Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. , is facing a big challenge. Last Thursday, their stock prices took a 4% dip after the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed a major change. The DOJ thinks Google should step back from controlling its Chrome browser. The goal? To shake up Google's dominant position in the search engine market. Both big political parties in t...
Sony has unveiled the PS5 Pro, a high-end console designed for gamers seeking the ultimate PlayStation experience. Think of it as the iPhone Pro Max or Kindle Signature of consoles, but still cheaper than a gaming PC. With a powerful GPU that supports 4K at 60 fps, an AI that enhances textures, improved ray tracing, and a spacious 2TB SSD (without a disc drive), the ...
Google, part of Alphabet Inc. , is making big money, mostly thanks to its search engine. In the last three months of the year, Alphabet made $26. 3 billion, which is 34% more than last year. And their sales went up by 15% to $88. 27 billion. This growth is partly because Google is investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI). Google is spending a lot on AI to st...
A union for Google employees is calling out the tech giant for muzzling workers. This comes after a court ruled Google has an unfair advantage in online search. Google's top brass told staff to keep quiet about the case. The Alphabet Workers Union thinks this is against the law. They say Google is trying to squelch worker chatter about antitrust battles. A Google spo...
You might think that searching for IQ scores of different countries would bring up a mix of results. But recently, AI-powered search engines from Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity have been throwing up some troubling findings. These searches have been dishing out deeply racist and long-debunked research that suggests white people are genetically superior. Patrik Her...
Google might have to part ways with some of its big names like Chrome and Android, sharing user search data with competitors. This comes after the US Justice Department suggested these changes in a recent court filing. The DOJ wants to stop Google from favoring its own products, like Chrome, Play, and Android, in search results. This is all because a judge found Goog...
The recent announcement of a privately funded satellite constellation for wildfire detection is a significant milestone in the fight against global wildfires. The FireSat constellation, backed by Google's philanthropic arm, aims to deploy over 50 small satellites in low-Earth orbit to pinpoint flare-ups as small as a classroom anywhere in the world. But what if this ...
The debate over whether Google's adtech business should be broken up has taken center stage in the latest antitrust showdown. The CEO of The Trade Desk, a major advertising tech platform, argues that Google's dominance in the adtech market is stifling competition. According to Jeff Green, Google's Ad Manager, the platform that helps publishers and advertisers manage ...