Another 20 staff have been fired by Google over Israel protest and their “completely unacceptable behaviour”
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Google Consolidates DeepMind And AI Research Teams
AI push sees Alphabet's Google saying it will consolidate its AI teams in its Research and DeepMind divisions
Google Fires 28 Staff Over Israel Protest, Undertakes More Layoffs
Protest at cloud contract with Israel results in staff firings, in addition to layoffs of unspecified number of employees
Google Begins Removal Of California News Ahead Of Proposed Law
Consequences of Assembly Bill 886. Google begins removing California news websites from some search results
Google Unveils ARM-based AI CPU, Google Axion
Google announced first ARM-based CPU Google Axion, as well as upgraded TPU AI chips, but it won't be selling them to customers
Alphabet Mulls Offer For Marketing Software Firm HubSpot
Amidst antitrust scrutiny, Alphabet reportedly plans on making an offer for HubSpot to bolster CRM and cloud position
Google To Destroy Billions Of Private Browsing Records
Lawsuit settlement. Google agrees to destroy billions of private or “incognito” mode records as part of lawsuit settlement
Waymo Begins Los Angeles Ride-Hailing Service With Free Rides
Alphabet's Waymo division to offer free rides in Los Angeles, as it confirms expansion into four major cities later this year
Google Restricts Gemini AI Chatbot Election Answers
Search engine giant to restrict election-related queries that users can ask Gemini chatbot, after restriction applied in US, India
Google Hit With $2.3bn Lawsuit Over Digital Ad Losses
European publishers sue Google for billions, over alleged financial losses due to Google's digital advertising practices
Google To Pause Gemini AI’s Image Generation Of People
Image generation of historical people by Gemini (aka Bard) AI model is to be halted, amid inaccuracy criticisms
Waymo Recalls Hundreds Of Vehicles Over Software Error
Self-driving Waymo vehicles recalled, after two minor collisions in Phoenix, and one vehicle being set on fire in San Fran
Google Rebrands Bard AI Chatbot As Gemini
Bard becomes Gemini, as Google rebrands chatbot and launches monthly subscription for access to more powerful AI system
Google To Pay $350m To Settle Google Plus Privacy Lawsuit
Google settles shareholder lawsuit over its 2018 decision not to reveal data breach with its now defunct Google+ social network
Google Signs Major Offshore Wind Deal
Largest offshore wind agreement signed by Google to utilise two new wind farms off coast of the Netherlands
Alphabet’s Ad Revenue Miss Punished By Investors
Another tech industry bellweather, Alphabet, delivers strong Q4 and FY23 financials, yet investors not happy at ad revenue miss
Google Settles AI Chip Patent Lawsuit With Singular
Settlement agreement reached in patent infringement lawsuit over Google's AI chips that had sought billions of dollars
Google To Invest $1 Billion To Build UK Data Centre
New data centre for Alphabet's Google to be constructed in Hertfordshire to meet demand for AI and cloud services
Google CEO Warns Staff To Expect More Job Cuts – Report
Internal memo from CEO Sundar Pichai warns Google staff to brace for more job cuts, as the firm has to “make tough choices”
Alphabet’s Wing Unveils Larger Drone For Bigger Payloads
Bigger drone for larger deliveries. New Wing drone can carry 2.3kgs, cruise at 65mph, with a 12 mile range
Google Axes Hundreds Of Staff In Ad Sales Team
More job loss misery at Google, after it confirmed hundreds of job losses in ad sales team, after 1,000 layoffs last week
Google’s $2.7bn EU Antitrust Fine Should Be Upheld – Court Advisor
Bad news for Alphabet, as advisor to Europe's top court says $2.7bn antitrust fine for online shopping, should be upheld
Google Axes Staff In Assistant, Hardware, Engineering Teams
Hundreds of job losses at Google, as staff are handed marching orders across multiple teams, amid exit of FitBit co-founders
EU’s Antitrust Head To Meet Tech CEOs Next Week
Margrethe Vestager to met Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang etc to discuss EU digital regulation and competition policy
Google Offers Gemini AI Model To Challenge GPT-4
Google's answer to GPT-4 has been unveiled this week, with the arrival of the large language model called Gemini
Google Agrees To Pay Canadian News Publishers
Agreement with Canadian government will see Google pay local news publishers $73 million a year. Meta dispute however, continues
Google To Begin Deleting Inactive Accounts On Friday
Users have until Friday, as search giant Google moves ahead with plan to delete accounts inactive for at least two years
US Wraps Up Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google
Government wraps up its evidentiary phase of landmark antitrust case against Alphabet's Google, but closing arguments may come in 2024
Alphabet Pays Apple 36 Percent Of Safari Search Revenue
CEO Sundar Pichai confirms Google pays Apple 36 percent of Safari search revenue, as part of its default search agreement
Google CEO Defends Paying Apple For Default Search
Sundar Pichai defends payments, after Google paid Apple $26 billion in 2021 to make its search engine default option