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Google launches AI-driven audio news feed

Google launches AI-driven audio news feed

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 07 08:55 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Google said Thursday it was launching a radio-style, on-demand audio news feed available on smart speakers, personalized with the help of artificial intelligence. Read more »

Google workers want plug pulled on plan for China search

Google workers want plug pulled on plan for China search

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 08:23 AM

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai last month acknowledged publicly for the first time that the company was considering a search engine for China, saying it could offer "better information" to people than rival services. Read more »

Google expands in PH, opens new office in Taguig

Google expands in PH, opens new office in Taguig

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 06:48 PM

The new Google office is located across its older office building in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. It will house employees who work under Google Services Philippines, the firm said in a statement. Read more »

Google hears protesters, changes sexual harassment policies

Google hears protesters, changes sexual harassment policies

Arjun Panchadar and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 09:09 AM

Arbitration will become optional for individual sexual harassment and sexual assault claims, Google said, enabling lawsuits on those matters. It also said employees who fail to complete mandatory sexual harassment training will be docked in performance reviews. Read more »

Women in tech call for greater roles as #MeToo hits

Women in tech call for greater roles as #MeToo hits

Belinda Goldsmith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 07 07:04 AM

The ninth Web Summit comes amid growing concerns about sexism in the tech world with thousands of Google employees walking out last week to protest the company's response to sexual misconduct and workplace inequality. Read more »

Google workers around the world protest its corporate culture

Google workers around the world protest its corporate culture

Jane Lanhee Lee and Angela Moon, Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 05:47 AM

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif./NEW YORK - Thousands of Google employees and contractors staged brief midday walkouts on Thursday at offices across Asia, Europe, and North America to protest sexism, racism, and unchecked executive power in their workplace. Read more »

Another exec out amid sex harassment tension at Google

Another exec out amid sex harassment tension at Google

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 01:51 PM

Word that Rich DeVaul, a director at X lab devoted to "moonshots" such as internet service from balloons, was out came with reports that women employees were organizing a walk-out on Thursday to protest lenient handling of sexual misconduct in the workplace. Read more »

US Supreme Court divided over how Google settled privacy case

US Supreme Court divided over how Google settled privacy case

Andrew Chung, Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 06:17 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. Supreme Court justices, in an internet privacy case involving Google, disagreed on Wednesday over whether to rein in a form of settlement in class action lawsuits that awards money to charities and other third parties instead of to people affected by the alleged wrongdoing.   Read more »

From streaming TV to Gmail, it's all about the cloud

From streaming TV to Gmail, it's all about the cloud

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 04:21 PM

No, not those large white bodies of water vapor floating through the sky -- the tech definition of cloud simply refers to having servers in remote data centers handling programs or data that people or businesses can access anywhere from devices of their choosing. Read more »

Google fired 48 for sexual harassment over 2 years

Google fired 48 for sexual harassment over 2 years

Julie Charpentrat, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 07:55 AM

Google said Thursday it fired 48 employees in the past two years -- including 13 senior executives -- as a result of sexual harassment allegations, citing "an increasingly hard line" on inappropriate conduct. Read more »

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