Alphabet's Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm, source says
Alphabet's Google met with President Donald Trump's government last week and urged them to back away from a push to break up the search engine company, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Google Replacing SMS With QR Codes for Gmail Authentication
Instead of an SMS, a QR code will be sent to your phone to verify your Gmail account. Google says it's moving away from SMS texts to verify accounts in favor of methods including passkeys and QR codes.
Google's March Pixel Drop just arrived with 10 serious upgrades - here's what's new
From loss of pulse detection to menstrual health tracking, Google's latest Pixel drop is packed with features.
That humanities degree might come in handy if you want a job in AI, the editorial director at Google's NotebookLM told BI
The editorial director of NotebookLM at Google Labs says the new 'AI wrangler" role relies on deep knowledge of the latest models rather than coding.
Google sets long-term plan to exit Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, consolidate in South Lake Union
Google confirmed Friday that the company plans to bring all its employees in Seattle together at its South Lake Union campus.
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FDA Approves 'Loss of Pulse Detection' Feature for Google Pixel Watch 3
Loss of pulse detection uses the watch's existing heart rate sensor and an AI algorithm that processes the data. It should launch by the end of March.
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This Is the Most Annoying Feature in Google Maps, and I Need It to Stop
Commentary: I'm already distracted by everything else going on around me when I drive. I don't need more of it from Google.
General Motors (NYSE:GM) Signals AI Drive with Ex-Google Hire
Detroit is looking more and more like Silicon Valley these days as the auto industry shifts into new technologies such as autonomous driving, a
Google just gave Pixel Watch its most important update yet - and it's free to use
The Pixel Watch 3 is getting a first-of-its-kind, potentially life-saving feature. In a blog post, Google announced that it had received FDA clearance for its Loss of Pulse Detection feature. Also: My new favorite Android smartwatch outperforms Google and Samsung in a crucial way The feature works by tracking your heartbeat.
Google’s Sergey Brin Urges Workers to the Office ‘at Least’ Every Weekday
The tech giant’s co-founder said that if employees worked harder and were in the office more, the company could reach an artificial general intelligence breakthrough.
Hanging up on Skype; Google’s future in Seattle; Microsoft’s quest for a quantum leap
Google prepares to say goodbye to Seattle's Fremont neighborhood, we get ready to say farewell to Skype; and we take a quantum leap with one of Microsoft's top technical leaders in the field: theoretical physicist Chetan Nayak,
Samsung, BBC, Others Respond to U.K. Competition Watchdog’s Google Search Investigation
The watchdog has published a raft of comments from companies, lobbyists and academics as part of its investigation into Google under its new tech antitrust rules.