Google has confirmed that it has fired the engineer who claimed the firm’s LaMDA artificial intelligence had become sentient. In a statement on July 22, Google confirmed it terminated engineer Blake Lemoine after he told The Washington Post in June that LaMDA—short for Language Model for Dialogue Applications—had the cognitive ability of a 7- or 8-year-old…
Google Fires Engineer Who Warned That Company’s AI Bot Is ‘Sentient’ and Hired Attorney
YouTube to Remove Abortion Videos Spreading ‘False Claims’
YouTube has announced that it will begin removing videos that promote ways to perform unsafe abortions and that feature false claims about abortion safety. “Like all of our policies on health/medical topics, we rely on published guidance from health authorities,” the Google-owned video streaming platform said on Twitter. “We prioritize connecting people to content from…
Google to Allow App Developers to Use Rival Payment Systems, to Cut Fees
BRUSSELS—Alphabet unit Google said it will from Tuesday cut fees to 12 percent, from 15 percent, for non-gaming app developers on its Google Play App Store which switch to rival payment systems, as it moves to comply with new EU tech rules. The world’s most popular internet search engine said the fee cut applies only…
Russia Fines Google $370 Million for Repeated Content Violations: Regulator
MOSCOW—Alphabet’s Google was fined 21.1 billion rubles ($373 million) on Monday by a Moscow court for a repeated failure to remove content Russia deems illegal, such as “fake news” about the conflict in Ukraine, Russia’s communications regulator said. Moscow has long objected to foreign tech platforms’ distribution of content that falls foul of its restrictions….
Alphabet Set for 20–1 Stock Split on Friday: What It Will Mean for Google Investors
Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc. is set to execute its 20–1 stock split on Friday after market close, here’s what it means for investors. The Split There are two listed share classes of Alphabet, each with its own ticker symbol. GOOG shares are Class C shares with no voting rights, while GOOGL shares are its…
Inflation Hits 40-Year High at 9.1%; Economist: 125% Debt-to-GDP Ratio Unsustainable | NTD Business
Inflation is surging to the highest level in 40 years in June, to 9.1 percent. Is this the peak, or will it go higher? Over the last two years, the U.S. national debt has increased by 25 percent. Every man, woman, and child across America owes $91,000 on average. What can be done to reduce the…
Google Accused of Political Bias in Spam Filtering Political Emails; New Proposal Could Change That
Alphabet Inc. looks to allow polling updates, merch solicitations, and frantic fundraising pleas during election season after it realized that it filtered too much spam, Bloomberg reports. Alphabet proposed suspending Gmail spam filters on messages from political parties and candidates to “enhance user and bulk sender experience” to the Federal Election Commission. The pilot program, likely to…
Google to Pay $90 Million to Settle Legal Fight With App Developers
WASHINGTON—Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a legal fight with app developers over the money they earned creating apps for Android smartphones and for enticing users to make in-app purchases, according to a court filing. The app developers, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco, had accused…
Vodafone, Google Look to Extend Wear OS Smartwatch Battery Life
LONDON—Vodafone is working with Google to extend the battery life of a smartwatch by reducing the “chatter” between the device and the network, a bigger drain of energy than screen brightness and other settings targeted by low power modes. The mobile operator has developed an API (application programming interface) that enables apps and operating systems,…
Google Targeted in Fresh EU Consumer Groups’ Privacy Complaints
BRUSSELS—Google has been targeted by a French consumer group and its peers in complaints to privacy watchdogs over its vast trove of users’ personal data harvested via their Google accounts, European consumer organization BEUC said on Thursday. In addition to the French consumer group, others in Greece, the Czech Republic, Norway, and Slovenia have taken…
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