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Aug 7, 2026 · Industry Insights

Google AI Power Shifts from London to Silicon Valley: Who’s Now Steering Gemini

The article analyzes Google’s AI leadership transition, detailing how Demis Hassabis’s departure handed control of the Gemini project to DeepMind CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu, shifting the power center from London to California and outlining the strategic challenges ahead.