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Google DeepMind UK Workers To Unionise Over AI Sales To Israeli Defence Groups: Report
DeepMind has come under strain from its parent company, Google, in recent months to find commercial uses for its powerful AI.
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AI Can Help Save 122 Hours A Year In Administrative Tasks: Google
Britain could gain 400 billion pounds from AI-driven growth if it trained its workforce, Google said, after a pilot scheme in the UK showed workers could save more than 120 hours a year by using AI in administrative tasks.
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Google Orders Remote Workers To Return To Office Or Risk Losing Their Jobs
Remote employees in Google's Technical Services unit have been told to report to their closest office at least three days a week.
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Google Workers Unhappy With Salary Hike Vent At All-Hands Meeting
The issue was raised in a company all-hands on Tuesday (Mar 25), according to a transcript of the meeting.
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Google Reportedly Wants to Educate Professionals and Regulators on AI
Google is reportedly planning to heavily invest in artificial intelligence (AI) education. The Mountain View-based tech giant’s efforts are said to be concentrated on professionals working in the technology and allied fields as well as regulators and lawmakers who will determine the future of AI. As per the report, the company wants to create bot...
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CEO's Post On High-Earning Tech Worker Living On "Paycheck To Paycheck" Sparks Concern
Despite both having high-paying tech jobs, Mr Chen's friend from Google revealed they often feel strapped for cash.
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Ex-Google Executive Shares 3 Life Lessons After 12 Years With Tech Giant
Mr Pferdt shares three key lessons that extend beyond tech workers, aiming to help anyone "lead a more meaningful life."
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OpenAI, Google DeepMind Employees Warn of AI Risks, Demand Better Whistleblower Protection Policies
OpenAI and Google DeepMind’s former and current employees have written an open letter demanding better whistleblower protection policies from their employers. OpenAI and Google DeepMind are among the frontier tech companies that are rapidly building artificial intelligence (AI) systems and capabilities. The open letter is endorsed by two of the t...
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Firings For Protesting Israel Contract Were Illegal, Say Ex-Google Workers
A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's Google have filed a complaint with a US labor board claiming the tech company unlawfully fired them for protesting its cloud contract with the Israeli government.
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Google Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Assistant, Devices and Services Teams; Fitbit Co-Founders to Depart Google
Google on Wednesday announced that it was laying off hundreds of employees across its Google Assistant team while a similar number of users were laid off from its Devices and Services team, according to the company. The majority of the layoffs from the latter will comprise its 1P augmented reality (AR) teams, according to the search giant.
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ChatGPT Fever Spreads to US Workplace, Firms Raise Concerns Over Intellectual Property Leaks
Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot program that uses generative AI to hold conversations with users and answer myria...
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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Reaps $226 Million Compensation in 2022 Amid Layoffs
Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai received total compensation of about $226 million (roughly Rs. 1,850 crore) in 2022, more than 800 times the median employee's pay, the company said in a securities filing on Friday. Early this month, hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company's London offices following a dispute over layoffs...
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Google's Rush to Take Its AI Chatbot Bard Public Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say
Google, the trusted internet-search giant, is providing low-quality information in a race to keep up with the competition, while giving less priority to its ethical commitments, according to 18 current and former workers at the company and internal documentation reviewed by Bloomberg.
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Dunzo Secures $75 Million in Funding, Lays Off 30 Percent of Its Staff as Part of Business Revamp: Report
Indian online delivery platform Dunzo has secured funding of $75 million (roughly Rs. 614 crore) through convertible notes and is laying off about 30 percent of its staff as it plans a revamp of its business model, the Economic Times reported on Thursday.
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Meta to Lay Off Thousands of Workers This Week in Fresh Round of Job Cuts to Meet Financial Targets: Report
Meta Platforms will cut thousands of jobs as soon as this week in a fresh round of layoffs, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, only a few months after the Facebook-parent reduced more than 11,000 people from its workforce.
