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Google drops global vaccine requirement to enter buildings
- Google will no longer require vaccinations for entry to its buildings.
- The decision was announced in an email by Google's VP of global security, citing declining Covid cases and hospitalizations.
- Employees are still encouraged to stay up to date with their vaccinations.
- The change in policy comes amid efforts to get employees back into physical offices and cost-cutting measures.
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Google to restrict personal loan apps from accessing user photos & contacts
- Google has updated its Personal Loans policy on Play Store to restrict apps that offer loans to individuals from accessing sensitive user data such as photos, videos, and contacts.
- The restrictions will come into effect from May 31 and will prevent loan apps from accessing external storage, photos, videos, contacts, precise location, and call logs.
- The move comes amid rising concerns over harassment by debt collectors, who have allegedly accessed borrowers personal contacts and employed manipulated images to intimidate and distress those in debt.
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Google cuts employee perks, like snacks and laundry services, to save costs
- Google is cutting down on company-wide perks, including free snacks, laundry services, and massages, to save costs and focus on higher-priority work.
- The company's CEO, Sundar Pichai, had earlier announced a 6% reduction in Google staff to direct the company's talent and capital to its highest priorities.
- Google's Chief Financial Officer, Ruth Porat, said the perk reductions will vary based on office location needs and trends seen in each office space.
- While Google will continue to offer industry-leading perks, some adjustments will be made to help the company remain responsible stewards of its resources.
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Popular influencer Niharika NM had a 'Google' job offer, reveals why she rejected it
- Niharika NM, a popular influencer with over 3.2 million followers on Instagram, was offered a job at Google but rejected it.
- Despite having degrees in computer science engineering and an MBA, she decided to pursue content creation full-time instead.
- Niharika's parents were initially disappointed with her decision but were convinced by her potential earnings from content creation.
- “I showed them my pay cheque that I would get at Google vs how much I could make,” she said.
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Ex-Google engineer predicts humans will achieve immortality by 2030
- Former Google engineer Ray Kurzweil predicts humans will achieve immortality in 8 years through AI, Brain-Computer Interfaces, and nanobots.
- Kurzweil has a history of accurate technological predictions, including the defeat of the world's greatest chess champion by a computer in 1997.
- Singularity is a concept of AI exceeding human intellect, which Kurzweil predicts will occur by 2045 with AI passing the Turing test in 2029.
- Kurzweil believes that a human-machine synthesis will improve human capabilities through the use of nanobots and nanomachines.
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Google intentionally destroyed employee "chat" evidence, says US judge
- US District Judge rules that Google intentionally destroyed employee "chat" evidence in antitrust litigation in California.
- Google "fell strikingly short" in its duties to preserve records, according to the ruling, and must pay sanctions and face a possible penalty at trial.
- The multidistrict litigation includes a consumer class action with as many as 21 million residents, 38 states and the District of Columbia, and companies including Epic Games and Match Group.
- The trial is scheduled to begin in November, and plaintiffs are seeking aggregate damages of $4.7 billion for Google's alleged monopoly for distributing Android mobile applications.
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Google's Gurugram office boasts all-day cafe, nap rooms, and more
- A Google employee, Aaddya Kunchal, recently took her social media followers on a tour of the Google office in Gurugram, Haryana, showing various perks of working for the IT giant.
- The office features a cafeteria with a dessert section, an entertainment room with musical instruments, a pool table, a spa room with massage chairs, and nap rooms.
- The Gurugram office has an all-day cafe serving tea, coffee, freshly grilled sandwiches, and other snacks that Google US does not have.
- Despite recent layoffs, Ms. Kunchal was amazed by Google's incredible efforts to maintain a globally consistent work culture and offer at-par benefits to employees across the board.
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Bengaluru man says he cleared 'Google' interview but failed tenant interview
- Bengaluru tenant Ripu Daman Bhadoria shares his experience of clearing a rental interview, describing it as more challenging than his Google interview.
- Bhadoria's profile gets rejected by the landlord, who believed he was likely to buy a house because of his job at Google.
- His viral LinkedIn post attracts witty responses from users, with some jokingly requesting him to share the interview questions.
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Google's Top AI researchers depart for rival companies and startups
- Several senior AI researchers have left Google in the past year to join rival companies or start their own AI ventures.
- The loss of these researchers, who played a crucial role in developing technologies like deep learning and natural language processing, is a major blow to Google's AI research efforts.
- The exodus of top talent from Google's AI teams comes amid growing competition in the AI space from other tech giants and increased public scrutiny over data practices.
- Companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon are among those that have hired former Google AI researchers, signaling their own commitment to advancing AI technology.
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Google leases over 30 lakh square feet office space in Bengaluru
- Google has leased over 30 lakh square feet of space in Bengaluru in six separate deals with monthly rentals ranging from ₹58 psf to ₹230.88 psf.
- The Google entities that have rented the premises are Google India Pvt Ltd and Google Connect Services, paying ₹33 crore a month as starting rent.
- Despite recent layoffs across the world, the company is committed to the long-term prospects in India, and the leasing of the premises affirms that commitment.
- The transactions provide some optimism to the office leasing sector, which started out on a subdued note this year, after a record absorption of over 50 msf in 2022.
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Google services down? Users face issues with Gmail, YouTube, Drive
- On Thursday morning, Google experienced an outage that affected several of its services, including YouTube, Drive, Gmail, and the search engine.
- The outage was reported by over 1,500 users in India on Downdetector and over 2,000 reports for Gmail alone.
- The error displayed on the Gmail sign-in page was a 502 error, indicating an unresponsive server. Users expressed their frustration on social media and used memes to lighten the mood.
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