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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Google fires over 20 more employees over protest against contract with Israeli govt, Project Nimbus

Google fires over 20 more employees over protest against contract with Israeli govt, Project Nimbus

Google has reportedly fired more than 20 employees following sit-in protests at its offices in New York and California, according to a report by The Verge. This comes after the company dismissed 28 employees last week, bringing the total number of employees fired for protesting to nearly 50. The protests were against Google’s $1.2 billion …

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Google tells staff not to ‘debate politics’ after firings in Israel protest

Google tells staff not to ‘debate politics’ after firings in Israel protest

Employees from Alphabet Inc, its Google unit and members of Jewish and Palestinian organizations, protest cloud computing work by Google and Amazon for the Israeli governmentPhoto: Paresh Dave (Reuters) Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees not to “fight over disruptive issues or debate politics” at the office, a day after the company fired 28 workers …

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fakes, bots and job cuts

fakes, bots and job cuts

STORY: From Facebook cracking down on fakes, to a new prediction from Elon Musk, this is AI Weekly. Facebook is set to start labeling content generated by artificial intelligence. Video, images and audio concocted by bots will get a “Made with AI” stamp. More prominent labels will go on content deemed likely to deceive the …

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Jon Stewart unplugs AI, goes to town on tech

Jon Stewart unplugs AI, goes to town on tech

We’re all familiar with artificial intelligence, Silicon Valley’s latest revenue stream hopeful that’s currently making all of our lives much, much better. AI has had a remarkable rise these last few years, sucking up the internet and reducing it to some of the ugliest, most incoherent spam we’ve ever seen. It really is impressive. But …

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Firms Turn to AI for Smarter Cybersecurity Solutions

Firms Turn to AI for Smarter Cybersecurity Solutions

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently noted that artificial intelligence (AI) could boost online security, a sentiment echoed by many industry experts. AI is transforming how security teams handle cyber threats, making their work faster and more efficient. By analyzing vast amounts of data and identifying complex patterns, AI automates the initial stages of incident investigation. …

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Spend money to make money

Spend money to make money

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, arrives for a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images “We move from talking about AI to applying AI at scale,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on his company’s earnings call on …

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Microsoft, Google Woo India Programmers to Win AI Leadership

Microsoft, Google Woo India Programmers to Win AI Leadership

Top executives from Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. are touring India over the next week to court the country’s millions of programmers and support the adoption of artificial intelligence services in a key market. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella will address developers and technologists on “discovering new opportunities with AI” during a visit next …

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Alphabet misses expectations on Google ad revenue, sending stock lower

Alphabet misses expectations on Google ad revenue, sending stock lower

Google parent company Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) reported its fourth quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday, missing analysts’ expectations on ad revenue, the heart of the tech giant’s business. The stock slid 4% lower in extended trading. Revenue, excluding traffic acquisition costs for the third quarter, was $72 billion versus expectations of nearly $71 billion. …

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