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What we know about Alex Okosi, Google’s managing director for Africa Google

What we know about Alex Okosi, Google’s managing director for Africa

Alex Okosi has been named Google’s Managing Director for Africa. The media and tech executive is now tasked with driving innovation and expanding digital accessibility for Google across the continent. On Tuesday, Nigerian born, Alex Okosi, was appointed as Google’s Managing Director for Africa, Google said in a statement. Okosi…
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September 8, 2023
Here’s Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s public memo on Google at 25 Google

Here’s Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s public memo on Google at 25

Google usually celebrates its birthday on September 27th for no particularly obvious reason, but for its 25th anniversary, the company’s getting out ahead — with CEO Sundar Pichai “kicking off celebrations” with a 2,400-word public memo reflecting on where the company’s been. There’s very little in here that will surprise…
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September 6, 2023
Report: YouTube concerned that Shorts will cannibalize long-form videos Google

Report: YouTube concerned that Shorts will cannibalize long-form videos

In recent years, YouTube has repeatedly said and shown that short-form video is a big priority. A new report reveals that there are internal concerns about YouTube Shorts cannibalizing the core long-form video business.   According to the Financial Times, senior YouTube staff at recent strategy meetings have “discussed the risk…
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September 4, 2023