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Alphabet CEO could earn up to $692M under a new equity package that’s linked to Waymo for the first time

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Alphabet’s chief executive just got a new equity pay package that, for the first time, ties a chunk of his payout to Waymo, the company’s robotaxi service.

In an SEC filing posted on Friday, the company awarded CEO Sundar Pichai a three-year equity cycle that could be worth up to $692 million if the CEO meets the board’s performance targets.

Much of the package remains unchanged from the CEO’s 2022 award, according to the filing. The new incentives revolve around the value of two of Alphabet’s “Other Bets”: Waymo and Wing Aviation, a drone delivery service.

According to the filing, Pichai could be awarded up to $260 million depending on the increase in Waymo’s per-unit value over a three-year period, as determined by the compensation committee — essentially, the board’s estimate of what a single Waymo equity unit is worth.

The company doesn’t list specific operational milestones Pichai will have to reach. A spokesperson for Alphabet declined to comment.

In addition, the company granted the CEO Wing-linked equity units that could be worth up to $90 million, contingent on the company’s per-unit value over the next three years.

Tying Pichai’s compensation to Waymo and Wing is a signal that Alphabet no longer views the two entities as moonshot experiments but rather as assets representing valuable, scalable businesses

The board said in the filing that “incentivizing Mr. Pichai to focus his efforts on developing and scaling Alphabet’s later stage Other Bets, such as Waymo and Wing,” is in the best interests of Alphabet and its stakeholders.

Waymo, which began as a project inside Google’s moonshot factory in 2009, has driven over 200 million autonomous miles to date. This year, the company expanded its commercial service to 10 markets, serving riders in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando.

Wing is another moonshot factory venture that began in 2012. The company, which provides last-mile drone delivery services, became an independent Alphabet subsidiary in 2018. Wing announced in January that it would expand to more than 270 Walmart stores by 2027.

Pichai maintains a base salary of $2 million, unchanged since 2020, and will be awarded performance stock units (PSUs) tied to Alphabet’s total shareholder returns relative to the S&P 100. The max value of the PSUs could be worth up to $252 million.

There’s also a time-based equity package that will award Pichai $84 million, provided he stays with the company for the next three years.




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How Sergey Brin is linked to the latest Miami mega-mansion sale

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The latest mega-sale in Miami — a $51 million waterfront mansion — had been completed, and the deal has ties to Google cofounder Sergey Brin.

If Brin is confirmed as the new owner, that would mean four of the five wealthiest people in the world now own homes within about 20 square miles. Three of those purchases — those of Brin, his Google cofounder Larry Page, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg — were completed over the past few months. Elon Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, is the only holdout.

The rush of tech titans buying homes in Miami comes amid criticism of a proposed wealth tax in California that, if passed, would subject residents with a net worth of more than $1 billion to a one-time 5% tax on their wealth.

On Tuesday, a deed was recorded for a home on Allison Island, an exclusive enclave in Miami’s Biscayne Bay. The $51 million sale was from MB 1 LLC, owned by Michael Burke, the chairman and CEO of LVMH, to Lagoon LLC, a corporation registered at a Reno, Nevada, address with attorney Michaelle Rafferty listed as an officer.

Brin’s name is nowhere near the transaction, but both Rafferty and the Reno address, which matches that of Rafferty’s law firm, appear on previous real estate purchases linked to Brin.

Alpine Bay LLC, which owns a Lake Tahoe property reportedly purchased by Brin, is registered to the same Reno address. Christine Wade, a lawyer Brin has used for several other property transactions, is listed as an officer of Alpine Bay LLC. A Malibu property also linked to Brin is owned by Dume Cove LLC, which was converted out of California in December by Christine Wade. A few days later, a Dume Cove LLC was incorporated in Nevada with Rafferty named as a manager.

Rafferty and representatives for Brin’s family office did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.


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Allison Island sits in Miami’s Biscayne Bay and is just a few miles from Indian Creek, the island known as the Billionaire Bunker.

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Last month, the New York Post reported that Brin had made an offer on an Allison Island home that had not yet gone through.

The transaction was off-market, which means the waterfront property was not listed for sale, so photos and other details are sparse. The house was built in 2019 and has nearly 10,000 square feet of living space, according to property assessments. It features a cabana, a marble patio, a luxury pool, and a hot tub, all installed in 2019.

