Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. This week, we learned a lot more about the inner workings of AI fairness and ethics operations at Facebook and Google and how things have gone wrong. On Monday, a Google employee group wrote a letter asking Congress and state […]
Google: No tracking tools to replace third-party cookies in Chrome
Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. (Reuters) — Alphabet’s Google will not build or use alternate tools to track web browsing traffic once it begins phasing out existing technology from its Chrome browser next year, it said in a blog post on Wednesday, in a move […]
Google launches transatlantic Dunant subsea cable as cloud sales soar
Google’s second fully privately owned subsea cable is now open for business. The announcement comes shortly after the company recorded record quarterly revenues, with soaring cloud sales playing a major role. In 2018, the internet giant revealed plans for its Dunant cable. It’s one of more than a dozen projects Google has backed over the […]
Google Stadia gives up making its own games, sells tech to rivals
Video game streaming service Stadia has suffered a massive downgrade in its ambitions, as 150 staff are impacted – including Jade Raymond. Stadia has barely been running for a year and already Google has abandoned the idea of making its own first party games, and while the service will continue the technology is also being […]
Google shuts down internal Stadia game studio
Google is shutting down its internal game development studios tasked with making video games for Stadia, the company’s game-streaming platform. Stadia GM and vice president Phil Harrison announced the closure of Stadia Games and Entertainment on Monday on the Stadia blog. “Creating best-in-class games from the ground up takes many years and significant investment, and […]
Google spells out consequences of Apple’s privacy push and IDFA changes
Apple has prioritized user privacy over targeted advertising, and Google is spelling out today what that means for itself as well as game and app developers. Apple is advocating its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy, which will require developers to ask for permission when they use personal data from other companies’ apps and websites for […]
Google Makes 'Tilt Brush' Open Source as Active Development Comes to a Halt – Road to VR
The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email, delivered directly to your inbox. Email Address Google announced it has stopped active development on Tilt Brush (2016), the company’s VR paint app. All is not lost though. As the team […]
Google targets AI ethics lead Margaret Mitchell after firing Timnit Gebru
Google has revoked Ethical AI team leader Margaret “Meg” Mitchell’s employee privileges and is currently investigating her activity, according to a statement provided by a company spokesperson. Should Google fire Mitchell, it will mean the company has effectively chosen to behead its own AI ethics team in under two months. In an interview with VentureBeat […]
Microsoft, Amazon, and Google looking to acquire ‘big name’ video game studios
The likes of Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are approaching and in talks to buy out a few unidentified studios. Microsoft has already been very open about its desire to acquire new studios, but now there is word that other companies such as Amazon and Google are looking to do the same. This is according to […]
Google launches privacy-sensitive Guest Mode on Google Assistant devices
Google today launched Guest Mode, a new way to use Google Assistant on smart devices like Nest Audio and Nest Hub Max without having to sign into a Google account. First announced last fall, Guest Mode allows users to use Google Assistant-powered smart speakers and smart displays without having their activity saved, offering ostensibly stronger […]