Scott Beaumont, Google's Greater China president, introduced Google's strategy for China to CBI and other media at the BrandZ China 50 Outbound Awards on February 6th.
Following Google's announcement in December of last year of the establishment of the first Google AI China Center in Beijing, Google set up a new office in Shenzhen in January.
She said that the development of artificial intelligence requires first-class computer science, large amounts of data, rapid prediction, judging ability and excellent laboratory, and China has it all. 'Select to establish such a center in China (Google AI China Center) Of course it is a very imperative and very natural decision.
Speaking to the Shenzhen office, Shek Bo League said that Shenzhen is mainly a backstage service office, not a technology-based organization .He pointed out that there are many high-tech enterprises in Shenzhen, Google and some companies have a lot of hardware joint development projects in Shenzhen It is a very natural decision to set up an office closer to these businesses.
Huawei, OPPO and DJI were the fastest growing brands in 2018. China Mobile, Xiaomi, ZTE, OPPO, and other handset makers all ranked in the top positions on the list, ranking No. 2, 4 and 15 respectively , 26 and 28.
Indeed, in the application layer hardware, no place in the world more advantages than in Shenzhen.Microsoft Vice President Dr. Shen Xiangyang has publicly praised the Huaqiang North Shenzhen 'global hardware ecosystem unique', in Shenzhen you can assemble what you want Any hardware product.So, to develop the hardware Google can not do without Shenzhen.
Last week, parent company Alphabet of Google posted fourth-quarter earnings and full-year earnings for the fiscal year ended December 31, with earnings reports showing hardware as one of the second-largest growth drivers after advertising revenue, At the earnings conference, Sundar Pichai said Google's hardware business was growing and hardware products were very popular during the holidays, with device shipments in the fourth quarter more than doubled.
Google released smartphones like Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL and home devices such as Google Home, Mini and Max in early October 2017. The hardware basically includes the Goolgle Assistant, which Pizay said Google sold last year Tens of millions of such devices.