The price tag marks a record for Allison Island. Luxury real estate in Miami Beach, including hot spots like Indian Creek and Coconut Grove, has reached new heights of late, in part due to an influx of billionaires from California, real estate agents recently told Business Insider.

Beginning in December, Page spent over $180 million on three properties in Coconut Grove and moved several companies out of California.

“What just happened was that there was a ringleader, Larry Page, who closed on his property the last days of December, and that sounded the alarm for the others,” Douglas Elliman agent Dina Goldentayer told Business Insider in February.

On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Zuckerberg paid a record-breaking $170 million for a single property on Indian Creek Island, joining a small community that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Ivanka Trump.

Danny Hertzberg of the Jills Zeder Group was the listing agent for one of the homes purchased by Page, as well as the $170 million property on Indian Creek Island. In January, he told Business Insider that the wave of Californians toward the end of 2025 and into 2026 was unanticipated, but as more people came started to make sense.

“People want to be around their colleagues,” he said. “They want to be around people in technology and finance. So it’s made a big impact on the market.”

The prices have skyrocketed, in what Goldentayer described as a gold rush, as sellers sitting on exclusive acreage pretty much get to name their price.

“If they build it, someone will come for it,” she said. “I truly believe that. That’s what keeps me motivated every day.”




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A new report found nearly 4 in 10 cancers are linked to preventable causes. Here are the best ways to lower your risk.

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A new report from the World Health Organization found that nearly 7 million cases of cancer worldwide were preventable.

Analyzing 18.7 million new cancer cases in 2022 (the most recent data available to them), researchers found that nearly 4 out of 10 cases were linked to 30 modifiable risk factors, including smoking tobacco, infections like HPV and hepatitis B, and consuming alcohol. Stomach, lung, and cervical cancer accounted for almost half of all preventable cancers in the report.

The findings are a comprehensive assessment of cancer cases globally, which vary greatly by region, so while promising, they come with limitations.

The news comes less than two weeks after it was revealed that colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50.

Cancer can be caused by a variety of factors, including family history, genetic mutations, and environmental pollutants — all things out of our control — but some risk can be mitigated with lifestyle modifications.

Follow a diverse, Mediterranean-ish diet


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Eating whole, fiber-rich foods can lower cancer risk.

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Research shows that diets involving lots of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are linked to higher cancer risk. They can increase inflammation and disrupt the gut microbiome, increasing the risk of colon and ovarian cancer.

A diet rich in whole foods is the best way to go. Dr. Daniel Landau, an oncologist specializing in genitourinary cancers, previously told Business Insider that he mostly follows the Mediterranean diet, focusing on lean protein, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and legumes while limiting red meat (which might be carcinogenic), dairy, alcohol, sugar, and UPFs.

Gut-healthy foods are also important. Dr. Susan Bullman, an associate professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center who specializes in gut health and cancer research, previously told Business Insider that she eats fiber-rich foods like pears and probiotics like kefir to feed beneficial gut microbes. Eating a wide variety of plants, such as swapping out vegetable sides or sprinkling seeds on top of salads, can also improve gut health.

Work out at least 30 minutes a day


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Even a quick walk counts as exercise, which reduces cancer risk.

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Exercise has long been associated with a reduced risk of cancer. One 2025 trial found that a strict workout regimen for preventing colon cancer resurgence than expensive treatments like chemotherapy. While scientists are still exploring the reasons why exercise is so effective at cancer prevention, they have their theories. Dr. Paul Oberstein, a medical oncologist at NYU Langone, previously told Business Insider that exercise is probably reducing inflammation, which may help slow tumor growth.

Dr. Sue Hwang, an oncologist who was diagnosed with breast cancer, said you should aim for 30 minutes of exercise a day, whether it’s strength training or cardio.

If you can’t make it to a gym every day, she said, even taking a walk or playing with your kids in a playground helps. Even vigorous daily movements, like climbing up stairs or carrying heavy groceries, can cut down cancer risk. Still, the best thing you can do is pencil in real workouts.

Be proactive about screenings


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Getting screened can catch cancer earlier.

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Being aware of early cancer symptoms, like blood in your stool for colon cancer, can help you seek screenings earlier than the recommended starting age.

It’s also important to be aware of your family history, any genetic mutations like Lynch syndrome that increase risks of several cancers, or other factors like PCOS for endometrial cancer.

Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, an OB-GYN who helped Olivia Munn get diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer, said collecting data on your body, such as previous biopsies or breast density, can help you better assess your risk.




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