Goldman Sachs is putting $500M into the next phase of its 10,000 Small Businesses programme, including a new AI institute built with Anthropic, Google, Meta and OpenAI. At the launch, its chief executive said there is very little that needs the frontie…
Google has changed its privacy policy so that Gmail, Drive and Google Photos content can shape your ads. That applies if you connect those apps to Google services that show ads. The new version of the Google privacy policy took effect on 16 October. Sh…
Google cleared an estimated 250,000 trees at its planned data centre site in Muhos, northern Finland, before finishing the required environmental assessment. Miranda Bryant reported this for the Guardian from the site. The clearing covers 330 hectares,…
“No, no, no. This time I’m not doing it… Oceans are different, sir.” That is what Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said when Donald Trump asked him to rename the Atlantic Ocean, according to Trump. The president told the story at a rally in South C…
Google’s pledge to keep Gmail and Photos out of ad targeting now has an exception for connected AI search data.
Malaysia could extend its ban on the Waze maps app from civil servants to the whole country, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday. A full ban would come only after officials look at other apps, he said. Anwar spoke to reporters in Kuala Lumpur, …
At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not just gain an early following but keep one.
Google has updated its privacy policy in a way that could mean you’ll start seeing targeted ads based on your personal data if you’re using personalized AI features. The update, spotted by Android Authority, adds an exception to its promise about not using your Drive, Gmail, or Google Photos for personalized ads. While the previous […]
As the US gets closer to permanently adopting daylight saving time following the House advancing the Sunshine Protection Act in July, there could be some unforeseen consequences to getting an extra hour of sun in the evening all year long. Following the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Manitoba permanently switching to daylight saving this […]