Alex Kantrowitz

1 week ago | bigtechnology.com | Alex Kantrowitz |Owen Lavine

Tariff chaos has unsettled big tech. As the Trump administration waffled on its policies this week, Apple loaded 600 tons of iPhones onto cargo flights and rushed them to the United States. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company made “strategic forward inventory buys.” And Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian spoke of longstanding contingency plans in the face of global supply disruption. Meanwhile, analysts slashed forecasts and tech stocks whipsawed.

1 week ago | cmswire.com | Alex Kantrowitz

In a wide-ranging Q&A, Thomas Kurian envisions agentic systems that automate customer journeys, assist support teams and bring smarter AI into interactions. Kurian’s cloud comeback. Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian credits AI, open models, and enterprise partnerships for Google’s 30% growth surge. Agentic future in focus. Kurian details how Google is building agent-based systems that can reason, automate and collaborate across enterprise tasks. Enterprise before hype.

2 weeks ago | bigtechnology.com | Alex Kantrowitz

For years, Google’s cloud services offering ran a distant third behind Microsoft and Amazon. Then came generative AI. While Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian doesn’t give the recent AI revolution all the credit for his division turning in 30% quarterly revenue growth and closing the gap, it’s certainly an important factor. And in an interview on Big Technology Podcast on Wednesday — as Google hosts its annual Google Cloud Next event in Las Vegas — Kurian made the case for Google’s offering.

2 weeks ago | vktr.com | Alex Kantrowitz

The Gist AI search threatens content-driven traffic. World History Encyclopedia saw a 25% traffic drop after appearing in Google’s AI Overviews, sparking alarm for publishers. Google’s 'deal' with publishers is breaking. Jan van der Crabben says the implicit value exchange between publishers and Google is no longer mutual — and AI tools like ChatGPT are even worse. Time to rethink discovery strategy.

2 weeks ago | cmswire.com | Alex Kantrowitz

Is the deal between Google and content producers breaking down as AI evolves? AI search threatens content-driven traffic. World History Encyclopedia saw a 25% traffic drop after appearing in Google’s AI Overviews, sparking alarm for publishers. Google’s 'deal' with publishers is breaking. Jan van der Crabben says the implicit value exchange between publishers and Google is no longer mutual — and AI tools like ChatGPT are even worse. Time to rethink discovery strategy.