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
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced to employees Wednesday a new effort called “Simplicity Sprint,” which will solicit ideas from its more than 174,000 employees on where to focus and improve efficiency. Pichai said Google’s productivity as a company isn’t where
BRUSSELS, June 13 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc unit Google (GOOGL.O), Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc(TWTR.N) and other tech companies will have to take measures to counter deepfakes and fake accounts on their platforms or risk hefty fines under an updated European Union code
May 18 (Reuters) – Google’s Russian subsidiary plans to file for bankruptcy after authorities seized its bank account, making it impossible to pay staff and vendors, but free services including search and YouTube will keep operating, a Google spokesperson said
May 11 (Reuters) – The science-fiction is harder to see in Google’s second try at glasses with a built-in computer. A decade after the debut of Google Glass, a nubby, sci-fi-looking pair of specs that filmed what wearers saw but
Google on Wednesday announced it’s adopting new privacy restrictions that will cut tracking across apps on its Android devices. The Alphabet-owned company said it is developing new privacy-focused replacements for its advertising ID, a unique string of characters that identifies
Google’s parent firm Alphabet announced quarterly profits Tuesday that beat expectations and nearly doubled in 2021 — after a booming holiday season for the online ads giant facing anti-trust regulation scrutiny. The tech giant had net income of $20.6 billion on revenue
The internet giant announced Friday that it has acquired all of the Central St. Giles building, where it already occupies a number of floors. “Our investment in this striking Renzo Piano-designed development represents our continued confidence in the office as
Google employees are pressing executives to bring back a part of the company’s culture that, in the past, made it a desirable place to work: candor. At a year-end all-hands meeting, held virtually earlier this month, CEO Sundar Pichai read aloud one of
San Francisco, London, Montreal, Paris, and New York have all developed a reputation for being hotbeds of artificial intelligence research over the years. Sydney and Melbourne, Australia’s two biggest cities, have not. But that could be about to change. Google announced