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DeepMind, acquired by Google in 2014, has been a cornerstone of the company’s AI strategy — and also a chronic source of organizational friction
As 2025 drew to a close, Google looked like the ultimate artificial-intelligence winner.
The company’s newest Gemini 3 model swept industry benchmarks, beating out rivals OpenAI and Anthropic in performance after getting a late start to the large-language-model race. Google Search, which industry watchers previously declared dead due to the rise of conversational chatbots, was booming thanks to AI Overviews and AI Mode. With a frontier lab, custom silicon and a sprawling ecosystem with billions of existing users, Google parent Alphabet GOOGL GOOG was praised by Wall Street for its full-stack solutions.