Shazeer, co-author of the Transformer paper, left Google on June 18 for OpenAI less than two years after Google paid $2.7 billion to bring him back.
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German court declares Google liable for false AI Overview claims
Munich’s Regional Court found Google directly liable for false AI Overview statements, ruling the summaries are Google’s own speech and not protected search-result listings.
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Apple powers Siri AI with Google Gemini as Tim Cook names his September successor
Apple unveiled a rebuilt Siri AI using Google’s Gemini model at WWDC 2026, while CEO Tim Cook announced John Ternus as his successor effective September 1.
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Alphabet sells $80 billion in stock for AI infrastructure as Berkshire bets $10 billion
Alphabet launched an $80 billion equity raise on June 1 to fund AI infrastructure, with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway committing $10 billion in what became an oversubscribed offering.
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Google I/O 2026 opens with Gemini Omni, Android XR glasses and an AI laptop
Google opened I/O 2026 on May 19 with Gemini Omni, the agentic Gemini Spark layer for Android 17, and the first public preview of Android XR smart glasses.
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Google fights emergency court order to share its search index with rivals
A federal court ordered Google to open its search index to competitors and end exclusive distribution deals; Google filed an emergency stay motion the same week, leaving the remedy in legal limbo.