Hugh Langley

Articles by Hugh Langley

Sergey Brin is gaining power over Google's AI future from an unlikely command center - Business Insider

Business September 10, 2026

Google's AI destiny is being cooked up in a California kitchen. On the second floor of Gradient Canopy, a tent-like structure that rises east of Google's Mountain View headquarters, is a microkitcheοΏ½...

A DeepMind researcher resigned over its AI military deal: 'I couldn't stay at Google in good conscience' - Business Insider

Technology July 16, 2026

A Google DeepMind researcher said he resigned over the company's work with the Defense Department, adding to the internal backlash over the tech giant's military partnership. Alex Turner, a researchοΏ½...

Alex Karp says the biggest problem with AI is that not everyone will get that rich from it - Business Insider

Business July 14, 2026

AI is making a lot of people rich. You might not be one of them, says Palantir CEO Alex Karp and that's theproblem. In an interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias DΓΆpfner, Karp said AI will likely r...

A Google director resigned over the company's military deals: 'management has lost its moral compass' - Business Insider

Business June 13, 2026

A Google director says he has resigned, citing the company's work with the US Department of Defense, Business Insider has learned. RenΓ© Mayrhofer, a director for Android platform security, wrote a f...

Google Is Building an AI Agent That Could Be Its Answer to OpenClaw - Business Insider

Business May 6, 2026

Google is building a new AI "personal agent" for Gemini that can take actions on the user's behalf, Business Insider has learned. Employees at the company have been testing the new AI agent, internaοΏ½...

How Google Made Peace With War - Business Insider

Business May 4, 2026

On April 27, more than 600 Google employees signed a letter urging CEO Sundar Pichai to prevent the Pentagon from using the company's AI products for classified operations. Google had spent the prevοΏ½...

Google offers buyouts to staff in its business unit who aren't 'all in' - Business Insider

Business February 12, 2026

Google's business unit is offering voluntary exit packages to some employees. In an email sent to staff on Tuesday, Google's chief business officer, Philipp Schindler, said employees on certain teamοΏ½...

Google tells staff it will ramp up green card applications again in 2026. Here's who won't be eligible. - Business Insider

Technology December 24, 2025

Google told employees it will be "ramping up" PERM applications in 2026 for eligible employees, a crucial step to securing a green card. The company told staff in a December newsletter that employeeοΏ½...

Google's Demis Hassabis says AI will create new 'very valuable jobs.' Here's what he'd study as a student right now. - Business Insider

Business June 3, 2025

AI is already taking human jobs, but Google DeepMind's CEO says the disruption will lead to the creation of new, "very valuable" roles. Speaking at SXSW London on Monday, Demis Hassabis said he expeοΏ½...