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Google fires employees who protested Israel contract
Google fired 28 employees Wednesday who protested the tech giant’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government. Protesters staged sit-ins Tuesday at two Google offices — New York City and Sunnyvale, Calif. — in protest of the $1.2 billion ...The Hill - Politics - Google -
Google employees protest company's work with Israeli government
Google employees in two different offices protested the company’s work with the Israeli government on Tuesday, objecting to a billion-dollar contract it signed with the U.S. ally in 2021. The protestors organized sit-ins in two locations, one in ...The Hill - Politics - Google -
Google and Microsoft Cushion Their AI Capital Pains
Record-high capital expenditures come as both core businesses are performing well.The Wall Street Journal - World - Google -
Even in the age of Google Earth, people still buy globes. Here's why they remain so alluring
A bespoke globe in the age of Google EarthABC News - Tech - Google -
Former Google DeepMind researchers launch AI-powered music creation app Udio
Former Google DeepMind researchers launch Udio, an AI-powered music creation app that challenges Suno V3 and Stable Audio 2.0 in the rapidly evolving text-to-music generation market.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
Google Sales Accelerate as Ad, Cloud Businesses Hold Up Amid Costly AI Push
Parent company Alphabet reported $80.5 billion in first-quarter revenue, a 15% increase from a year earlier, as the company said it plans to pay a cash dividend to investors for the first time.The Wall Street Journal - Business - Google -
Google Delays Cookie Phase-Out Following Regulatory Pushback
The move has major ramifications for the $600 billion online ad industry.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Google -
Google search boss warns employees of 'new operating reality,' urges them to move faster
At a recent all-hands meeting, Google search head Prabhakar Raghavan told employees that the world is changing and they have to adjust.CNBC - Business - Google -
Over 50% of Americans trust Google more than what they learned in school
One-quarter of Americans would rather spend an evening doing homework than their taxes, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 Americans split evenly by generation (500 Gen Z, 500 millennials, 500 Gen X and 500 baby boomers) revealed that ...Yahoo Sports - Sports - Google -
Google Parent Alphabet Looks to Continue Revenue Growth
The search giant has reported four straight quarters of accelerating sales growth and been investing in artificial-intelligence technology. Still, Google’s advertising sales last quarter fell short of expectations.The Wall Street Journal - World - Google -
OpenAI, Meta and Google Sign On to New Child Exploitation Safety Measures
AI developers say they will work to throttle the creation of sexualized images of children.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Google -
Google's New Privacy Plan Has Flaws, Regulator Says in Internal Documents
The Information Commissioner’s Office said in a draft report that Google’s proposed replacements for cookies have gaps that advertisers can exploit.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Google -
Google CEO Pichai Calls for Reset After Activist Firings
The tech giant fired over two dozen employees following sit-in protests at its offices in New York and California over its cloud-computing deal with Israel.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Google -
Google Expands In-House Chip Efforts in Costly AI Battle
The tech giant is developing new chips to cut reliance on outside vendors as the AI arms race for computing resources intensifies.The Wall Street Journal - Business - Google -
Google Expands In-House Chip Efforts in Costly AI Battle
The tech giant is developing new chips to cut reliance on outside vendors as the AI arms race for computing resources intensifies.The Wall Street Journal - World - Google -
Google to Tone Down Message Board After Employees Feud Over War in Gaza
The company is making changes to a popular message board called Memegen that some employees say sounds a lot like censorship.The New York Times - Tech - Google -
Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI
Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearablesABC News - Tech - Google -
Google streamlines structure to speed up AI efforts
Teams tackling artificial intelligence models unified under leadership of DeepMind founder Demis HassabisFinancial Times - Business - Google -
Google workers arrested after nine-hour protest in cloud chief's office
Nine Google workers were arrested Tuesday after sit-in protests, including a nine-hour sit-in at Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian's office in Sunnyvale.CNBC - Business - Google -
How Google lost ground in the AI race
The Silicon Valley group has stumbled in the rollout of generative AI. Insiders say cultural and organisational issues are to blameFinancial Times - Business - Google -
Google lays off hundreds of 'Core' employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico
