Google Appoints Amin Vahdat as Chief Technologist for AI Infrastructure Amid Tech Giants' Computing Race

Dec 11, 2025 11:43 am CST

Google has appointed longtime executive Amin Vahdat as chief technologist for AI infrastructure as tech giants compete for AI dominance. The strategic move comes as Google increases investments in data centers and hardware, with capital expenditures expected to exceed $90 billion this year, highlighting how computing capacity is becoming the crucial differentiator in the artificial intelligence market.