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Microsoft is testing displaying ads for recommended apps in the Windows 11 Start menu, causing annoyance among users.

Rather than forcefully implementing new ideas, Microsoft could use charm and humor to engage users in a more appealing manner.

It's crucial to introduce changes that customers will genuinely appreciate, instead of solely focusing on profit-making.

Microsoft has recognized the value of human warmth, which should be reflected in all communications, even the most potentially irritating ones.

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Google fired 20 more workers after protests against its contract with Israel: No Tech for Apartheid, which represents the workers who protested ...

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Google scraps minimum wage, benefits rules for suppliers and staffing firms: Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday said it will roll back requirements that U.S ...

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Quick Glance: Google to Remove Minimum Wage and Benefits Rules for Suppliers and Staffing Firms

Alphabet Inc's Google will roll back requirements for U.S. suppliers and staffing firms to pay their employees at least $15 an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits.

These updates are designed to comply with shifting U.S. and global labor regulations related to contingent workers.

The company is committed to ensuring vendors and staffing firms prioritize safe working conditions and compliance with legal standards.

This decision follows the U.S. National Labor Relations Board's ruling that Google is considered a 'joint employer' of workers from staffing firm Cognizant Technology Solutions.

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Meta aims to become a global leader in AI, despite significant investments

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Quick Glance: Google restructuring operations and relocating roles to 'hubs' to fund AI investments

Google is implementing staff layoffs and transferring certain roles to 'hubs' to secure funds for artificial intelligence investments.

The finance and real estate teams are being affected by the downsizing, with some roles being moved overseas.

Through the consolidation of finance teams in Bangalore, Mexico City, Dublin, Chicago, and Atlanta, Google aims to enhance efficiency and operate around the clock.

The restructuring is driven by the substantial shift towards artificial intelligence in the tech industry, prompting Google to allocate more resources to this domain.

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AI is powering Google to a $2 trillion market cap: Google parent Alphabet's stock is up more than 15% so far this year, and more than 51% over the last 12 months

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Microsoft will end support for Office 2016 and 2019 apps and servers on October 14, 2025

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Google will spend more than $100 billion on AI, exec says: Just last month, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said the billions of dollars being poured into AI ...

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Many of us have fallen under the spell of the foundation model in the past year and a half, triggered by OpenAI's unveiling of ChatGPT.

DeepMind, acquired by Google in 2014 for a reported £400-650 million, has achieved more impressive milestones than most.

Deep Mind's CEO Demis Hassabis confirmed at the TED 40th anniversary conference in Vancouver, Canada, that Google has no intention of slowing down investment in the technology, but rather the opposite.

Hassabis emphasized the need to avoid an artificial intelligence arms race that could lead to risky decisions and highlighted the importance of society starting to think about the types of architectures being built as we approach achieving artificial general intelligence.

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Alphabet's revenue rises due to artificial intelligence integration in products like Google Docs and Cloud services. The company exceeds investor expectations and issues its first dividend.

Google recorded $80.5 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2024 with earnings of $1.89 per share, marking a 15% year-over-year increase. Internal and external turmoil have impacted Google despite its financial success.

Despite internal issues and protests, Google's parent company, Alphabet, continues to thrive in the stock market, reaching all-time highs and grappling with legal challenges such as an ongoing antitrust trial.

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Quick Glance: Google terminates 28 employees after office occupation due to anti-Israel protests

Google terminated 28 employees on Thursday who had occupied its offices to protest against contracts with the Israeli government, as confirmed by a Google spokesperson.

The protesters were arrested and after refusing to leave the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian in Sunnyvale or the workspace in New York City for nearly 10 hours, they were transferred to administrative positions to urge Google to terminate the Project Nimbus contract and cease business with the Israeli government.

No Tech For Apartheid, a project by Jewish Voice for Peace and Linda Sarsour’s MPower Change, described the terminations as an "indiscriminate act of mass retaliation."

The office occupations at Google were accompanied by demonstrations on-site and in Seattle, aiming to compel Google to withdraw from the project to establish cloud-based data centers and transition a significant portion of the Israeli government's IT infrastructure to cloud-based servers.

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