- Sundar Pichai advises Google staff to steer clear of politics at work.
- 28 employees fired after protests against Google’s Project Nimbus contract.
- Google merges software and hardware divisions to enhance innovation and AI integration.
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai sent a memo to employees, urging them to keep politics out of the workplace, emphasizing the company’s mission-focused approach. This follows the firing of 28 employees involved in protests against Google’s Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli government.
Pichai reiterated that Google is a business environment and not a platform for personal activism or political debates. He emphasized the importance of maintaining a safe and productive workplace for all employees. Additionally, Pichai highlighted Google’s commitment to being an objective provider of information globally.
Amidst these developments, Google is undergoing organizational changes, merging its software and hardware divisions to integrate artificial intelligence more effectively. This decision aims to boost innovation and enhance the Android and Chrome ecosystems under the oversight of Google executive Rick Osterloh.
