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 …
Smartwatches have been instrumental in saving many lives. Apple Watch has proven to be a life saviour on many occasions. Many reports have shown how it saved lives by detecting abnormalities in users’ health using sensors that measure heart rate, ECG, and more. In one such recent incident, Apple Watch saved a cyclist’s life in New …
NEW YORK (AP) — An artificial intelligence-powered chatbot created by New York City to help small business owners is under criticism for dispensing bizarre advice that misstates local policies and advises companies to violate the law. But days after the issues were first reported last week by tech news outlet The Markup, the city has …
Generative AI can create images from written prompts, which the art world has had a mixed response to, according to artists and gallerists CNBC spoke to. Some are concerned about intellectual property and the impact on creativity, while also welcoming the potential of generative AI. Search engine Have I Been Trained lets people see whether …
The modern internet has ushered in a world of near-infinite consumer choice, training a generation of online shoppers to expect low prices, rapid shipping, forgiving return policies and responsive customer service. Since deciding among a vast array of products you can’t see in person and hold in your hands is hard, the internet has also …
Since its launch in 2011, Henrietta-based Greenlight Networks has charged a flat fee of $50 per month for basic high-speed internet service. Starting with April bills, subscribers will pay $55 for the 500 megabits-per-second plan. In an email sent to them Thursday, the company wrote: “We are proud of the fact that we have been …
At the time, Herrmann was a full-time software developer. Barton was a freelance photographer and burgeoning influencer. They turned to an idea that used both of their skillsets: making and selling photo filters on Adobe Lightroom. Over several weeks, the filters gained an audience, prompting the pair to launch their own photo-editing app called Tezza …
With Rhode Island this week becoming the seventh US state to launch internet gambling, industry panelists at an online gambling conference predicted Wednesday that several additional states would join the fray in the next few years. Speaking at the Next.io forum on internet gambling and sports betting, several mentioned New York and Maryland as likely …
Elon Musk says X could soon receive money transmitter licenses from New York and California. The license from California could come in the next month or so, while New York’s approval may be “a few months away,” said Musk, whose comments Wednesday (March 6) at the Morgan Stanley technology, media and telecom conference were reported by Reuters. …
More than 20 million low-income households are at risk of being priced out of internet access unless Congress can reach agreement on funding for a program that provides internet service discounts. Supporters of the Affordable Connectivity Program are pressing for passage of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to keep it afloat past April, when funding is expected to run …