Just ahead of its blowout first-quarter earnings report on April 25, Google laid off at least 200 employees from its “Core” teams, in a reorganization that will include moving some roles to India and Mexico, CNBC has learned.NBC News - Top stories - Google -
Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government
Google has fired 28 employees in the aftermath of protests over technology that the internet company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, further escalating tensions surrounding a hot-button dealABC News - Tech - Google -
Google fires 28 workers for protesting $1.2 billion Israel contract
Google has fired more than two dozen employees for protesting the company's $1.2 billion contract to provide the Israeli government and military with cloud and artificial intelligence services.NBC News - Top stories - Google -
Google unveils Vids, an AI-powered video creation app for work
Google Vids is an all-in-one video creation app that uses AI to generate immersive storytelling, available on Google Workspace in June.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires
The U.S. Justice Department has launched a double-barreled antitrust attack on Google’s dominant search and Apple’s trendsetting iPhoneABC News - Tech - Google -
Fired Google workers ousted over Israeli contract protests file complaint with labor regulators
Dozens of Google workers who were fired after internal protests surrounding a lucrative contract that the internet company has with the Israeli government have filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs backABC News - Tech - Google -
Google’s DeepMind creates ‘Gecko’, a rigorous new standard for testing AI image generators
Google DeepMind's Gecko benchmark reveals flaws in current text-to-image AI evaluation methods, introducing a rigorous new standard with 100,000+ human ratings.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
Google plans to invest $2B to build data center in northeast Indiana: officials
Officials say Google plans to invest $2 billion to build a data center in northeastern Indiana to help power its artificial intelligence technology and cloud businessABC News - Tech - Google -
Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel
An activist group says Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza warABC News - Tech - Google -
Japan's anti-monopoly body orders Google to fix ad search limits affecting Yahoo
Japan’s antitrust watchdog says U.S. search giant Google must fix its advertising search restrictions affecting YahooABC News - Tech - Google -
Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over "groundless" reviews
A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against U.S. search giant Google, demanding damages for what they say are results showing unpoliced derogatory and often false commentsABC News - Tech - Google -
Google Workspace adds AI features to help with meetings and improve data security
Google Workspaces has two new paid plans that use AI to make virtual meetings more productive and improve data security for organizations.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
Google makes case against DOJ's antitrust allegations
Google made its closing arguments Thursday in the antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice. CBS News senior business and tech correspondent Jo Ling Kent reports.CBS News - Top stories - Google -
The power of persuasion: Google DeepMind researchers explore why gen AI can be so manipulative
In a new paper, Google DeepMind researchers reveal just how AI can persuade us, what mechanisms enable it to do so, and explore its dangers.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
Sui blockchain and Google Cloud team up to drive Web3 innovation
Sui, the Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform initiated by Mysten Labs, has announced a collaboration with Google Cloud.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
Philippines orders removal of Binance from Google and Apple app stores
The Philippines' Securities and Exchange Commission sent letters to Google and Apple requesting the removal of Binance apps from their respective app stores.CNBC - Business - Google -
Google upgrades its AI Hypercomputer for enterprise use at Cloud Next
Google Cloud customers would be able to access Google's AI Hypercomputer software and hardware virtually to train their own AI models and appsVentureBeat - Tech - Google -
Google, Nvidia team up to accelerate AI development for startups of all sizes
This effort from Google and Nvidia could be a major game-changer for startups that have been lagging due to the high costs associated with AI technologies and other related barriers.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
Google’s Imagen 2 can now create four-second animated images
Google's Imagen 2 AI model now supports text-to-live creation, transforming text prompt into short animated images.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
Google sacks staff protesting over Israeli contract
Google sacked 28 staff members for taking part in protests against a contract with the Israeli government.BBC News - Top stories - Google