Hurd was a key driver in Oracle’s turn from an old model of licensing software toward the use of cloud computing, a burgeoning business dominated by rivals Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp.
Technology companies that control their own ecosystem can become their own private watchdogs, raising questions about whether they play fair, said Margrethe Vestager, the EU's incoming digital affairs czar.
Instead of adding multiple cameras with complicated optics to its phones, Google has opted for a single extra lens that relies on AI and processing to fill in the quality gap.
The debate underscored that support for a tougher approach to dealing with big technology companies goes beyond Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has called for breaking up Facebook, Google and Amazon.
Google is hoping the new AI-heavy 5.7-inch Pixel 4 and 6.3-inch Pixel 4 XL will get its high-end Pixel phones out of their rut and help them better compete with the iPhone.
The star attraction of this product line is its wide-angle video camera, which can automatically follow a person and zoom in on them as they move around a room during a chat.
