Who is Matt Brittin? Ex-Google executive set to become BBC’s next director-general

[ad_1] Former Google executive Matt Brittin is set to become the next director-general of the BBC, according to multiple media reports, including The Times, which said the broadcaster’s board has approved his appointment. However, there has been no official confirmation from the BBC so far.If confirmed, Brittin would succeed Tim Davie, who is due to […]

Who is Linwei Ding? Ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing US AI trade secrets for China | World News

[ad_1] Linwei Ding, a former software engineer at Google, became the centre of a major US national security case after a federal jury convicted him of stealing highly sensitive artificial intelligence trade secrets. Prosecutors said Ding took confidential information about Google’s AI infrastructure while still employed at the company and sought to benefit China-linked firms. […]

Ex-Google MD recalls giving Sundar Pichai unsolicited advice on Chromebooks: ‘He knew way more than I did’

[ad_1] Parminder Singh, a former Managing Director at Google and Twitter, shared a light-hearted yet insightful anecdote on X about a chance encounter with Sundar Pichai years before he rose to become Google’s CEO.Singh recalled attending a Google office party in Mountain View where he was introduced to “an unassuming person who led the Chrome […]