Google Merges AI Research Units Brain and DeepMind

Google has merged its two main artificial intelligence research units, Google Brain and DeepMind, into a single team called Google DeepMind. The new unit will be led by Demis Hassabis, the co-founder and CEO of DeepMind, which Google acquired for $500 million in 2014. This move comes as tech companies compete for leadership in the rapidly evolving field of AI.