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Google hires US teen rejected by 16 colleges, including MIT, Stanford
- Google has hired an 18-year-old teenager named Stanley Zhong, who was rejected by 16 out of 18 colleges he applied to, including MIT and Stanford.
- Stanley Zhong, a 2023 graduate from Gunn High School, Palo Alto, also founded his own e-signing startup, RabbitSign, during high school.
- Despite being rejected by many colleges, Stanley received a job offer from Google as a software engineer and has started working at the tech giant.
- His story gained widespread attention and was even discussed in a House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing, which focused on college admissions policies in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision to ban affirmative actions.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft's Satya Nadella send message to Israeli employees
- Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, sent an internal email to 2,000 Google employees in Israel, prioritizing their safety during the ongoing regional conflict.
- Pichai emphasized Google's commitment to countering misinformation and cyber threats, particularly fake accounts spreading anti-Israeli narratives and DDoS attacks on Israeli government sites.
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella expressed condolences for conflict victims and highlighted the safety of nearly 3,000 company employees in Israel.
- Microsoft offers resources like Microsoft CARES for mental and emotional well-being, responding swiftly to provide assistance and benefits to affected individuals.
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Google bought YouTube on this date in 2006; here’s the 1st video uploaded ever
- Google acquired YouTube on October 9, 2006, for $1.65 billion in stock, reshaping the online video landscape.
- The very first YouTube video, uploaded on April 23, 2005, featured co-founder Jawed Karim discussing elephants' long trunks at the San Diego Zoo in a 19-second clip.
- Initially conceived as a video dating site, YouTube's purpose shifted over time.
- Chad Hurley, YouTube's CEO, expressed confidence that the partnership with Google would empower them to create a cutting-edge global media platform.
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Ex-Google executive reveals the top mistake bosses make when trying to foster honesty with employee
- Former Google executive Kim Scott emphasizes the importance of radical candor in leadership, which involves showing care while challenging directly.
- Bosses often avoid providing honest feedback due to fear, which leads to negative feedback styles such as obnoxious aggression, ruinous empathy, and manipulative insincerity.
- Leaders should aim to strike a balance between compassionately candid feedback and soliciting input to build strong relationships and prevent a power imbalance.
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Employee laid off by Meta gets a job offer from Google
- Hermione, a former employee of Meta, was laid off after working for the company for over three years.
- She considered Google her dream company and received a job offer from them five months after being laid off.
- Hermione will be joining Google as a regional commodity manager for EMEA, based in Dublin, Ireland.
- She shared her excitement about the new job on LinkedIn, mentioning the long commute from Singapore to Ireland.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says this ‘fear’ kept Google, Apple together
- Nadella stated that the fear of losing its default search engine status on Apple devices was a significant factor that kept Apple and Google together. If Google lost this status, it could leverage its popular services like Gmail and YouTube to promote Chrome, potentially bypassing Apple's Safari browser.
- Microsoft attempted to become Apple's default search engine but failed. They were willing to pay up to $15 billion yearly for this position.
- Nadella considered the search engine market to be the most valuable software category, even more so than Windows and Office.
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'You brush your teeth, and you search on Google': Microsoft's Satya Nadella criticises Google Search monopoly
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified in a significant antitrust trial against Google, emphasizing Google's dominance in search. He stated, "You get up in the morning and you brush your teeth and you search on Google."
- Nadella pointed out that despite discussions about the open web, he believes there is essentially the "Google web," highlighting Google's overwhelming influence.
- He further said, "Everybody talks about the open web, but there is really the Google web."
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Former Google executive Kiran Mani likely to join Mukesh Ambani's JioCinema
- Kiran Mani, a former Google executive, is expected to become the new CEO of JioCinema, a streaming service owned by Reliance Industries.
- Mani's role will involve overseeing JioCinema's technological development and securing agreements with Hollywood studios to boost the platform's mobile user base and content partnerships.
- The move comes amid reports of Disney exploring potential buyers for its India streaming business, including Reliance Industries.
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Error 404: Techie locked out of Google for uploading childhood bathing pics
- A 26-year-old techie in Ahmedabad had his Google account blocked due to a false flagging of childhood photos as child exploitation content.
- Despite seeking help from the Ahmedabad Cyber Cell police, Google offered limited recourse, with only two AI-based appeal options, leaving the individual locked out of his Google services.
- The techie, reliant on Google for personal and professional use, lost access to ten years of data, affecting his work in Artificial Intelligence and green energy consulting.
- This case underscores the challenges of automated content moderation, where algorithms can wrongly categorize innocent content, causing significant disruptions.
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‘Generative AI can help us solve real-life problems for customers in the home’: Eric Saarnio of Amazon
- Amazon is improving Alexa using generative AI to make it more human-like and solve real-life problems in homes.
- The updated Alexa has a more natural voice and can engage in conversations without needing a wake word.
- Amazon aims to make Alexa a central smart home hub, competing with AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google's Bard AI.
- The rollout of the updated Alexa will begin slowly through a preview program, starting in the US.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai mourns veteran employee Luiz André Barroso who invented the modern data center
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai mourns the passing of Luiz André Barroso, who invented the modern data center at Google.
- Barroso played a vital role in Google's technical achievements, including data center innovations and computing infrastructure design.
- He had a strong academic background and received the highest honor in computer architecture from ACM.
- Barroso's contributions extended beyond Google, including environmental conservation work and receiving the IEEE/ACM Eckert-Mauchly Award.
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Man dies following Google Maps on broken bridge, family sues tech giant for negligence
- A US resident tragically lost his life when his car plunged off a collapsed bridge while using Google Maps for navigation.
- The family of the deceased has filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging negligence. They contend that Google was aware of the bridge's collapse nine years prior but did not update their navigation system accordingly.
- The incident occurred when Philip Paxson, the deceased, followed directions from Google Maps and drove off the bridge, which lacked proper guarding, resulting in a fatal fall of approximately 20 feet.
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The Technology Facebook and Google Didn’t Dare Release
- In 2017, Facebook engineers experimented with facial recognition using a smartphone on a cap to identify people, but privacy concerns prevented its release.
- Smaller companies like Clearview AI and PimEyes have since developed controversial face search engines using public web photos.
- Tech giants Google, Apple, and Facebook had facial recognition technology but chose not to release it widely, using it for phone unlocking and photo tagging instead.
- Meta is cautious about adding facial recognition to its AR glasses due to legal and ethical issues.
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Shah Rukh Khan reacts to Google’s interactive feature for Jawan
- Google celebrated the success of Shah Rukh Khan's film "Jawan" by launching an interactive feature on its search engine.
- When users type "Jawan" on Google, they see a small red walkie-talkie icon at the end of the search page. Clicking on it with sounds enabled triggers a display of bandage rolls across the screen, accompanied by Shah Rukh Khan's voice from the film.
- Shah Rukh Khan shared Google's tribute on his social media and humorously mentioned that it's fun to see bandages on his face without having to tie them himself.
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AI may end up being bigger than the internet itself: Google CEO Sundar Pichai
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai believes that artificial intelligence (AI) will be the biggest technological shift in our lifetimes, possibly surpassing the significance of the internet.
- Pichai emphasizes the importance of making AI more helpful and deploying it responsibly to achieve Google's mission for the next decade and beyond.
- Google has been actively involved in AI technology, including the acquisition of DeepMind in 2014, and recently launched its generative AI-based chatbot called Bard.
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