YouTube Stories, Google’s clone of Snapchat, is dying on June 26
Synopsis by Ars Technica May 26 23
Google's clone of TikTok is a decent replacement for its clone of Snapchat. Read full article 
Ars Technica: YouTube Stories, Google’s clone of Snapchat, is dying on June 26
Story Details
| Last Updated | May 26 23 |
| Total Articles | 1 |
Main Topics
More news on this subject
Previous
Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel: The fired workers included nine Google employees who were removed by police after occupying Google ...
wired.com/story/google-fires-twenty-eight-workers-for-protesting-cloud-deal-with-israel/
Quick Glance: Google Employees Rally Against Cloud Agreement with Israel's Government
- Google staff members are protesting a cloud deal with the Israeli government amid the Hamas conflict.
- Activists are staging sit-ins at Google offices in New York and California as a form of protest.
- These actions represent an intensification in the resistance against tech companies' association with the Israeli government.
- Employees are urging the immediate termination of the project and condemning the IDF's utilization of Google services.
YouTube is making a bigger effort to go after third-party apps that block its ads
neowin.net/news/youtube-is-making-a-bigger-effort-to-go-after-third-party-apps-that-block-its-ads/
Google sacked staff protesting about contract with Israel : Google sacked 28 staff members for taking part in protests against a contract with the Israeli ...
bbc.com/news/articles/c3gqw1d37l4o
Google terminates 28 employees for protest of Israeli cloud contract: Google said on Thursday it had terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in ...
reut.rs/4aEgkyG
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.
Russia May Be Behind Hack of Texas Water Facility: Google's cybersecurity firm Mandiant uncovers evidence linking the water facility incident to an infamous ...
uk.pcmag.com/security/151899/russia-may-be-behind-hack-of-texas-water-facility
Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel: The fired workers included nine Google employees who were removed by police after occupying Google ...
wired.com/story/google-fires-twenty-eight-workers-for-protesting-cloud-deal-with-israel/
Google is laying off more employees: Google is cutting more staff, this time teams working in finance and real estate.
businessinsider.com/google-layoffs-more-employees-2024-4
Find My Device: Google launches new network: Google has launched its new "Find My Device" network. It is being launched in the USA and Canada. This is a ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/find-my-device-google-schaltet-neues-netzwerk-frei/
Google announces mass layoffs and overseas relocations: Google announces more layoffs in its quest to become ‘more efficient and work better’
sfchronicle.com/tech/article/google-tech-layoffs-19408713.php
AI spam is winning the battle against search engine quality: 'Not all AI content is spam, but I think right now all spam is AI content'
theregister.com/2024/04/13/google_ai_spam/
Google location tracking deal could be derailed by politics: $62 million settlement plan challenged over payments to progressive nonprofits
theregister.com/2024/04/16/google_location_tracking_deal_could/
Google, a $1.97 trillion company, is protesting California's plan to pay journalists
engt.co/3xxbG71
Google, Facebook Should Use AI to Combat Conspiracy Theories: New research suggests chatbots could combat much of the damage caused by people going down rabbit ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-18/google-facebook-should-use-ai-to-combat-conspiracy-theories
Paid articlePaid
NewJeans Asks U.S. Court for Help Finding YouTuber in Defamation Case: The request by NewJeans is the latest effort by the K-pop industry in its struggle to stem ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/10/arts/music/newjeans-kpop-youtube-defamation-lawsuit.html
Google Alums Go Big in Japan With Months-Old Startup Sakana AI: Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based startup founded by former Google researchers, is capitalizing on a surge ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/google-alums-go-big-in-japan-with-months-old-startup-sakana-ai
Paid articlePaid
Google’s latest layoffs are in finance and real estate: Google's almost uncountable number of layoffs continues.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/googles-latest-layoffs-are-in-finance-and-real-estate/
Google rolls out Gemini in Android Studio for coding assistance: Google continues rolling out Gemini to different products as today the company announced that ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/08/google-rolls-out-gemini-in-android-studio-for-coding-assistance/
Amazon CEO: Don't Wait for Us to Launch a ChatGPT Competitor: Google has Gemini. Microsoft has the in with OpenAI. Where is Amazon? In a new shareholder letter ...
