not to regulate well. But it can be hard to…
At Google, we have been saying for years that AI is too important not to regulate, and too important not to regulate well. But it can be hard to…
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If you read about AI or are using AI tools, you’ve probably heard the phrase “full-stack.” It’s the driving force that lets us deliver powerful…
If you read about AI or are using AI tools, you’ve probably heard the phrase “full-stack.” It’s the driving force that lets us deliver powerful…
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The most powerful asset we have in the AI era is human curiosity. This week at the LinkedIn Rooftop in Cannes, we talked about how AI is completely…
The most powerful asset we have in the AI era is human curiosity. This week at the LinkedIn Rooftop in Cannes, we talked about how AI is completely…
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In Austin, Texas, extreme heat causes more fatalities than all other extreme weather events combined. But as Axios recently reported, the city is…
In Austin, Texas, extreme heat causes more fatalities than all other extreme weather events combined. But as Axios recently reported, the city is…
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This week, we launched a new digital hub that lets you take a virtual tour of Colonial Williamsburg. Having just been on the ground in Virginia’s…
This week, we launched a new digital hub that lets you take a virtual tour of Colonial Williamsburg. Having just been on the ground in Virginia’s…
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Demis on science and discovery… I recently had the privilege of putting together and editing another special volume of Daedalus (the American Academy…
Demis on science and discovery… I recently had the privilege of putting together and editing another special volume of Daedalus (the American Academy…
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While the promise and pace of AI are remarkable, the debate over AI governance is at a deadlock, with some calling for heavy regulation and others…
While the promise and pace of AI are remarkable, the debate over AI governance is at a deadlock, with some calling for heavy regulation and others…
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This is the data that matters most. It’s invisible people. 47 phone calls a family never had to receive that their family member was killed or…
This is the data that matters most. It’s invisible people. 47 phone calls a family never had to receive that their family member was killed or…
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What happens when millions of AI agents start negotiating, transacting, and delegating to one another? Nenad Tomašev joined our podcast with Hannah…
What happens when millions of AI agents start negotiating, transacting, and delegating to one another? Nenad Tomašev joined our podcast with Hannah…
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We’ve updated our safety performance data, now covering more than 220M fully autonomous miles through March 2026. What stands out most in this update…
We’ve updated our safety performance data, now covering more than 220M fully autonomous miles through March 2026. What stands out most in this update…
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📣 AI is reshaping the future of work. 📖 AI has immense potential to boost productivity and act as a multiplier of human ingenuity. 📉 Yet…
📣 AI is reshaping the future of work. 📖 AI has immense potential to boost productivity and act as a multiplier of human ingenuity. 📉 Yet…
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At Google’s AI for the Planet event in London today, we heard from leaders across government, industry, academia, and civil society who are deploying…
At Google’s AI for the Planet event in London today, we heard from leaders across government, industry, academia, and civil society who are deploying…
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What if you could learn Japanese through custom AI-generated stories, or practice sign language with an AI tutor that gives real-time feedback? I…
What if you could learn Japanese through custom AI-generated stories, or practice sign language with an AI tutor that gives real-time feedback? I…
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