#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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#Google told scientists to take ‘positive tone’ on AI research: report

#Google told scientists to take ‘positive tone’ on AI research: report

“#Google told scientists to take ‘positive tone’ on AI research: report” Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review, and in at least three cases requested authors refrain from casting its technology in a negative light, according to internal communications and interviews with researchers involved in…

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#Google wins EU antitrust approval for B Fitbit deal

#Google wins EU antitrust approval for $2B Fitbit deal

“#Google wins EU antitrust approval for $2B Fitbit deal” Google won EU antitrust approval on Thursday for its $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit after agreeing to restrictions on how it will use customers’ health-related data. The deal had triggered criticism from privacy advocates on both sides of the Atlantic, consumer organizations and Google rivals about…

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