Throughout Google's history we have given our employees a lot of voice and say in it, but we don't run the company by holding referendums, it's an important input we take seriously. But even on this particular issue it's not what the employees said, its more the debate within the AI community.

Sundar Pichai

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With Android One, we not only want to help people get online, we want to make sure that when they get there, they can tap into the wealth of information and knowledge the web holds for everyone.

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I have a secret project which adds four hours every day to the 24 hours we have. There's a bit of time travel involved.

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Android was built to be very, very secure. by Sundar Pichai

Android was built to be very, very secure.

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Nest is one vertical implementation of a set of smart products for the home. But we will support other peoples smart products for the home.

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The first plane flew only for 12 seconds, and so there is no practical application of that, but it showed the possibility that a plane could fly.

We have engaged in the process before, to the extent we have to answer questions, we will do so constructively. And to the extent there are concerns, we will address them as well.

I think for me, it's important that we stay focused on building helpful products to users, that's what we'll stay focused on as a company.

It's heartbreaking for sure ... we wish we had gotten to the problems sooner than we did, there is an acknowledgment we didn't get it right.

This is one of our largest data centers, all the searches you do, when you find driving directions in maps, we make all of that happen through data centers like these.

This national expansion comes at a significant moment for Google, for 21 years we've pursued a timeless mission : to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. In that time, we've evolved from a company that helps people find answers to a company that helps people throughout their day.

Last year was the first year when we added more people outside of... by Sundar Pichai

Last year was the first year when we added more people outside of California than within California.

We have gone through similar situations in Europe, so it's not a surprise to us, for some of the other companies, maybe the scrutiny is newer.

We strongly believe that privacy and security is for everyone, no... by Sundar Pichai

We strongly believe that privacy and security is for everyone, not just a few.

We are moving from a company that helps you find answers to a company that helps you get things done, this morning, we'll introduce you to many products built on a foundation of user trust and privacy.

You are going to have quarter-to-quarter variations once in a while, but we remain confident about the opportunities we see.

I lead this company without political bias and work to ensure that our products continue to operate that way, to do otherwise would go against our core principles and our business interests.

One of the things that's important to us as a company -- we have a stated mission of providing users with information, i have a commitment, but as I've said earlier on this we'll be very thoughtful and we'll engage widely as we make progress.

If we find violations, we will take down the content. by Sundar Pichai

If we find violations, we will take down the content.

We are constantly undertaking efforts to deal with misinformation. We have clearly stated policies and we have made lots of progress in many of the areas where over the past year.

We let Googlers know that we are aware of the activities planned for Thursday and that employees will have the support they need if they wish to participate, employees have raised constructive ideas for how we can improve our policies and our processes going forward.