uk.pcmag.com/ai/151814/amazon-ceo-dont-wait-for-us-to-launch-a-chatgpt-competitor
Best Buy to Tap AI for Customer Support Amid Geek Squad Layoffs: Can AI best human-led customer service? The retailer is partnering with Google to use its Gemini ...
pcmag.com/news/after-geek-squad-layoffs-best-buy-to-tap-ai-for-customer-support
Google Gets the Message, Launches Gmail – News announcements – News from Google – Google
googlepress.blogspot.com/2004/04/google-gets-message-launches-gmail.html
Quick Glance: Google Celebrates 20 Years with Gmail
- Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved playing pranks and unveiled Gmail on April Fool’s Day in 2004.
- Gmail offered a groundbreaking 1 gigabyte of storage per account, revolutionizing email capacity at the time.
- In addition to storage, Gmail featured Google's search technology and threaded conversations together.
- Gmail quickly became popular, shifting the storage paradigm and leading to a digital storage revolution.
AI race heats up as OpenAI, Google and Mistral release new models: Launches within 12 hours of one another, and more activity expected in industry over summer
theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/10/ai-race-heats-up-as-openai-google-and-mistral-release-new-models
Trying to win the AI war will be really, really, really expensive: DeepMind boss Demis Hassabis suggests Google will spend more than $100 billion on AI ...
businessinsider.com/deepmind-demis-hassabis-cost-ai-wars-google-openai-nvidia-chips-2024-4
Google plunks down $1 billion for extra Japan-US submarine cable: Adds Hawaii stopover for another planned link
theregister.com/2024/04/11/google_japan_cables/
Google to destroy billions of private browsing records to settle lawsuit: Suit claimed tech giant tracked activity of people who thought they were privately ...
theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/01/google-destroying-browsing-data-privacy-lawsuit
Quick Glance: Google to Delete Search Data of Millions Who Used 'Incognito' Mode
- Google will destroy 'billions of data records' of peoples' private browsing history as part of a settlement disclosed on Monday over the company's web-tracking practices.
- For years, Google simply informed users of Chrome's internet browser that 'you've gone Incognito' and 'now you can browse privately,' when the supposedly untraceable browsing option was turned on — without saying what bits of data the company has been harvesting.
- The suit revealed that Google saved the standard and incognito browsing history of users in the same profile to inform personalized ads that the company served up.
- Under the deal, Google will have to state that the company itself can also track browsing during incognito mode and will by default block third-party companies from tracking peoples' cookies.
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
qz.com/google-alphabet-stock-market-cap-ai-1851404173
A former Google CEO invested in China's AI industry while warning it was a threat to the U.S.
qz.com/google-eric-schmidt-china-ai-investments-threat-1851403187
Epic Games proposes Google app store reforms after antitrust win: “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games on Thursday asked a U.S. judge in California to force ...
reut.rs/43Y5b9k
Google and Intel are challenging Nvidia's AI chip dominance. It won't be easy.: The AI chip maker faces growing competition, even from its biggest customers ...
qz.com/nvidia-ai-chips-google-intel-meta-microsoft-amazon-1851401701
Tech layoffs: Google and Rivian both cut jobs: Nearly 75,000 tech employees have lost their jobs so far this year.
fastcompany.com/91108361/tech-layoffs-2024-google-rivian-cut-jobs
Google Launches AI Video-Creation Tool Google Vids
barrons.com/articles/ai-google-vids-alphabet-stock-761e7e35
Paid articlePaid Google considering charge for internet searches with AI, reports say : Cost of artificial intelligence service could mean leaders in sector turning to ...
theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/04/google-set-to-charge-for-internet-searches-with-ai-reports-say
Quick Glance: Musicians Warn of Existential Threat from AI
- Over 200 musical artists, including Billie Eilish and Pearl Jam, criticize the use of AI as an existential threat to their art in an open letter.
