Over 8.5 million developers use Google AI models monthly; Alphabet plans $190 billion capex: Sundar Pichai

May 20, 2026 12:37 PM

Over 8.5 million developers use Google AI models monthly; Alphabet plans $190 billion capex: Sundar Pichai

US-based technology giant Google, backed by Alphabet Inc., said more than 8.5 million developers are now building applications and experiences each month using its artificial intelligence (AI) models, CEO Sundar Pichai said. Speaking about the company’s AI infrastructure investments, Pichai said Google expects its capital expenditure to reach nearly $190 billion this year, with a major portion allocated to AI data centres, custom silicon and model training. He said demand across Google’s A...

Sundar Pichai announces $15 billion Google AI hub in Visakhapatnam

February 19, 2026 12:50 PM

Sundar Pichai announces $15 billion Google AI hub in Visakhapatnam

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai delivered a keynote address at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 today, where he reflected on his personal journey and unveiled a major infrastructure commitment to India’s digital future. Addressing a distinguished audience at Bharat Mandapam, the Google chief reminisced about his student days to highlight the rapid transformation of the Indian landscape. “Prime Minister Modi and distinguished leaders, it’s wonderful to be back in India. Every time I ...

‘Google can work with our talented students and professionals’: PM Modi after meeting Sundar Pichai

February 18, 2026 3:09 PM

‘Google can work with our talented students and professionals’: PM Modi after meeting Sundar Pichai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he discussed India’s rapid progress in artificial intelligence and opportunities for collaboration with Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a meeting held on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. “It was a delight to meet Mr. Sundar Pichai on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in Delhi. We spoke about the work India is doing in AI and how Google can collaborate with our talented students and professionals in this field,...

Pichai flags strong AI-led growth as Alphabet revenues top $400 billion

February 5, 2026 4:46 PM

Pichai flags strong AI-led growth as Alphabet revenues top $400 billion

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday said the company’s annual revenues exceeded $400 billion for the first time, while the Gemini AI app has crossed 750 million monthly active users. Speaking during the company’s quarterly earnings call, Pichai said Alphabet has sold more than 8 million paid seats of Gemini Enterprise, which was launched just four months ago. He added that the company is seeing significantly higher engagement per user, particularly since the launch of Gemini...

YouTube and Google donate USD 15 million for Los Angeles wildfire relief

January 16, 2025 10:49 AM

YouTube and Google donate USD 15 million for Los Angeles wildfire relief

YouTube announced on Thursday that, in collaboration with its parent company Google, it is donating USD 15 million to support relief efforts and assist its creator community in the affected areas. The funds will be directed through Google.org to several organizations, including Emergency Network Los Angeles, the American Red Cross, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, and the Institute for Nonprofit News. Additional recipients are expected to be announced soon. "YouTube and Google are contrib...

Google to explore more opportunities of AI in India: Google CEO Sundar Pichai

September 23, 2024 3:18 PM

Google to explore more opportunities of AI in India: Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is focused on transforming India with his digital vision and he is exploring the ways in which Artificial Intelligence can benefit the people of India. Google CEO shared his views after interacting with PM Modi at a roundtable interaction in New York on Sunday. The PM who is on a three-day US visit met with CEOs of technology companies. "The Prime Minister has been focused on transforming India with his Digital India vision. He p...

Google to manufacture Pixel Phones in Tamil Nadu, says CM MK Stalin

September 16, 2024 5:55 PM

Google to manufacture Pixel Phones in Tamil Nadu, says CM MK Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced on Friday that Google will soon commence local production of its flagship Pixel smartphones in the state. The manufacturing facility will be set up near Chennai in collaboration with Foxconn, a leading contract electronics manufacturer. Addressing the media, Stalin revealed that the state's Industry Minister TRB Raja had visited Google's US headquarters along with Foxconn officials to discuss the prospect of establishing a manufacturing unit in Ta...

Alphabet debuts beefed-up AI search and chatbot as competition heats up

September 16, 2024 6:07 PM

Alphabet debuts beefed-up AI search and chatbot as competition heats up

Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday showed how it is building on artificial intelligence across its businesses, including a beefed-up Gemini chatbot and improvements to its prized search engine as it races to compete with AI rivals. The flurry of announcements underscores Google's efforts to refresh its products since Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s 2022 launch of ChatGPT dazzled the public, threatening the incumbent's long reign over online search and AI. Among Google’s latest salvos was an addit...