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Google to change AI ethics procedures
Published in AI
Friday, 26 February 2021 11:57

Google to change AI ethics procedures


Staff revolt after two professors are fired

Google will change procedures before July for reviewing its scientists' work, to quell a staff revolt over the integrity of its artificial intelligence (AI) research.

Samsung updates Android for longer than Google
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 13:29

Samsung updates Android for longer than Google


Four years

Samsung is now offering four years of security updates on many of its Android devices which is longer than the three years offered by Google on its Pixel.

Church of AI closes
Published in News
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 15:50

Church of AI closes


Way of the Future wants to move money where it matters

The first church of artificial intelligence has shut its conceptual doors.

Google fires another ethics scientist
Published in News
Monday, 22 February 2021 09:36

Google fires another ethics scientist


Battle of Essex ethics

Google appears to have fired scientist Margaret Mitchell after weeks of being under investigation for moving thousands of files outside the company amid a battle over research freedom and diversity.

US should copy Australia - and force Google to pay for news
Published in News


Microsoft’s idea

Software King of the World Microsoft has said the USA should copy Australia's plan to force Google and Facebook to pay for links to news content.

Google links US to France
Published in Network
Thursday, 04 February 2021 12:43

Google links US to France


France immediately surrenders

Google, together with its partner SubCom, today announced that the company's privately owned Dunant subsea cable between Virginia Beach, Virginia and Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez on the French Atlantic coast is now operational.

Google’s cloud lost billions
Published in Cloud
Wednesday, 03 February 2021 13:04

Google’s cloud lost billions


We thought it was supposed to be a money spinner

Google's cloud business reported operating loss of $5.61 billion in 2020. It brought in $13.06 billion in revenue for the year.

Ford teams up with Google
Published in Cloud
Tuesday, 02 February 2021 05:03

Ford teams up with Google


Wants AI and cloud

Ford has said it is writing a cheque for software, artificial intelligence and cloud computing offered by Google to develop new consumer services and modernise internal operations.

Google makes discrimination case go away
Published in News
Tuesday, 02 February 2021 05:00

Google makes discrimination case go away


$3.8 million to settle discrimination allegations.

Google will spend $3.8 million, including $2.6 million in back pay, to settle allegations that it underpaid women and unfairly passed over women and Asians for job openings, the US Department of Labour said.

Microsoft is ready to replace Google
Published in News
Tuesday, 02 February 2021 04:58

Microsoft is ready to replace Google


At least in Oz

Software giant Microsoft is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Aussie Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.