- The artists urge AI developers and technology companies to not violate the rights of human artists and devalue their work.
- Some major companies are utilizing artists' works without permission to train AI models aiming to replace human artists with AI-generated content.
- Emphasizing the importance of protecting human creativity from the threat of AI, the artists call to restrict the development of AI technologies that could replace artists' work.
Broadband ‘nutrition labels’ are now mandatory: Internet companies are required to display labels featuring prices, introductory rates and broadband speeds
qz.com/internet-broadband-fcc-rule-nutrition-labels-1851400144
Quick Glance: Broadband customers receive detailed price and performance information
- Starting today, the transparency of broadband services for internet users is being enhanced.
- The Federal Communications Commission has mandated that broadband providers must display all details regarding the pricing and performance of their services in clear labels.
- These labels provide clear and easily understandable information about price, speed, data allowances, and other aspects of high-speed internet service.
- The Affordable Connectivity Program has already enrolled over 23 million households across all 50 states, territories, and federally recognized tribal lands.
Temu likely to face tougher online content rules as EU users soar: PDD Group's fast-fashion e-commerce retailer Temu is likely to be subject to tough EU online ...
reuters.com/technology/temu-likely-face-tougher-online-content-rules-eu-users-soar-2024-04-15/
Google’s Gemini Pro 1.5 enters public preview on Vertex AI: Its headlining feature is the amount of context that it can process: 1 million tokens ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/googles-gemini-pro-1-5-enters-public-preview-on-vertex-ai/
Find My Device: Network could start soon: Is it going faster than expected? In our coverage of the iOS 17.5 beta, we pointed out that the implementation of the . ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/find-my-device-netzwerk-koennte-zeitnah-starten/
Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users
apnews.com/article/california-google-news-link-tax-0921cc2b39de591c173201e1ec4bee64
Speed of AI development is outpacing risk assessment: Traditional methods of evaluating accuracy and safety are flawed.
ft.com/content/499c8935-f46e-4ec8-a8e2-19e07e3b0438
Quick Glance: OpenAI and Meta Prepare New AI Models Capable of 'Reasoning'
- OpenAI and Meta are on the verge of releasing new artificial intelligence models that are said to be capable of reasoning and planning.
- These upgrades are part of a wave of new large language models being released this year.
- Reasoning and planning are key steps towards achieving 'artificial general intelligence', allowing chatbots and virtual assistants to complete sequences of related tasks.
YouTube CEO: OpenAI Training Sora on Our Videos Would Be 'Clear Violation': YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says that if OpenAI used YouTube creators' videos to train ...
pcmag.com/news/youtube-ceo-openai-training-sora-on-our-videos-would-be-clear-violation
Android 15: Bluetooth should stay on: Google plans to launch its new Find My Device network in the next few days. Billions of Android devices will be using...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/android-15-bluetooth-sollte-angeschaltet-bleiben/
Google unveils Axion CPU for datacenters: claims up to 50% better performance than x86 processors
tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/google-unveils-axion-cpu-for-datacenters-claims-up-to-50-better-performance-than-x86-processors
OpenAI and Google reportedly used transcriptions of YouTube videos to train their AI models
engt.co/3xyxBdH
ChromeOS brings customization for keyboard shortcuts: Google is rolling out the April update to ChromeOS users with features like the ability to customize ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/04/chromeos-brings-customization-for-keyboard-shortcuts/
Google’s Solar Eclipse 2024 search animation steals the show! Here’s how to see it ...
wionews.com/science/googles-solar-eclipse-2024-search-animation-steals-the-show-heres-how-to-see-it-708688
Quick Glance: The future total solar eclipses
- The next total solar eclipse in North America will occur on March 30, 2033, not in twenty years.
- The 2033 eclipse will offer a unique spectacle in Alaska after sunrise, coinciding with the aurora borealis season. Additionally, the path of totality extends to Siberia.
- The eclipse on August 23, 2044, will be visible in Montana and North Dakota, with Greenland and parts of Canada along the path.
