Tag: Ozy

Google CEO Testifies at Ozy Trial, Denies $600 Million Offer

(Bloomberg) — Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai took the witness stand at the fraud trial of Ozy Media Inc. co-founder Carlos Watson, testifying that the search giant never intended to buy the startup for any amount of money. Most Read from Bloomberg Watson is accused of defrauding investors of tens of millions of […]

Google chief gives evidence at fraud trial of Ozy Media founder

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai gave evidence on Friday at the federal financial conspiracy trial surrounding startup Ozy Media, countering founder Carlos Watson’s alleged claims that the search giant once sought to buy Ozy. Google did consider hiring Watson for a high-level news executive job in 2021 and putting 25 million dollars (£19.7 million) into […]