Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

After one year of Trump, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sounds a lot different about immigration — and that might be a good thing (GOOGL, GOOG)

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company wants to be a constructive voice in the immigration debate. The immigration issue hits very close to home for Silicon Valley tech companies, and Pichais' comments signal that the industry is rethinking its tactics to fight for the cause. Almost exactly one year ago, Google CEO Sundar Pichai stood in front of cheering employees vowing to "stand together" and "never compromise" in opposing the Trump administration's travel ban.


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A Walmart executive who sold his startup for $550 million had a really weird reaction the moment he got rich — here's why

Marc Lore is the CEO and president of Walmart eCommerce in the US. In 2010, Marc Lore sold his startup, Quidsi, to Amazon for $550 million. On an episode of Business Insider's podcast, "Success! How I Did It," Lore, who is now the CEO and president of Walmart eCommerce in the US, told US editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell what it felt like after the sale.


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In the battle for the future of voice computers, Google is moving fast — but Amazon is still moving faster (AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL)

Google was aggressively pushing its Assistant at CES 2018, with a marketing blitz and a party with a performance by John Legend. Google announced a bunch of new, key partnerships with companies including LG, Sony, and Lenovo to integrate with the Google Assistant. At last week's Consumer Electronics Show, the Google Assistant was inescapable.


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