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A “godfather” of machine learning responsible for some of the most significant breakthroughs in artificial intelligence has resigned from Google so he can, in his words, speak freely about the potential dangers of AI. Geoffrey Hinton, who joined Google in 2013, told The New York Times that he feared the Read more…
Elon Musk’s newest adversary appears to be Apple, “set[ting] the stage for a potentially bruising battle between the world’s richest man and the world’s most valuable company,” says The Wall Street Journal. The billionaire CEO, who purchased Twitter a month ago, claims Apple threatened to remove the social network from Read more…
Google has axed what remained of Google Hangouts. The tech giant shuttered the Hangouts web app Tuesday — months after it started phasing out the messaging service’s mobile app — and redirected users to Google Chat. Hangouts were, for a time “Google’s best, most ambitious, most popular messaging effort,” Ars Read more…
Alphabet stock slid after first-quarter earnings for Google’s parent company came in below analyst expectations, with YouTube experiencing a sharp slowdown in advertising sales following a rapid expansion during the pandemic. The company’s core business remains strong, with overall advertising revenue growing about 22% to $54.66 billion. But ad revenue Read more…
Starting October 24, for the first time ever, Fitness+ will be available for iPhone users to subscribe to and enjoy in the 21 countries it is offered in, even if they don’t have an Apple Watch. iPhone users will have access to the entire service featuring over 3,000 studio-style workouts Read more…
More than 40 companies are calling on European Union regulators to step up enforcement of antitrust rules that were meant to level the playing field among shopping services within Google’s search results. In 2017, Google was fined more than US$2.3 billion for favoring its shopping service over others but was Read more…
Leaner times might be ahead at Google. Speaking at Code Conference in Los Angeles Tuesday, CEO Sundar Pichai said the uncertain economy has led him to think about how the tech giant might operate with “fewer resources” while also becoming “20% more productive.” He hinted that cuts to Google’s workforce Read more…
Apple has become the latest company to roll out an official hybrid working model, telling employees they need to be on-site at least three days a week. Starting Sept. 5, the company’s corporate employees are expected to be in-office on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Individual teams can select a third in-office day. Read more…
Google has unveiled its newest “doodle,” and there’s a touching story behind it. Sophie Araque-Liu, 16, won this year’s Doodle for Google contest with a design that shows the Florida student hugging her mother. Araque-Liu won a $30,000 college scholarship, and her school will receive a $50,000 technology award. The Read more…
Apple is recruiting a senior manager for a demand-side platform for its ad business, prompting speculation the company is building its own DSP (although no formal announcement has been made). A DSP would enable programmatic advertising, which would help Apple join the ranks of Big Tech advertising giants Google, Meta, Read more…