Google I/O this week was a boon to parent company Alphabet’s stock price. In internal conversations, employees credited engineers for their quick work on artificial intelligence products, while making fun of executives for saying “AI” so frequently. “As someone who
A 3D-printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo May 10 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google(GOOGL.O) on Wednesday demonstrated an updated core search product that embeds more AI in its answers as the company looks
In a rare companywide memo from CFO Ruth Porat, Google kicked off “multi-year” employee service cuts. The company is cutting back on laptops and equipment, according to more detailed internal documents viewed by CNBC. Ruth Porat, Alphabet CFO Adam Galica
New YorkCNN — On the morning of January 20, one Google employee had to call tech support after getting hit with an unusual error message when they tried to log in to their work system. Another employee’s manager was on vacation, so
Google unveiled its new bot called Bard Google is searching for ways to reassure people that it is still out in front in the race for the best artificial intelligence technology. And so far, the internet giant seems to be
REDMOND, Wash., Feb 7 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is revamping its Bing search engine and Edge Web browser with artificial intelligence, the company said on Tuesday, signaling its ambition to retake the lead in consumer technology markets where it has fallen
Google CEO Sundar Pichai told investors Thursday that it is planning to roll out its LaMDA language model with search components “very soon,” suggesting pressure from Microsoft-backed ChatGPT. The company also said it’s restructuring its artificial intelligence subsidiary DeepMind into
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and executive leaders addressed employee questions at a town hall meeting on Monday after last week’s job cuts. “I understand you are worried about what comes next for your work,” Pichai said. Pichai said executive bonuses
Alphabet missed analyst expectations on the top and bottom lines. Revenue at YouTube declined, while analysts were expecting growth of about 3%. Total growth of 6% marked the weakest period of expansion since 2013, other than one period during the
Alphabet’s Google on Monday said it shut down the Google Translate service in mainland China, citing low usage. It marks the end of one of Google’s last remaining products in the world’s second-largest economy. Google has a very limited presence