Category: Google Inc

Inside the Big Tech Lobbying Machine Aiming to Halt Social Media Bans

The New York Times – Business:
Tech giants, including Meta and Alphabet, are spending lavishly on splashy billboard ads, courting on-the-fence politicians and bulking up their ranks of lobbyists.
Money Talks as India Searches for Its Place in Global A.I.

The New York Times – Business:
Narendra Modi, the prime minister, convened foreign leaders, the richest Silicon Valley companies and thousands of Indian entrepreneurs for a week of deal making.
Homeland Security Demands Social Media Sites Reveal Names Behind Anti-ICE Posts

The New York Times – Business:
The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.
California Jury Convicts Ex-Google Engineer of Stealing AI Secrets

A federal jury found that Linwei Ding stole thousands of confidential files to help him start a company in Beijing.
The A.I. Boom’s Uncertain Payoff

Companies like Microsoft and Meta are still spending big on artificial intelligence. But investors remain antsy about seeing results.
Tech Firms Are Persuading Retailers to Put A.I. Everywhere

Stores of all kinds are using artificial intelligence to sell everything from luxury handbags to hay for horses.
Google Guys Say Bye to California

Sergey Brin is joining his Google co-founder, Larry Page, in reducing ties to the state where they built their fortunes.
Google and Character.AI to Settle Lawsuit Over Teenager’s Death

The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. chatbot.
Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last?

Companies like Kairos Energy are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their success is far from assured.
Tech Giants Are Racing to Embed A.I. in Schools Around the Globe

More governments are rolling out chatbots in schools. Some experts warn the tools could erode teaching and learning.
Gmail to Let Users Change Their Addresses While Keeping Data

Under the shift, which Google said would eventually be rolled out to all users, old addresses would remain active. Messages and services would not be lost.
Data Center Surge Reaches India as American Tech Giants Invest Billions

Megacities in southern India are attracting enormous investments to help build artificial intelligence infrastructure to serve the world’s most data-hungry country.