US technology giant Google announced on Friday that it plans to restructure its artificial intelligence (AI) teams. Google's chief executive, Sundar Pichai, has announced a significant reorganization of its leadership and operational divisions to accelerate its development of AI. This restructuring will streamline the company's operations and includes the establishment of a new team called platforms and devices." The team will oversee Google's Pixel products, Android, Chrome, ChromeOS, Photos, and more. Rick Osterloh, who previously managed Google's hardware efforts, will lead the team. Hirosh...
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A group of nine Google employees was arrested on Tuesday night, after staging an eight-hour sit-in at the company's offices in New York and California. The employees were protesting against Google's involvement in Project Nimbus, an Israeli government contract worth $1.2 billion that covers cloud computing and artificial intelligence services from Google and Amazon Web Services. During the sit-in, workers in New York occupied the common area of the Chelsea office's 10th floor, while employees at the Sunnyvale, California campus took over the office of Google Cloud chief executive officer Thoma...
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Google blocked or removed more than 5.5 billion adverts that violated the online company's guidelines or were intended to serve fraudulent purposes last year. A Google report on ad security, which was published on Tuesday, says the blocked content included adverts for dangerous products or sexual content, but also adverts that promised a miracle cure or quick riches in a dubious manner. Google's vice president, Duncan Lennox, said the company's aim was to recognize fraudulent ads and block the accounts responsible for them before they reach the Google platforms, or remove them immediately as s...
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France's competition watchdog fined internet giant Google €250 million ($271 million) for failing to uphold binding copyright agreements with French publishers and agencies, according to a statement issued by the authority on Wednesday. The authorities accuse Google of non-transparent and incomplete communication in negotiations with publishers and press agencies regarding payment for the use of press content. Google is also alleged to have underestimated the indirect revenue from the press content used. The competition authority also sees misconduct in connection with Google's Gemini AI progr...
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A Chinese national living in California was arrested for allegedly stealing artificial intelligence-related technology from Google, the US Department of Justice said on Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a former Google software engineer, was charged with four counts of theft of trade secrets, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said at an event in San Francisco. "We allege the defendant stole artificial intelligence-related trade secrets from Google while secretly working for two companies based in China," Garland said. "We will fiercely protect sensitive technologies developed in America from falling i...
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Thirty-four European media organizations filed a lawsuit against Google on Wednesday due to the tech giant's practices in digital advertising. The media companies, from 17 countries, are seeking damages of €2.1 billion ($2.3 billion), a statement issued by their lawyers, Geradin Partners and Stek, said. The companies allege they have suffered losses due to Google's practices in "ad tech," the various technologies behind online advertising. "The media companies involved have incurred losses due to a less competitive market, which is a direct result of Google’s misconduct," the statement said. "...
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Alphabet, the parent company of Google, issued an apology because Gemini, its AI chatbox, has generated images of historical figures with racial and ethnic depictions that are inaccurate. The company attributed the errors to its efforts to create diverse results. The statement was made in response to criticism regarding the portrayal of white historical figures like the US founding fathers and Nazi-era German soldiers as people of colour. Jack Krawczyk, the head of product for Google's AI division, acknowledged that Gemini created images showing white historical figures as black, Native Americ...
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Germany's top court has rejected an appeal by technology giant Google in a case concerning the disclosure of confidential information to its competitors. Germany's Cartel Office investigated whether Google is exploiting its market power in connection with infotainment systems for vehicles. According to the verdict, the competition watchdog is allowed to share part of its probe with sat-nav specialist TomTom and voice assistant provider Cerence to see if the firms believe competition concerns exist. Aside from a single verbatim quote from Google's internal documents, the company has to disclose...
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Technology giant Google went to German federal court on Tuesday trying to protect its business secrets after Germany's Cartel Office said it should disclose its practices to two competitors. The authority is investigating whether Google is exploiting its market power in connection with infotainment systems for vehicles. It now wants to share part of its probe with sat-nav specialist TomTom and voice assistant provider Cerence to see if the firms believe competition concerns exist. A Cartel Office representative told the court in Karlsruhe that competitors know the market best and are better-pl...
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US-based technology group Alphabet Inc.'s Google has launched the "AI Opportunity Initiative for Europe" to provide artificial intelligence (AI) skill training. The initiative will be supported by a €25 million ($26.9 million) fund. The initiative aims to help people take advantage of opportunities in AI, as Europe is well-positioned to lead the way in this field. Google has partnered with European Union governments, civil society, academics, and businesses to provide advanced AI training to local startups and underserved communities who are at risk of being left behind as the use of AI in the...
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