4 of Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving—and Launching Their Own AI Startup

Four Top Google A.I. Researchers Form New Start-Up

Jeff Dean, who for years was one of Google’s most important executives, is leading the new artificial intelligence company with the backing of Google.

Wilson Sonsini Advises Discovery Loop on Launch and Initial Funding

On August 5, 2026, a founding team comprised of some of the world’s leading experts in artificial intelligence and distributed computing—Jeff Dean, Sanjay Ghemawat, Quoc Le, and Oriol Vinyals…

Google shakes up AI leadership as DeepMind chief shifts role

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 5 : Google parent company Alphabet on Wednesday announced a leadership overhaul of its AI division, with AI chief Demis Hassabis leaving his main managerial role and several leaders of its Gemini model, including veteran engineer Jeff Dean, departing the company.The shakeup comes during a

Nature is Laughing at the AI Build Out -

I was catching up on Acquired episodes this week and listened to the spectacular “Google: The AI Company” episode that Ben and David put together. What the two of them have created with their podcast fascinates me in the inevitability of its success. I think Acquired proves that if you are smart and work your […]

Discovery Loop — Continuous Exploration

Discovery Loop is building AI systems that automate the experimental loops of science and engineering. Continuous Exploration.

Google shakes up AI leadership as DeepMind chief shifts role

Google parent company Alphabet on Wednesday announced a leadership overhaul of its AI division, with AI chief Demis Hassabis leaving his main managerial role and several leaders of its Gemini model,...

Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’

With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.

Lessons Answer.AI can learn from history’s greatest R&D labs

Today’s piece was put together with the help of several conversations with Answer.AI co-founder Jeremy Howard.

These billion-dollar AI startups have no products, no revenue and eager investors

A new wave of startups some have dubbed “neolabs” are focusing on long-term research and developing new AI models over immediate profits.

These Billion-Dollar AI Startups Have No Products, No Revenue and Eager Investors

A new wave of startups some have dubbed “neolabs” are focusing on long-term research and developing new AI models over immediate profits.

From Genius Science to Scenius Science - Cosmik Labs

Why personal AI tools might not be all we need to revolutionize science

Meet Foundry: An AI Startup that Builds, Evaluates, and Improves AI Agents

Ethical AI Departures — Who Quit OpenAI, Google, Anthropic Over Safety Concerns

59 researchers and executives who quit or were fired from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, Meta, and xAI over AI safety concerns. Sourced departures, writings, and prediction tracking.

Startups Target the Tricky Task of Making AI Seem More Human

Simulated human behavior companies raise millions