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Google DeepMind UK Workers To Unionise Over AI Sales To Israeli Defence Groups: Report
DeepMind has come under strain from its parent company, Google, in recent months to find commercial uses for its powerful AI.
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AI Can Help Save 122 Hours A Year In Administrative Tasks: Google
Britain could gain 400 billion pounds from AI-driven growth if it trained its workforce, Google said, after a pilot scheme in the UK showed workers could save more than 120 hours a year by using AI in administrative tasks.
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Google Orders Remote Workers To Return To Office Or Risk Losing Their Jobs
Remote employees in Google's Technical Services unit have been told to report to their closest office at least three days a week.
-
Google Workers Unhappy With Salary Hike Vent At All-Hands Meeting
The issue was raised in a company all-hands on Tuesday (Mar 25), according to a transcript of the meeting.
-
Google Reportedly Wants to Educate Professionals and Regulators on AI
Google is reportedly planning to heavily invest in artificial intelligence (AI) education. The Mountain View-based tech giant’s efforts are said to be concentrated on professionals working in the technology and allied fields as well as regulators and lawmakers who will determine the future of AI. As per the report, the company wants to create bot...
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CEO's Post On High-Earning Tech Worker Living On "Paycheck To Paycheck" Sparks Concern
Despite both having high-paying tech jobs, Mr Chen's friend from Google revealed they often feel strapped for cash.
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Ex-Google Executive Shares 3 Life Lessons After 12 Years With Tech Giant
Mr Pferdt shares three key lessons that extend beyond tech workers, aiming to help anyone "lead a more meaningful life."
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OpenAI, Google DeepMind Employees Warn of AI Risks, Demand Better Whistleblower Protection Policies
OpenAI and Google DeepMind’s former and current employees have written an open letter demanding better whistleblower protection policies from their employers. OpenAI and Google DeepMind are among the frontier tech companies that are rapidly building artificial intelligence (AI) systems and capabilities. The open letter is endorsed by two of the t...
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Firings For Protesting Israel Contract Were Illegal, Say Ex-Google Workers
A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's Google have filed a complaint with a US labor board claiming the tech company unlawfully fired them for protesting its cloud contract with the Israeli government.
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Google Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Assistant, Devices and Services Teams; Fitbit Co-Founders to Depart Google
Google on Wednesday announced that it was laying off hundreds of employees across its Google Assistant team while a similar number of users were laid off from its Devices and Services team, according to the company. The majority of the layoffs from the latter will comprise its 1P augmented reality (AR) teams, according to the search giant.
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ChatGPT Fever Spreads to US Workplace, Firms Raise Concerns Over Intellectual Property Leaks
Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot program that uses generative AI to hold conversations with users and answer myria...
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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Reaps $226 Million Compensation in 2022 Amid Layoffs
Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai received total compensation of about $226 million (roughly Rs. 1,850 crore) in 2022, more than 800 times the median employee's pay, the company said in a securities filing on Friday. Early this month, hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company's London offices following a dispute over layoffs...
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Google's Rush to Take Its AI Chatbot Bard Public Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say
Google, the trusted internet-search giant, is providing low-quality information in a race to keep up with the competition, while giving less priority to its ethical commitments, according to 18 current and former workers at the company and internal documentation reviewed by Bloomberg.
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Dunzo Secures $75 Million in Funding, Lays Off 30 Percent of Its Staff as Part of Business Revamp: Report
Indian online delivery platform Dunzo has secured funding of $75 million (roughly Rs. 614 crore) through convertible notes and is laying off about 30 percent of its staff as it plans a revamp of its business model, the Economic Times reported on Thursday.
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Meta to Lay Off Thousands of Workers This Week in Fresh Round of Job Cuts to Meet Financial Targets: Report
Meta Platforms will cut thousands of jobs as soon as this week in a fresh round of layoffs, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, only a few months after the Facebook-parent reduced more than 11,000 people from its workforce.
