Alphabet’s Verily Cancels Device Drama, Goes Full Robot Brain
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Alphabet’s life sciences division, Verily, has suddenly ghosted its entire devices program, dropping the team like a bad beta test as AI and data infrastructure hog the spotlight. Analysts weren’t expecting this device Exodus, especially since Verily has been toying with wearables and health gadgets like a mad scientist with a caffeine overdose. Now, instead of blinking lights and gadgets, Verily is betting their chips on AI algorithms that actually talk the talk — or at least data infrastructure that pretends it’s smart. Somewhere in Mountain View, engineers quietly updated their resumes while whispering, 'At least AI can’t fire itself… yet.'
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(1 of 3)Source: Techcrunch | Published: 8/27/2025 | Author: Connie Loizos
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