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Google"s eerily realistic new AI will identify itself when talking to people, says Google

AP Photo/Eric Risberg At Google's biggest event of the year, CEO Sundar Pichai introduced Google Duplex, a new AI software that talks eerily like a human, and even uses realistic .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 11th, 2018

Google unveils "magic window" that can let people chat virtually in lifelike 3D

Google's Project Starline uses 3D imaging technology to make it feel "like you're talking with someone right in front of you." Google Google announced a lifelike virtual meeting screen that uses 3-D imaging tech on Tuesday. The.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMay 18th, 2021

Alphabet subsidiary Verily Life Sciences is working on site to help people find coronavirus tests

Google parent Alphabet Inc. will create a web site that lets consumers identify the symptoms and risks associated with coronavirus, and the nearest locations where testing is available......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 13th, 2020

Ashton Kutcher dropped a big hint that he may be a user of a controversial facial recognition app while eating hot wings on YouTube last year

First We Feast/Complex A startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Facebook, Google, and YouTube — created software that matches people with publicly available photos to identify them. The .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 5th, 2020

Should people know they"re talking to an algorithm? After a controversial debut, Google now says yes

Psychology professor Michelle Drouin wanted to know how people would react if a chatbot could emulate a human. So she and her fellow researchers split 350 undergraduate students into three groups. .....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 11th, 2018

A former exec says Google once pulled the plug on videoconferencing tech because it couldn"t identify people of color (GOOG, GOOGL)

Greg Sandoval/Business Insider Former Google executive Diane Bryant said during a presentation on Tuesday that she had first-hand knowledge about .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderAug 15th, 2018

Google wins court case over face-scanning feature in Google Photos

A federal judge in Illinois on Saturday threw out a closely-watched case involving Alphabet Inc.-owned Google’s ability to identify people in photos, saying the two victims who sued the search giant failed to prove they suffered any injuries from.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 31st, 2018

ORG CHARTS: View the most important people and power structures at companies like Netflix, Google and Goldman Sachs

Our org charts plot out the top executives at some of the wo.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMay 24th, 2021

The Value Gap: ‘Disability keeps getting left out’: A Google exec on boosting representation of people with disabilities — and bringing them into the C-suite

‘My hearing loss is my superpower, but it took a lot for me to recognize that,’ says KR Liu......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 23rd, 2021

Google"s search animation is encouraging people to wear masks as some states begin lifting mandates

When clicked, the animation brings a searcher to a results page that says "Wear a mask. Save lives." Screenshot Screenshot Each of the letters in "Google" is wearing a face mask in the new animation. When clicked, th.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytApr 6th, 2021

A lawsuit that accused Google of collecting the data of people who were using incognito mode can continue, said a federal judge

A federal judge denied Google's request to dismiss a suit claiming users weren't notified th.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 14th, 2021

Google launched a $2 million funding programme for Black founders in Europe: "There is a lot of work to do."

Black people remain woefully underrepresented in VC and startup circles. AudioMob cofounders Christian Facey (left) and Wilfrid Obeng previously took part.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 8th, 2021

Google doubles down on its plan to disrupt ads that target Web history

Google is going further in its efforts to stop advertisers from following individual people around the web. But the changes are likely to cement the company's power online even more......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 3rd, 2021

Sacha Baron Cohen shamed Google for keeping Donald Trump"s YouTube account live after Facebook and Twitter banned him

"Trump's YouTube channel is STILL showing videos of his election lies to MILLIONS of people!" Sacha Baron Cohen. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Actor and satirist Sacha Baron Cohen has .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 11th, 2021

Internet giants to staff: Plan to work from home for the year

Elon Musk wants people to return to work. Google and Facebook have a different message for their staff: Get ready to stay home for all of 2020. Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, told... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkMay 10th, 2020

Meet the 33 people with the most power at YouTube, the world"s biggest online video company

Getty Google's YouTube is the world's biggest online video company, and it's making a bigger push into TV and strea.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 2nd, 2020

Alphabet CEO Pichai says people relying on Google services more than ever

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallApr 28th, 2020

Alphabet CEO says people relying on Google"s services more than ever

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallApr 28th, 2020

The UK won"t use Apple and Google"s coronavirus contact-tracing technology for its app, sparking privacy worries about how people"s data will be used

TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images The UK has explicitly rejected Google and Apple's contact-tracing API to develop its.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 28th, 2020

A Google charity executive shares her simple advice for helping people affected by the coronavirus crisis: Just give them cash (GOOG)

Reuters Google exec Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink has advice for people wanting to help others impacted by the pandemic: .....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 25th, 2020

Facebook, Google, and Apple are using data from millions of users to map COVID-19 and people"s movements. Here are all the coronavirus maps and dashboards made by tech giants you can explore today.

Apple Apple, Google, and Facebook are collecting data on people's movement from smartphone apps and using it to show where people have reduced their mobility or .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 21st, 2020