#Google co-founder Larry Page reportedly hiding out in Fiji

#Google co-founder Larry Page reportedly hiding out in Fiji

“#Google co-founder Larry Page reportedly hiding out in Fiji” Larry Page, the secretive co-founder of Google, has reportedly spent much of the pandemic hiding out on tropical islands in Fiji, entering the country through a system designed to allow the ultra-wealthy to circumvent COVID-19 travel restrictions. The reclusive billionaire has stayed mostly on the heart-shaped…

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#Google searches for new measure of skin tones to curb bias

#Google searches for new measure of skin tones to curb bias

“#Google searches for new measure of skin tones to curb bias” Alphabet Inc’s Google told Reuters this week it is developing an alternative to the industry standard method for classifying skin tones, which a growing chorus of technology researchers and dermatologists says is inadequate for assessing whether products are biased against people of color. At issue is a six-color…

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#Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo raises .5B in funding

#Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo raises $2.5B in funding

“#Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo raises $2.5B in funding” Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo said on Wednesday it raised $2.5 billion in its fresh funding round in a year after a string of defections of executives rekindled concerns about the technology struggling to scale up. The funding led by Alphabet and other existing shareholders is the second outside funding…

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#Google to open first physical store in Chelsea this summer

#Google to open first physical store in Chelsea this summer

“#Google to open first physical store in Chelsea this summer” Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it would open its first physical store in NYC this summer, mirroring a retail approach that has helped Apple rake in billions of dollars in the last two decades. The Google store will be located in Chelsea near Google’s NYC campus, which houses over 11,000 employees. Google,…

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#CEO of self-driving company Waymo steps down

#CEO of self-driving company Waymo steps down

“#CEO of self-driving company Waymo steps down” The head of Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo said on Friday he was stepping down as chief executive and would be replaced by a pair of executives. John Krafcik, a long-time auto industry executive who has headed Waymo for more than five years, will stay on as an adviser,…

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#Google parent’s stock spikes thanks to record ad revenue

#Google parent’s stock spikes thanks to record ad revenue

“#Google parent’s stock spikes thanks to record ad revenue” Alphabet’s stock price surged Wednesday after the Google parent said it ended 2020 with a bang. Shares in the Silicon Valley titan rose as much as 8.7 percent to $2,086.99 in early trading following a fourth-quarter earnings report that showed a strong comeback in Alphabet’s advertising…

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#Alphabet scraps ‘moonshot’ Loon internet balloon project

#Alphabet scraps ‘moonshot’ Loon internet balloon project

“#Alphabet scraps ‘moonshot’ Loon internet balloon project” Google parent Alphabet has announced that it is letting the air out of its internet-beaming balloon project — the latest of the tech giant’s “moonshot” programs to get scrapped. Loon, which used high-flying balloons to bring internet to remote areas of the globe, will be winding down its…

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#Google workers form a union

#Google workers form a union

“#Google workers form a union” More than 200 Google workers have formed a union that aims to press the tech titan to live up to its former motto: “Don’t be evil.” The Alphabet Workers Union, named for Google’s parent company, has so far attracted 226 card-carrying members who are fed up with bosses dismissing their…

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