- An equally remarkable eclipse to the 2024 event will take place on August 12, 2045, covering Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Florida in its path of totality.
AI gold rush continues as Microsoft invests $1.5B in UAE's G42: Can regulators keep up?
theregister.com/2024/04/16/microsoft_g42_investment/
Quick Glance: Microsoft to Invest $1.5 Billion in Emirati AI Firm G42 for Minority Stake
- Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in the United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence firm G42 to acquire a minority stake and a board seat.
- The partnership aims to deepen ties between the USA and the UAE amid the global battle for tech dominance.
- The deal includes G42 using Microsoft cloud services to run its AI applications.
- G42 and Microsoft plan to jointly bring advanced AI and digital infrastructure to countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa.
'Eyes hurt' Google searches spike during eclipse: Google searches for "eyes hurt" spiked during the solar eclipse, especially along the path of totality.
businessinsider.com/google-searches-eye-pain-spike-eclipse-2024-4
TechCrunch Minute: Google’s Gemini Code Assist wants to use AI to help developers
techcrunch.com/2024/04/10/techcrunch-minute-googles-gemini-code-assist-wants-to-use-ai-to-help-developers/
Google investing $1 bln to boost connectivity to Japan via two subsea cables: Google will invest $1 billion to improve digital connectivity between the U.S ...
reuters.com/business/google-investing-1-bln-boost-connectivity-japan-via-two-subsea-cables-2024-04-10/
Google who? Gen Z is searching on TikTok, YouTube instead: 21% of 18-24 year olds turn to TikTok first to search for something online.
axios.com/2024/04/11/google-gen-z-search-engines-tiktok-youtube
AI Tiers And Taking Profits In Tech With Joe Albano, Tech Cache: Joe Albano runs Tech Cache and gives his perspective on AI going mainstream and why he sees a ...
seekingalpha.com/article/4683737-ai-tiers-and-taking-profits-in-tech-with-joe-albano-tech-cache
Google to delete records from Incognito tracking: The search giant will block third party tracking by default for people searching the web in private mode.
bbc.com/news/business-68709119
OnePlus rolls out its own version of Google's Magic Eraser: OnePlus has announced a new tool called AI Eraser, which removes unwanted objects from photos.
engt.co/3vzluN7
Reddit stock hits a new low even as Wall Street analysts say buy it: Analysts at Deutsche Bank, Piper Sandler, and other firms gave Reddit stock buy ratings
qz.com/reddit-stock-sinks-despite-buy-rating-1851411081
Chrome Enterprise Premium promises extra security – for a fee: Paying for browsers is no longer a memory from the 1990s
theregister.com/2024/04/10/chrome_enterprise_premium_security/
Google looks to AI paywall option - report: The search giant is reported to be considering charging for premium features in a major business shake-up.
bbc.com/news/business-68727857
Engadget Podcast: Why pay $10 a month to get away from Google search?: Cherlynn and Devindra chat with 404 Media co-founder Jason Koebler about his experience ...
engt.co/49lf4Pj
Google Develops In-House Arm 'Axion' CPU for Datacenters: Google was among the first hyperscalers build custom silicon for its services ...
anandtech.com/show/21343/google-develops-inhouse-axion-cpu-for-datacenters
Google blocks California news in response to bill that would force tech giant to pay
npr.org/2024/04/12/1244416887/google-blocks-california-news-payments-bill
Google is wrong to put AI search features behind paywall, says HPC leader: 'A huge amount of responsibility to ensure that there is ethical management'
theregister.com/2024/04/08/google_search_paywall/
Notepad++ dev slams Google-clogging notepad.plus 'parasite': Imitator seemingly swiftly sunk from search after plea to users for help
theregister.com/2024/04/09/notepad_google_search_spam/
Meta says Llama 3 beats most other models, including Gemini: Meta says Llama 3 outperformed models like Google’s Gemma and Gemini and OpenAI’s GPT-3 ...
