( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “company’s hardware group.” Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables. [CutID: <Cuts> GOOGLE-AI-house-q-FRIam.mp3 Time: 22s Title: GOOGLE-AI-house-q-FRIam Out-cue: company’s hardware group] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. In […]
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Google combines its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to integrate AI
( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “company’s hardware group.”
Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. In a letter sent to employees, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the changes will “turbocharge the Android and Chrome ecosystems” while helping to spur innovation.
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VERBATIM: It’s part of a broader push to integrate artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company. Google is also reorganizing its AI research and responsibility groups, although those changes mostly won’t directly affect consumer products. The decision will place both operations under the oversight of a Google executive who previously oversaw the company’s hardware group.