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Google privacy policy update reveals it'll get everything people post online for AI

Per Gizmodo Google has released a new privacy policy update, and with it, the platform announced that it'll scrape everything people post online for its AI tools. Here's what the new Google privacy policy says. “Google uses information to improve our services and to develop new

Google search results to block Canadian news outlets

Per CNBC After the passage of Bill C-18, Google search results will now block Canadian news outlets. This comes after the bill would've required platforms owned by Google and Meta to pay newsrooms for linking to their content. Should they not have decided to block Canadian news outlets,

Google kills AR smart glasses project called Iris

The Verge Google is taking a step back in the augmented reality space as it has decided to kill off project Iris, the name for the project that was responsible for building its supposed augmented reality glasses. This comes as the company wants to shift its focus from hardware to

Cathie Woods: "For Google, ChatGPT was either the worse thing that has ever happened to it or maybe the best thing,"

Per Bloomberg Television Cathie Woods, the CEO of Ark Invest, has recently had a chance to talk about AI in an interview with Bloomberg Television. In that conversation, she shared how AI, specifically ChatGPT, could affect Google Search. Woods: "For Google, ChatGPT was either the worse thing that has

Google employees voice complaints over the $226 million 2022 pay of CEO Sundar Pichai while the rest of the company experienced cost cuts

Per CNBC Google employees are now voicing their concerns and complaints about how the company's CEO, Sundar Pichai, received massive pay while, in contrast, the rest of the company experienced cost cuts. Pichai took home $226 million in 2022 while the company experienced massive layoffs. Because of his

Google employees fear that their company is cutting corners to compete with ChatGPT

Per Bloomberg Google employees have expressed their fears regarding the company, saying it was cutting corners as it was trying to compete with ChatGPT. A worker even concluded that Google's AI solution, Bard, was a "pathological liar." This came as an employee found Bard giving bad

Google and Amazon experience hardship in letting go of workers in Europe due to labor laws

Per Gulf News Google and Amazon, along with other US big tech companies that announced that they would be laying off employees, are experiencing difficulty in Europe due to their strict local labor laws. The companies are trying to implement voluntary departures to reduce headcount. For example, in France, Alphabet,

Google's Bard AI program used Microsoft's & OpenAI's ChatGPT data, per Google AI researcher that resigned

Per The Information Google's Bard AI program reportedly used data from Microsoft and OpenAI's ChatGPT. This was according to a Google AI researcher who decided to resign after warning Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and other senior executives. OpenAI's ChatGPT has already raised eyebrows for

Google partners with Replit to potentially create an AI-powered GitHub competitor

Per Tech Radar Although Google didn't have much success with the launch of its Bard AI due to misinformation, the company is now finding other ways to compete. Now, the company is partnering with Replit to combine artificial intelligence with the startup's software to create an

Alphabet (Google's parent company) employees signed a petition for demands to CEO Pichai for a better layoff process

Per Bloomberg Employees at Google's parent company, Alphabet, have just signed a petition and an open letter detailing their demands for the company's CEO, Sundar Pichai, regarding its layoff process. The letter detailed the different demands of company employees. Here are some of the demands made

Google to implement its new desk sharing strategy next quarter

Per CNBC Google is trying to find new ways to make the use of its real estate more "efficient", and this includes its new desk-sharing strategy, where employees would share desks and alternate days with other desk-mates. The strategy will start next quarter for five of its largest

Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary shares how he starts to use ChatGPT more as his Google use decreases

Per Business Insider Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary has gotten himself in trouble for being a paid spokesperson of FTX, but now, the investor shares how he has started to use ChatGPT more. The investor shared how his use of Google has started to decrease. O'Leary

Google reports inaccurate info coming from AI chatbot Bard, saying James Webb Space Telescope took first exoplanet pictures

Per Reuters Google is trying to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT and has recently announced its Apprentice Bard. Now, the company shared that its AI gave inaccurate information in company advertisements. This came at a time when Alphabet's company is trying to compete with Microsoft, which invested

Google to Report AI Investments in Q1 of 2023

Per Business Insider After a lot of talks has spread of Microsoft potentially having a shot against Google's search engine with the help of OpenAI, Alphabet's company has decided to reveal the company's AI investments in their next quarterly report. Google is now committed

Google Tests ChatGPT Competitors Like 'Apprentice Bard,' a Language Model for Dialogue Applications

Per CNBC While the public has been wondering whether Microsoft's integration of ChatGPT into Bing and other products could give it a chance against Google's search engine, Alphabet's world's most popular search engine is now looking at other competitors in the artificial