Etiket: Google
Investments in AI rhyme with profits, assure Google and Microsoft
(San Francisco) Google and Microsoft pleased investors on Thursday with substantial profits, above expectations, and above all optimistic outlooks on their ability to generate income from their massive investments in…
Google and Microsoft ensure that massive investments in artificial intelligence rhyme with profits
Google and Microsoft pleased investors on Thursday with substantial profits, above expectations, and above all optimistic outlooks on their ability to generate income from their massive investments in artificial intelligence…
Google fires 28 employees who demanded cancellation of contract with Israel
(New York) Google fired 28 of its employees who took part in a protest on Tuesday demanding the company abandon a contract with the Israeli army and government, accusing them…
Current AI models are “not perfect,” admits Google News CEO
(Perugia) Shailesh Prakash, general manager of Google News, admitted Thursday that current models of artificial intelligence “are not perfect at all” but “are progressing rapidly”, a few weeks after the…
in the United States, Google fires 28 employees for denouncing a company contract with the Jewish state
The employees in question opposed a collaboration aimed at providing the Israeli government and army with storage and artificial intelligence services. Published on 04/18/2024 09:52 Reading time: 1 min Google…
Privacy violation | The Superior Court authorizes a class action against Google
Rejected in 2021 and revived in 2023, a class action against Google was authorized on Monday. According to the allegations of the representative of the proposed group, Michael Homsy, the…
California | Google protests press revenue sharing bill
(San Francisco) Google announced Friday that it would remove links to Californian news sites in the search results of certain residents of the American state, to retaliate against a bill…
Digital life | Google restricts its internal discussion forum
(San Francisco) For nearly 14 years, an online discussion forum called Memegen has served as a “virtual valve” for Google employees. A place where employees were able to bluntly criticize…
“Incognito” mode | Google will destroy mountains of data to end lawsuits
(San Francisco) Google will destroy data collected from millions of users while they browse online, under the terms of an agreement reached Monday to end lawsuits over the confidentiality of…
EU takes on Apple, Google and Meta
The European Commission launched five procedures on Monday against Apple, Alphabet (Google) and Meta (Facebook, Instagram) suspected of breaches of European competition rules, a first under the new digital markets…
The European Union launches proceedings against Apple, Google and Meta for infringements of competition rules
Large digital companies must comply with new rules in the European Union, as part of the Digital Services Regulation. Published on 03/25/2024 12:27 Update on 03/25/2024 12:34 Reading time: 1…
the French Competition Authority imposes a fine of 250 million euros on Google for “non-compliance” with its commitments
The body considers that the American giant did not negotiate “in good faith” with press publishers to assess their remuneration under these related rights. Published on 03/20/2024 08:55 Update on…
the French Competition Authority imposes a fine of 250 million euros on Google for “non-compliance” with its commitments
The body considers that the American giant did not negotiate “in good faith” with press publishers to assess their remuneration under these related rights. Published on 03/20/2024 08:55 Update on…
Artificial intelligence | Chinese Google engineer charged with technology theft
(Washington) A Chinese computer engineer working for Google in the United States has been arrested and charged with attempted theft of industrial secrets to the detriment of the internet giant,…
Chinese Google engineer charged with stealing AI-related technology
Linwei Ding worked “secretly for two companies based in China,” said the American Minister of Justice. Published on 06/03/2024 22:43 Update on 06/03/2024 22:44 Reading time: 1 min An illustrative…
Meta and Google sites down
Users of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp are experiencing problems with the three social platforms, as are those of YouTube and Google Play, according to what specialist sites report. Published at…
Google CEO is annoyed by “totally unacceptable” errors in its Gemini AI
Google CEO Sundar Pichai denounced “totally unacceptable” errors in its artificial intelligence application Gemini in a letter to his teams, while the generation of historically inaccurate images led to the…
Advertising spending explodes to the benefit of Google, Facebook and company
We have never been exposed to so many advertising messages. In a decade, advertising spending in Canada has increased from $12 billion to nearly $20 billion. However, traditional media have…
Pornhub wants to force Google, Apple and Microsoft to verify age
The Canadian company that owns the pornographic site Pornhub is leading a lobbying campaign in Ottawa to promote an age verification mechanism that would force Apple, Google and Microsoft to…
The sexism of Google, Wikipedia… and IMDB
Google is indeed sexist, according to a new American analysis of more than a million images. Wikipedia doesn’t do any better when it comes to professional stereotypes… nor does the…