theverge.com/2024/4/18/24134103/llama-3-benchmark-testing-ai-gemma-gemini-mistral
Why Big Tech fines don’t work : Critics argue that penalties are just seen as part of the cost of doing business
ft.com/content/ba6eb664-b981-42d7-b24a-65e7e19889f8
iOS 18: Apple likely to use on-device AI to power next-gen iPhone features: Most of the AI features on iOS 18 would reportedly work offline. However ...
business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/ios-18-apple-likely-to-use-on-device-ai-to-power-next-gen-iphone-features-124041500238_1.html
As deal rumors fly, Alphabet and HubSpot would be a strange pairing: Reuters reported on Thursday that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is exploring the ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/04/as-deal-rumors-fly-alphabet-and-hubspot-would-be-a-strange-pairing/
Arm CEO warns AI's power appetite could devour 25% of US electricity by 2030: Robot overlords demand more energy
theregister.com/2024/04/09/ai_datacenters_unsustainable/
Don't use these 3 types of phrases in your resume, says ex-Google recruiter: Recruiters don't have a ton of time to spend on your resume. Avoid packing sentences ...
cnbc.com/2024/04/18/phrases-to-avoid-on-your-resume-according-to-ex-google-recruiter.html
Google wants Texas barred from questioning execs Pichai, Brin in lawsuit: Texas and other states suing Google over its digital ads practices should be barred ...
reuters.com/legal/transactional/google-wants-texas-barred-questioning-execs-pichai-brin-lawsuit-2024-04-10/
Microsoft warns Gmail blocks some Outlook email as spam, shares fix: Microsoft has confirmed that some Outlook.com users are experiencing issues with emails ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-warns-gmail-blocks-some-outlook-email-as-spam-shares-fix/
YouTube Expands Ad-Blocker Crackdown, But Chrome Store Still Promotes Them: YouTube puts more measures in place to stop users from skipping ads ...
pcmag.com/news/youtube-expands-ad-blocker-crackdown-but-chrome-store-still-promotes-them
Exclusive: EU's new tech laws are working - small browsers gain market share: Independent browser companies in the European Union are seeing a spike in users in ...
reuters.com/technology/eus-new-tech-laws-are-working-small-browsers-gain-market-share-2024-04-10/
Google using AI to come up with search answers in UK trial: Some users will get AI-generated 'overviews' in their Google search results when they ask questions.
bbc.com/news/technology-68730138
Elon Musk's deposition, Boeing's bad news, NASA's glitchy probe, when to exercise: The week's most popular
qz.com/elon-musk-boeing-trump-media-tesla-cybertruck-1851405399
14 Best Podcasts for Kids (2023): Long-Form, Short Stories, and More: These child-friendly stories will keep your little ones entertained and ease the stress of ...
wired.com/story/best-podcasts-for-kids/
'I Google': Why phonebooks are becoming obsolete: Phonebooks have been in circulation since the 19th century. These days, in this high-tech digital world ...
ctvnews.ca/canada/i-google-why-phonebooks-are-becoming-obsolete-1.6849912
Google's contemplated mega deal would prompt new fight with regulators: Google parent Alphabet's contemplated acquisition of marketing software company HubSpot ...
reuters.com/markets/deals/googles-contemplated-mega-deal-would-prompt-new-fight-with-regulators-2024-04-08/
Android’s AirTag competitor gears up for launch, thanks to iOS release: Google promised to wait for Apple to launch cross-platform "unwanted tag" ...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/after-a-one-year-delay-google-might-finally-launch-its-find-my-network/
Amazon: Let Your Winners Run: Amazon stock has continued outperforming the S&P 500 as AI hype finally catches up. Check out why I rate AMZN stock as a buy.
seekingalpha.com/article/4682542-amazon-let-your-winners-run
Paid articlePaid Google now blocks spoofed emails for better phishing protection: Google has started automatically blocking emails sent by bulk senders who don't meet ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-now-blocks-spoofed-emails-for-better-phishing-protection/
Next
New to NewsWall?
Sign up now to get your own personalized news!
Trending topics