Google thinks its language AI can manage a trillion parameters
Can’t be worse than what it has now
While firms are under the mistaken believe that they can save a buck or two on translation services using AI, the technology is a long way away from being remotely reliable. So Google boffins have been flat out trying to make it better.
Google investigated over Chrome
UK Watchdog worried that all advertising roads lead to Chrome
UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Google’s proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser.
Google hacked off at new drone laws
FUD post
Search engine outfit Google is rather miffed at the new rules the US has come up with to regulate drone flights.
Microsoft and Google join Facebook in fight against Israeli NSO
It makes tools which are "powerful, and dangerous"
Microsoft and Google, have joined Facebook's legal battle against hacking company NSO, filing an amicus brief in federal court that warned the Israeli firm's tools were "powerful, and dangerous".
Google snaps up recycling outfit
Convert old PCs to Chromebooks
Google bought a company called Neverware that sells software to transform old personal computers and Macs into Chromebook devices.
Google to shut down Android Things
Things ain’t what they used to be
Google plans to shut down Android Things, a stripped-down version of Android designed for smart home devices.
Google AI boffin claims she was fired
Google denies it
Timnit Gebru, one of the best-known AI researchers today and co-lead of an AI ethics team at Google, said she was fired for sending an email to "non-management employees that was inconsistent with the expectations of a Google manager".
Foxconn finds use for Trump's white elephant
Will assemble servers for Google
Foxconn plans to assemble key components for Google servers from its plant in Wisconsin, people familiar with the matter said, finally breathing life into a factory Donald Trump hailed as crucial to bringing manufacturing back to the US.
Splitting up tech giants will not be necessary
Europe's antitrust watchdog barks
Splitting up large tech companies such as Google and Facebook will not be necessary, Europe’s antitrust chief said on Sunday.
How Google AdSense steals from customers
Fudzilla monthly revenue chopped by 65 percent
Last month we decided to increase Google ads presence of Fudzilla and increase the number of banners, giving Google some better spots. Revenue more than doubled but after the end of the month, Google market 65 percent of our ad traffic as Invalid Traffic - AdSense for Content, deducting 65 percent of the revenue.