Alphabet (GOOG) announced on Tuesday that co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin would relinquish full control of both Google and its parent company to CEO Sundar Pichai, formally ending their reign atop one of Silicon Valley’s most powerful companies.
Citing the tech giant’s evolution from its beginnings during the height of the Internet bubble, Brin and Page — who had been serving as Alphabet’s chief executive — said that the time had come “to simplify our management structure.” Continue reading “Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down”

