Google dismantles Deepmind and bets on a fresh start as Hassabis heads for the exit

Google Deepmind is losing its autonomy, and founder Demis Hassabis may leave the AI lab for good in the coming months. AI researcher Koray Kavukcuoglu will take over day-to-day operations without the CEO title, and all Gemini development is moving to the Bay Area. Internally, Google is apparently struggling with serious problems training frontier models, eve

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  1. The Three Most Valuable Tech Brands by Market Cap Investing Heavily in AI: Google, Apple, and Microsoft are the top three most valuable brands globally, with Google valued at $1,484,895 million, Apple at $1,380,294 million, and Microsoft at $1,111,788 million, and these companies are among the 'hyperscalers' collectively planning over $700 billion in capital expenditures for AI infrastructure in 2026.
  2. Leading Tech Companies with Highest AI Infrastructure Spending: Alphabet (Google's parent company) is identified as having the largest annual plan most clearly tied to AI infrastructure spending among big tech companies, with major hyperscalers including Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta planning over $700 billion in capital expenditures in 2026.
  3. Tech Giants Holding the Most AI Patents: Alphabet (Google) ranked first globally in 2024 AI patent filings with 1,121, and holds 1,837 AI-related patent applications globally as of mid-2025, while Tencent leads in generative AI patent families with 2,074 filed between 2014–2023.

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