Google research manager Samy Bengio is resigning in the wake of the firings of two colleagues who had questioned paper review and diversity practices at the Alphabet Inc unit, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing an internal memo. Though at least two Google engineers had earlier resigned in protest of Gebru’s firing, Bengio is the highest-profile… Read More Google AI scientist Samy Bengio resigns over firings of colleagues
The U.S. Supreme Court handed Alphabet Inc’s Google a major victory on Monday, ruling that its use of Oracle Corp’s software code to build the Android operating system that runs most of the world’s smartphones did not violate federal copyright law. In a 6-2 decision, the justices overturned a lower court’s ruling that found Google’s… Read More U.S. Supreme Court rules in favour of Google in copyright case with Oracle
The chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter appeared before Congress on Thursday to answer questions about extremism and misinformation on their services in their first appearances since pro-Trump rioters assaulted the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg; Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google parent Alphabet Inc; and Twitter Inc… Read More U.S. Congress questions Big Tech chief executives on extremism and misinformation
Google signed on Monday a license deal with various Italian publishers to offer news content through News Showcase, a new platform which makes news available on Google’s news website, the search giant said on Wednesday. The accord was signed with many national news outlets, including Italy’s RCS Mediagroup, which publishes daily Corriere della Sera as… Read More Google signs deal with Italian publishers for news content on News Showcase
Alphabet Inc’s YouTube is rolling out a short-form video-streaming service on its platform in the United States as it looks to better compete with rival TikTok in the hugely popular category. The service, Shorts, let users record mobile friendly vertical videos that can be spiced up with special effects and soundtracks pulled from a music… Read More YouTube to roll out short-form video streaming service in U.S.
Alphabet Inc’s Google will invest $7 billion in offices and data centers across the U.S. this year, down from the $10 billion last year, and create 10,000 new full-time jobs as it takes on a pandemic-driven surge in internet traffic. The latest investment includes expansion plans for data centers in Nebraska, South Carolina and Texas,… Read More Google to invest $7billion in U.S. offices and data centers in 2021
Alaska, Florida, Montana, Nevada, and Puerto Rico have joined a lawsuit filed by Texas and others against Google, which accuse it of breaking antitrust law to boost its already dominant online advertising business, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday. The lawsuit was one of five filed last year by the federal government or… Read More Several U.S. states join Texas anti-trust lawsuit against Google
Alphabet Inc’s Google will cut the service fee that it charges developers on its app store by half for the first $1 million in revenue they earn every year, it said on Tuesday, after a similar move by rival Apple Inc last year. Both the companies have come under fire from large firms such as… Read More Google to cut app store fees by half for developers on first $1million in sales
