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In Response To EU Antitrust Concerns, Google Gives Android Users More Options
In Response To EU Antitrust Concerns, Google Gives Android Users More Options
April 18, 2019  |  Google

A senior Google executive said the company is responding to concerns from EU antitrust regulators by allowing Android users the option to download competing browsers...

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How Big Tech Is Disrupting Big Healthcare
How Big Tech Is Disrupting Big Healthcare
April 08, 2019  |  Healthcare

Big Tech is busy disrupting healthcare and shaping the industry’s future, and Amazon is showing the latest example of that — though it’s hardly the...

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Google AI Ethics Council Set Back By Staff Petition
Google AI Ethics Council Set Back By Staff Petition
April 02, 2019  |  Google

As Google pursues deals for cloud computing, the tech company formed a council to handle artificial intelligence (AI) challenges. The council is facing the departure...

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Google Wants To Bring More Learning To Robots
Google Wants To Bring More Learning To Robots
March 27, 2019  |  Innovation

Make it about machine learning – that seems to be a theme behind Google’s return to robotics, an effort that reportedly has more to do...

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Google Gets Back Into Robotics
Google Gets Back Into Robotics
March 27, 2019  |  Google

If at first one doesn’t succeed … Google is reportedly back in the robotics game, according to a The New York Times report. It said the company...

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Google Parent Firm Creates AI Ethics Committee
Google Parent Firm Creates AI Ethics Committee
March 27, 2019  |  Google

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is giving rise to more questions about its ethical use. Now, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is creating what Reuters...

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Waymo Seeks Funding To Boost Valuation
Waymo Seeks Funding To Boost Valuation
March 12, 2019  |  Investments

Waymo is looking to raise outside capital for the first time to boost its valuation past that of Cruise, the General Motors-owned autonomous vehicle business...

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Alphabet’s Waymo To Sell Lidar Mapping Sensors To Partners
Alphabet’s Waymo To Sell Lidar Mapping Sensors To Partners
March 06, 2019  |  Innovation

Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet, said on Wednesday (March 6) that it’s going to start selling its autonomous car sensors to partners that...

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Alphabet Seeks Share Of Taxes For Toronto ‘Smart City’
Alphabet Seeks Share Of Taxes For Toronto ‘Smart City’
February 15, 2019  |  Innovation

To create a smart city on the waterfront of Toronto, Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs is reportedly looking for a share of development fees, increased land value and...

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