Google layoffs: Former employee’s LinkedIn post describes ‘traumatic’ ordeal, ‘my hands were shaking’

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Google layoffs: In a harrowing post on LinkedIn, a recently fired Google employee revealed the human cost of the company’s layoffs. In the era of advancement in artificial intelligence, encountering such posts has become a nightmare for corporate employees. Now, reports that Alphabet-owned Google has chosen to terminate its entire Python team are causing an … Read more

Beyond Google Maps: How signage systems are shaping our cities

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Visiting an Indian city is often like embarking on a journey through a labyrinth, with a destination that always seems elusive. Amid the car-choked streets and crowded sidewalks, amidst the constant honking of horns, one recurring challenge stands out: the lack of clear directional cues for both motorists and pedestrians, making Indian cities what urban … Read more

Google removes Indian apps for not complying with payment policies

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Google on Friday removed at least 23 apps from nine Indian developers from its Play Store for non-compliance with its payment policies. These include all 13 apps from Matrimony.com – such as Bharat Matrimony, Kerala Matrimony and Jodii – three apps from InfoEdge – Naukri.com, Naukri Recruiter and 99Acres – People Interactive’s Shaadi.com, Alt Balaji’s … Read more

Google comes under fire after Gemini refuses to answer whether Elon Musk posted meme or Adolf Hitler was worse

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Writer Nate Silver criticized Google on The chatbot also said “there are no right or wrong answers,” according to a screenshot shared by Silver. The Google DeepMind website on a laptop in New York, USA, Friday, December 8, 2023. Alphabet’s Google said Gemini is the largest, most powerful and most flexible artificial intelligence model yet, … Read more

Reddit strikes $60 million deal to allow Google to train AI models on its posts, announces IPO plans

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Reddit has struck a deal with Google to allow the search giant to use posts on the online discussion site to train its artificial intelligence models and improve services like Google Search. ultra high definition images The arrangement, worth about $60 million, announced Thursday, will also give Reddit access to Google … Read more

After Meta, Google releases Gemma: laptop-friendly “open source” AI explanation

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Google on Wednesday released new artificial intelligence (AI) models that outside developers can make their own, following similar moves by Meta Platforms and other companies. Google Gemma: The Google logo and the words AI artificial intelligence are shown in the picture. (Reuters) The Alphabet subsidiary said individuals and businesses can build artificial intelligence software for … Read more

Turning dreams into reality: Cerebral palsy didn’t stop this IIT Guwahati student from landing his dream job at Google!

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It was through courage and determination that Pranav Nair, a 22-year-old wheelchair-bound patient with cerebral palsy, overcame many challenges to study computer engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) and ended up working at Google. Got my dream position. Dream come true: Pranav Nair, a 22-year-old cerebral palsy patient and student of IIT … Read more

Google renames its artificial intelligence service Gemini, launches new apps and subscription service

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Google on Thursday launched a free artificial intelligence app that will let people rely on technology rather than their own brains to write, interpret what they are reading, and handle a variety of other tasks in life. Gemini 1.0, released in December, offers three AI model sizes, defined based on capability levels and requirements for … Read more

Google Launches Gemini AI Models to Power Bard and AI Features on Pixel Phones; Will Compete With OpenAI’s GPT-4

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Google on Wednesday announced the launch of Gemini, its most powerful AI model to date. The new model is available in different sizes — Nano, Pro, and Ultra — optimised for different applications, and Google hopes Gemini can compete with OpenAI’s GPT-4 model that is available for paying customers. According to the company, Gemini Nano … Read more

Xbox Chief Phil Spencer Says Company in Talks With Partners to Launch Mobile Store on iOS, Android: Report

Microsoft has reportedly been developing an Xbox mobile storefront that would allow users to bypass Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store and download games off its own application. Earlier this year, Microsoft’s gaming chief Phil Spencer, too, had revealed ahead of the annual Game Developer Conference that the company intended to launch its own … Read more