{"id":235287,"date":"2018-04-03T09:34:01","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T07:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=235287"},"modified":"2018-04-03T09:34:01","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T07:34:01","slug":"google-announces-management-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/internet\/235287\/google-announces-management-shake-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Google announces management shake up"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Giannandrea, the head of Google\u2019s cornerstone web-search unit, is stepping down from his role.<\/p>\n

Alphabet Inc\u2019s Google merged its search and artificial intelligence divisions in February 2016, placing the veteran computer scientist at the helm.<\/p>\n

Now that he\u2019s moving aside, Google is splitting up the two groups again, the company said Monday.<\/p>\n

The internet giant is widely considered the technical leader in both fields, but is facing new threats from rivals like Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc with the advent of voice-based search devices.<\/p>\n

To run search, Google tapped Ben Gomes, a company veteran and the architect of a series of overhauls this past year to stem misinformation on its platforms. Jeff Dean, a co-founder of the Google Brain research lab, will lead the critical AI division.<\/p>\n

Technology-news website The Information reported the management changes earlier. Giannandrea is staying on at Google in a different role. A Google spokeswoman confirmed the moves but declined to comment further.<\/p>\n

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Read: Google Maps adds Afrikaans and Zulu language options<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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