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It's Alive! How Belief In AI Sentience Is Becoming A Problem
AI chatbot company Replika, which offers customers bespoke avatars that talk and listen to them, says it receives a handful of messages almost every day from users who believe their online friend is sentient.
Jun 30, 2022
Microsoft Stops Selling Emotion-reading Tech, Limits Face Recognition
Microsoft Corp on Tuesday said it would stop selling technology that guesses someone's emotion based on a facial image and would no longer provide unfettered access to facial recognition technology.
Jun 21, 2022
Spare 'Documented Dreamers' From Deportation, Tech Giants Tell Biden Official
The Biden administration must protect young adults who could lose U.S.
Jun 07, 2022
Self-driving Cars From GM's Cruise Could Soon Carry Paying Riders In San Francisco
General Motors Co's Cruise on Thursday could become the first company to secure a permit to charge for self-driving car rides in San Francisco, if it can overcome objections by city officials.
Jun 02, 2022
GM's Cruise Wins First California Permit To Carry Paying Riders In Driverless Cars
General Motors Co's Cruise on Thursday became the first company to secure a permit to charge for self-driving car rides in San Francisco, after it overcame objections by city officials.
Jun 02, 2022
U.S. Cities Are Backing Off Banning Facial Recognition As Crime Rises
Facial recognition is making a comeback in the United States as bans to thwart the technology and curb racial bias in policing come under threat amid a surge in crime and increased lobbying from developers.
May 12, 2022
Tinder Owner Match Sues Google In 'Last Resort' To Avoid App-store Booting
Dating apps maker Match Group Inc sued Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday, calling the action a "last resort" to prevent Tinder and its other apps from being booted off the Play store for refusing to share up to 30% of their sales.
May 09, 2022
Google Faces Antitrust Lawsuit From Dating App Owner Match Over Play Store Fees
Dating apps maker Match Group Inc sued Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday, calling the action a "last resort" to prevent Tinder and its other apps from being booted off the Play store for refusing to share up to 30% of their sales.
May 09, 2022
Factbox-How Companies Account For Remote Work In Their Carbon Footprints
Reuters surveyed 20 large companies that both report their carbon footprints and embrace remote work about whether they estimate carbon emissions from employees' home offices.
May 05, 2022
Companies Confront A New Climate Challenge: Home Offices
Tech and financial companies leading efforts to cut climate changing emissions are finding a new challenge from remote work: the CO2 spewing out of home offices.
May 05, 2022
Google Makes $100,000 Worth Of Tech Training Free To Every U.S. Business
Alphabet Inc's Google will provide any U.S. business over $100,000 worth of online courses in data analytics, design and other tech skills for their workers free of charge, the search company said on Monday.
May 02, 2022
Your Phone Number On Google? Search Giant Now Takes Removal Demands
Alphabet Inc's Google has begun entertaining people's requests to remove search results containing their home addresses, phone numbers and email accounts, the latest shift in its stance between personal privacy and access to information.
Apr 27, 2022
Identity Check Contractor ID.me Fires Dozens On Fraud Team As Congress Probes
A major U.S. government contractor of identity verification technology that is under investigation by Congress has fired 39 employees over the past week for inappropriate communications, the company told Reuters.
Apr 26, 2022
Google Sues Alleged Puppy Scammer After Tip From AARP
Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday sued an alleged puppy scammer who used its services to sell fake pets, the first of what the company said would be a growing number of lawsuits targeting apparent misuse by its users.
Apr 11, 2022
AI Is Explaining Itself To Humans. And It's Paying Off
Microsoft Corp's LinkedIn boosted subscription revenue by 8% after arming its sales team with artificial intelligence software that not only predicts clients at risk of canceling, but also explains how it arrived at its conclusion.
Apr 06, 2022
Microsoft's Cloud Business Targeted By EU Antitrust Regulators
EU antitrust regulators are quizzing Microsoft's rivals and customers about its cloud business and licensing deals, a questionnaire seen by Reuters showed, in a move that could lead to a formal investigation and renewed scrutiny of the U.S.
Apr 01, 2022
Ukraine Uses Facial Recognition To Identify Dead Russian Soldiers, Minister Says
Ukraine is using facial recognition software to identify the bodies of Russian soldiers killed in combat and to trace their families to inform them of their deaths, Ukraine's vice prime minister told Reuters.
Mar 23, 2022
Google To Pause Ads That Exploit Or Dismiss Russia-Ukraine War
Alphabet-owned Google will not help websites, apps and YouTube channels sell ads alongside content that it deems exploits, dismisses or condones the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the U.S.
Mar 23, 2022
Quantum Startup Sandbox AQ Spins Off From Alphabet, Gains 'Nine Figures' In Funding
Sandbox AQ, which has long-term goals to help clients use quantum computing, announced on Tuesday that it has spun off from Alphabet Inc, raised "nine figures" of funding and signed several clients for its cybersecurity services.
Mar 22, 2022
Twitter To Cut Spread Of BelTa, Other Belarus State Media Posts
Twitter Inc will place labels on and limit the spread of posts from Belarus state media and their senior staff, the company said on Thursday, in a move aimed to curb misinformation from Russia's ally in its invasion of Ukraine.
Mar 10, 2022
PayPal Shuts Down Its Services In Russia Citing Ukraine Aggression
Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc shut down its services early on Saturday in Russia, citing "the current circumstances," joining many financial and tech companies in suspending operations there after the invasion of Ukraine.
Mar 05, 2022
Google Pauses All Ad Sales In Russia
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday that it had stopped selling online advertising in Russia, a ban that covers search, YouTube and outside publishing partners.
Mar 03, 2022
Google Suspends All Ad Sales In Russia As Censorship Demands Grow
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday that it had stopped selling online advertising in Russia, a ban that covers search, YouTube and outside publishing partners.
Mar 03, 2022
Google Mandates Workers Back To Silicon Valley, Other Offices From April 4
Alphabet Inc's Google from April 4 will require employees back about three days a week in some of its U.S., U.K.
Mar 02, 2022
Google Drops RT, Other Russian State Media From Its News Features
Alphabet Inc's Google confirmed on Tuesday that it had removed Russian state-funded publishers such as RT from its news-related features, including the Google News search tool, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and various sanctions against Russia.
Mar 01, 2022
Google, Meta Face Penalties In Russia As Deadline Passes To Open Local Offices
Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc are among internet companies facing possible punitive measures in Russia after failing to open local offices and take other measures required by a communications law.
Mar 01, 2022
YouTube Blocks RT, Other Russian Channels From Earning Ad Dollars
YouTube on Saturday barred Russian state-owned media outlet RT and other Russian channels from receiving money for advertisements that run with their videos, similar to a move by Facebook, after the invasion of Ukraine.
Feb 26, 2022
Google Blocks RT, Other Russian Channels From Earning Ad Dollars
Alphabet Inc's Google barred on Saturday Russia's state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites, apps and YouTube videos, similar to a move by Facebook after the invasion of Ukraine.
Feb 26, 2022
YouTube Blocks RT, Other Russian Channels From Generating Revenue
YouTube on Saturday suspended multiple Russian channels, including state-funded media outlet RT, from generating revenue on the video service, following a similar move by Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
Feb 26, 2022
Google Keeps Android Ad Tool Into At Least 2024, Exploring Other Options
Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday said it would keep alive for at least two years a tracking technology on its Android phones that is relied upon by advertisers, easing speculation about its plans after Apple Inc frustrated the ad industry by restricting a similar tool.
Feb 16, 2022
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