Business · 12 August 2026
Google changes its AI leadership after its Gemini system falls behind rivals
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Google delayed its new Gemini software by eight weeks in August because it struggled with computer coding. Demis Hassabis, the boss of the London-based DeepMind lab, stepped away from daily management last week to become chair. His deputy Koray Kavukcuoglu will now make the final decisions as the firm tries to beat rival OpenAI.
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