#Demis Hassabis

Google AI

Hassabis Handed Over DeepMind As Jeff Dean Left, But Only One Is

Demis Hassabis gives up day-to-day control of Google DeepMind and takes the titles of chair and Alphabet chief scientist. Jeff Dean, after 27 years, actually walks — to a company Google is funding.

Aug 6, 2026

Demis Hassabis speaking from an armchair on a conference stage, in black and white

Google AI

Google Reportedly Delays Gemini 3.5 Pro to July 17, Scrapping Its Base Model

According to reports, DeepMind threw out the Gemini 2.5 Pro-based foundation days before launch and started a fresh pre-training run — leaving Google the only major lab without a public flagship as GPT-5.6 and Grok 4.5 ship.

Jul 9, 2026

Google Reportedly Delays Gemini 3.5 Pro to July 17, Scrapping Its Base Model