Google Removes Pledge Against AI Weapons and Surveillance Development
Google has quietly removed a key commitment from its AI ethics guidelines. The tech giant no longer pledges to avoid AI projects that could cause "overall harm," including weapons...
Google shares plummet after earnings disappoint
Just a few minutes after trading opened in New York, shares in Google-parent Alphabet were down 7.16%Shares in Google dropped by more than seven per cent on Wall Street...
Google shares slide on spending plans despite sales jump
TECH giant Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reported robust fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, with revenues jumping 12 per cent to US$96.5 billion, but analysts saw reason for concern in costs...
Google pushes global agenda to educate workers, lawmakers on AI – The Business Times
ALPHABET’S Google, already facing an unprecedented regulatory onslaught, is looking to shape public perception and policies on artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of a global wave of AI regulation.A key...
Column: The rise of Silicon Valley, from indifference to lords of the political universe
When the high and mighty of Silicon Valley assumed their privileged perch at the swearing-in of President Trump, it was an ostentatious show of wealth and power unlike any...
Oracle, Apple, Google diverge on whether to keep serving TikTok – The Business Times
APPLE and Oracle have reacted differently to President Donald Trump’s pledge that the US government will not enforce a national security law that raised potential penalties for US partners...
Taiwan’s HTC to sell part of XR unit to Google for US$250 million – The Business Times
TAIWAN’S HTC said on Thursday (Jan 23) it will sell part of its unit for extended reality (XR) headsets and glasses to Google for US$250 million and transfer some...
Apple and Google Remove TikTok from US App Stores Amid New Law
TikTok is officially unavailable in the US as Apple and Google removed the app from their mobile stores following a new law targeting national security concerns. The law, effective...
