More workers out after pro-Palestinian protests

More workers out after pro-Palestinian protests

Some Google employees were fired after protesting the company’s contract with Israel. After the protests, CEO Sundar Pichai said workers should not ‘attempt to use the company as a personal platform.’ Google fires staff who protested contract with Israeli government Google fires dozens after protests over $1.2 billion Project Nimbus contract with Amazon, which provides …

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Can you turn off Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram? What is it?

Can you turn off Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram? What is it?

Meta AI debuts across platforms raising privacy, bias concerns Meta launches AI chatbot across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Ray-Ban smart glasses, sparking concerns about privacy and bias. Straight Arrow News Meta unveiled its artificial intelligence tool, Meta AI, last week in more than a dozen countries across its various platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and …

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Best Buy will use AI to help customers, cuts costs with layoffs

Best Buy will use AI to help customers, cuts costs with layoffs

Best Buy has made significant cuts to its workforce, including the Geek Squad. On the heels of the cuts, the Minnesota-based company announced that artificial intelligence will help customers Addressing “lower business demand,” Best Buy has made a significant cut to its workforce and laid off a number of employees, including Geek Squad field agents, …

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IQ Fiber fiber-optic internet service Gainesville Florida

IQ Fiber fiber-optic internet service Gainesville Florida

A Jacksonville-based internet company that announced in September plans to bring its fiber-optic network to Gainesville is finally ready to flip the switch on its $50 million investment IQ Fiber co-founders Ted Schremp and Kim Smithers told The Sun in an interview on Thursday that they are in the final stages of configuration and testing, …

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Multi-million dollar broadband project brings internet to Pueblo West

Multi-million dollar broadband project brings internet to Pueblo West

Pueblo West’s economic development portfolio just got stronger as businesses and homes are now able to access high-speed internet service in areas where internet connectivity did not previously exist. More than 6,000 Pueblo West homes and businesses now have access to fiber-based optic internet thanks to an agreement between Highline Broadband and the Pueblo West …

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CompuServe honored for laying groundwork to today’s internet

CompuServe honored for laying groundwork to today’s internet

Decades before Google, Facebook and Amazon Web Services — all of which have invested billions of dollars in central Ohio — came along there was CompuServe, the first major online service that gave home computer users access to the internet and made the region the center of the tech world. Chat forums and bulletin boards, …

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How to watch Samsung’s S24, AI event

How to watch Samsung’s S24, AI event

Artificial intelligence is set to be a cornerstone of Samsung’s “Galaxy Unpacked 2024” launch event on Wednesday. The company says the event, focused on the release of “Galaxy AI,” will usher in “the next era of mobile technology.” Details about “Galaxy AI” have been scant but the company describe it as, “a comprehensive mobile AI …

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