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How Ford and VW’s multibillion-dollar self-driving car project failed

Milton Acorn Mar 22, 2023 0

In 2017, automakers were scrambling to develop cars that could drive themselves.Ford Motor bet a billion dollars on a startup called Argo AI to catch up to flashy tech companies like Google, Uber and Tesla. Volkswagen, the second-largest…

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Google opens Bard A.I. for testing by users in U.S. and UK

Russel Berry Mar 21, 2023 0

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAfter months of public chatter about emerging chatbots powered by artificial intelligence, Google is opening its Bard AI platform to a limited number of users.The company is officially allowing people…

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Apple, Amazon, Google will likely get a reprieve from GOP-controlled House on antitrust legislation

Russel Berry Mar 18, 2023 0

Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Ken Buck, R-Colo., are seen during a House Judiciary Committee markup in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesTech giants Google, Amazon and Apple are…

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Trump YouTube account restrictions lifted

Russel Berry Mar 17, 2023 0

Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on education as he holds a campaign rally with supporters, in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. March 13, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersGoogle-owned YouTube will allow former President Donald Trump's…

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Google stacks legal team with former DOJ employees as it faces antitrust cases

Russel Berry Mar 17, 2023 0

People walk near the Google offices on July 04, 2022 in New York City.John Smith | View Press | Getty ImagesGoogle's parent company Alphabet has stacked its legal team with former Department of Justice employees as it fights two separate…

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Microsoft justifies AI’s ‘usefully wrong’ answers

Russel Berry Mar 17, 2023 0

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the company's Ignite Spotlight event in Seoul on Nov. 15, 2022.SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThanks to recent advances in artificial intelligence, new tools like ChatGPT are wowing consumers…

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Google nixes paying out rest of medical leave for laid-off employees

Russel Berry Mar 17, 2023 0

The Google office in New York on February 2, 2023.Ed Jones | Afp | Getty ImagesGoogle is indicating to ex-staffers, who got laid off while on maternity and medical leave, that they won't get paid for all of their remaining time off,…

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Google raises price of YouTube TV to $73, blaming content costs

Russel Berry Mar 17, 2023 0

Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of the YouTube logo.Dado Ruvic | ReutersGoogle announced a price increase for its YouTube TV subscription on Thursday. It's rising from $65 per month to $73…