The Download: Google's AI shake-up and Meta's rogue model
The DownloadThe Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue modelPlus: Meta has become the latest firm to say its AI hacked another company. After a wave of painful losses in the tech talent wars, delays to its next flagship model, and murmurings of poor morale, Google has announced a major shake-up to its AI operations. Here's a quick rundown of what’s happened and why it matters.
- ▪The DownloadThe Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue modelPlus: Meta has become the latest firm to say its AI hacked another company.
- ▪After a wave of painful losses in the tech talent wars, delays to its next flagship model, and murmurings of poor morale, Google has announced a major shake-up to its AI operations.
- ▪Here's a quick rundown of what’s happened and why it matters.
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The DownloadThe Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue modelPlus: Meta has become the latest firm to say its AI hacked another company. By Thomas Macaulayarchive pageAugust 6, 2026 This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Google’s AI empire is being reshaped. Here’s what’s changed. After a wave of painful losses in the tech talent wars, delays to its next flagship model, and murmurings of poor morale, Google has announced a major shake-up to its AI operations. Here's a quick rundown of what’s happened and why it matters. DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is stepping back from running the unit day-to-dayHe’s becoming the unit’s chairman and Alphabet's chief scientist, a broader role.
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