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Google’s news-blocking test in Canada a ‘terrible mistake’: Trudeau
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized Google for blocking news content for some Canadian users, calling it a "terrible mistake."
- The move was a response to a government bill that would require Google to pay publishers for news content.
- Trudeau accused Google of choosing to prevent Canadians from accessing news instead of paying journalists.
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Alphabet lays off robots that cleaned cafeterias: Reports
- Alphabet's experimental department, Everyday Robots, is being shut down a little over a year after being promoted out of Alphabet's secretive X moonshot lab.
- The department developed and trained over 100 robots on wheels that were used to clean Alphabet's cafeterias, among other tasks.
- The project's technology and team will be consolidated into existing robotics efforts within Google Research.
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DOJ accuses Google of destroying required chat messages during antitrust probe
- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused Google of systematically destroying instant message chats every 24 hours, in violation of federal rules to preserve potentially relevant communications for litigation.
- The DOJ claims that Google should have changed its defaults in 2019 when the company anticipated this litigation.
- This alleged issue has been raised previously in Epic Games' antitrust litigation against Google.
- The DOJ's accusation raises concerns about Google's compliance with federal rules and its handling of potentially relevant communications for litigation purposes.
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Google asks some workers to share desks amid office downsizing
- The cloud unit of the company plans to adopt a desk-sharing workspace in its five largest locations, according to an internal memo.
- Employees will be able to choose between working from the office on Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- The shift to desk-sharing is due to slow return to office patterns and the need for better "real estate efficiency," as per the internal documents.
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Abruptly disconnected from video call: Google employee fired after 15 years of service
- Google employee, who worked for 15 years, shares her emotional story of abrupt layoff on LinkedIn.
- Employee was disconnected from a video call and received an email notifying her of the layoff
- Employee expresses the emotional impact of the layoff, likening it to a sudden breakup and struggling to adjust to the change.
- Employee concludes on a positive note, expressing pride in her time at Google and looking forward to spending more time with her husband.
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Man laid off by Google says he 'worked round the clock' to deliver results
- Sagar Gilhotra, a former strategic partner development manager at Google, was one of the 453 employees recently laid off by the company.
- Gilhotra expressed shock and disappointment at his termination in a LinkedIn post, despite his contributions and spot bonuses at the tech giant.
- The ex-Googler detailed his contributions to the search giant, which included ‘working round the clock to offer support to his team, expanding India operations of YouTube live shopping and onboarding top-level market partners’.
- Despite his efforts and bonuses, he expressed sadness at seeing talented coworkers let go and reiterated his commitment to Google.
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Susan Wojcicki steps down as YouTube CEO, will take on advisory role at Google & Alphabet
- Susan Wojcicki is stepping down as CEO of YouTube after nine years at the helm. She plans to focus on her family, health, and personal projects she is passionate about.
- Neal Mohan, YouTube’s longtime chief product officer, will replace Wojcicki as CEO. Wojcicki will take on an advisory role across Google and Alphabet, offering counsel and guidance.
- Under Wojcicki’s leadership, YouTube grew to more than 2.6 billion active users and generated $29.2 billion in ad sales in 2022, more than 10% of Alphabet’s total revenue.
- Wojcicki has been widely recognized for her contributions to Google and YouTube, including being named "the most important person in advertising" and one of Time's 100 most influential people.
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Who is Neal Mohan, the new Indian-American CEO of YouTube?
- Neal Mohan, an Indian-American and former Chief Product Officer of YouTube, has been promoted to the position of CEO of YouTube.
- Mohan has been with Google, the parent company of YouTube, since 2008 and has also worked with Microsoft.
- Susan Wojcicki, who had been the CEO of YouTube since 2014, stepped down from her role to focus on family, health, and personal objectives.
- Mohan is regarded as a natural successor to Wojcicki and is praised for his understanding of YouTube's product, business, creator and user communities, and employees.
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Google India sacks 453 people from various operations: Report
- Google has reportedly terminated 453 employees across various departments in India, according to sources.
- Sanjay Gupta, the Country Head and Vice President of Google India, is said to have sent out a mail to the affected employees.
- In December 2022, Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc, had announced a global workforce reduction of 6% or 12,000 employees.
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Google CEO tells employees some of company’s top products ‘were not first to market’ as AI competition intensifies
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai urged employees to test the company's AI chat tool, Bard, in response to criticism of slow leadership response to ChatGPT and Microsoft.
- Pichai asked employees to spend 2-4 hours testing Bard, with more detailed instructions to come next week.
- Pichai reminded employees that Google's most successful products were not necessarily the first to market, but solved important user needs and were built on deep technical insights.
- The email follows Google's recent announcement of conversation technology Bard, which faced criticism for a rushed rollout and resulted in a 9% stock price drop.
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'Bomb at Pune Branch': Google’s Mumbai office gets threat call, 1 arrested
- On Monday, the Mumbai office of Google received a threat call indicating that there was a bomb planted at the company's Pune office.
- In response to the threat, the police registered a case at Mumbai's BKC police station and started a probe into the matter. As a result of their investigation, they have arrested one person in Hyderabad in connection with the case.
- The police are currently investigating the matter to determine the source of the threat and ensure the safety of all involved. The tech giant is cooperating with the authorities to resolve the situation and ensure the safety of its employees.
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Google miscalculated stock severance, apologizes to laid-off workers
- Google has made an error in the calculation of the stock severance which was to be received by its recently laid-off employees. The miscalculation occurred because the company counted the stock grants twice.
- Affected employees received tens of thousands of dollars less than initial estimates, causing disappointment.
- Employees have accused the company of creating confusion due to lack of clarity in initial emails.
- Google apologizes for incorrect stock severance information in initial email, confirms correct information on support site and detailed documentation.
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Google warns against 'hallucinating' AI chatbots: Report
- Google's search engine boss warns against AI chatbot pitfalls in a newspaper interview.
- Prabhakar Raghavan, senior vice president at Google and head of Google Search, expressed concern over AI-powered chatbots potentially leading to "hallucination" and providing false answers.
- Google's parent company Alphabet introduced Bard, its own chatbot, but it received criticism for providing inaccurate information in a promotional video.
- Alphabet is still conducting user testing on Bard and has not yet indicated when it will be released to the public.
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Google & Apple extend aid for earthquake victims in Turkey & Syria
- Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria cause massive loss of life and property.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai express condolences on Twitter.
- Cook announces Apple will be donating towards relief and recovery efforts.
- Pichai announces that Google has activated SOS alerts and the company and employees will support relief and recovery efforts.
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Google launches ChatGPT rival called 'Bard'
- Google has announced the launch of its latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology, an AI chatbot called Bard.
- Bard will be directly competing with ChatGPT, the AI service created by OpenAI.
- The technology behind Bard is Google's large language model LaMDA, or Language Model for Dialogue Applications.
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai wants Bard to be "bold and responsible" and aims to use AI to provide synthesized insights on complex questions in search.
- Before its widespread availability to the public, Bard will be made available to a group of "trusted testers."
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