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Google just ended diversity hiring goals. Read memo.

BBC on MSN · 20m

Google joins big US firms abandoning diversity goals

Google has become the latest big US firm to scrap its goals to recruit more workers from underrepresented groups, BBC News understands. The decision to abandon the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) recruitment targets comes after the company carried out an annual review of its corporate policies.

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Google just ended diversity hiring goals. Read the memo.

Google said that "as a federal contractor, our teams are also evaluating changes required following recent court decisions and executive orders."

Google scraps diversity-based hiring targets

Alphabet's Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a slew of U.S. businesses scaling back diversity initiatives.

Google Has Officially Launched Gemini 2.0

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Google Has Officially Launched Gemini 2.0 for Everyone

The flood of AI news from Google comes in the wake of the launch of DeepSeek, the breakthrough Chinese AI tool that's been making headlines.

TechCrunch on MSN · 13h

Google launches new AI models and brings ‘thinking’ to Gemini

Google launched its much-anticipated new flagship AI model, Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, on Wednesday. The announcement was part of a series of other AI model releases. The company is also making its “reasoning’ model,

Cryptopolitan on MSN · 4h

Google has opened its most powerful Gemini 2.0 suite for everyone

Google on Wednesday released a suite of its most powerful and capable AI models, Geminin 2.0, to everyone as part of the search engine giant’s broader strategy this year. The strategy entails “investing heavily into AI Agents,

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Mashable on MSN · 13h

Google deletes policy against using AI for weapons or surveillance

Google has quietly deleted its pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance, a promise that had been in place since 2018.

Concern over Google ending ban on AI weapons

Human Rights Watch has criticised the decision, telling the BBC that AI can "complicate accountability" for battlefield decisions that "may have life or death consequences." In a blog post Google defended the change,

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

Google Removes Language on Weapons From Public AI Principles

Alphabet Inc.’s Google removed a passage from its artificial intelligence principles that pledged to avoid using the technology in potentially harmful applications, such as weapons.

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The New York Times · 1d

What’s at Stake for Google in China?

China said it had started an antitrust investigation of Google, which works with Chinese companies on smartphones and advertising outside the country.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

China Launches an Antitrust Probe Into Google. Here's What It Means

The Chinese government’s move to open an antitrust probe into Google is the latest development in a long and entangled relationship that goes back to the early 2000s

Business Insider · 1d

China opens anti-monopoly investigation into Google

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation says that because Google is suspected of violating the anti-monopoly law, it has initiated

Cloud-Computing Slowdown Knocks Google Sales

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Alphabet Slides After Cloud Sales Fall Short of Expectations

Google parent Alphabet Inc. posted fourth-quarter revenue that missed analysts’ expectations as growth in its cloud business slowed. The shares fell more than 8%.

Wall Street Journal · 20h

Cloud-Computing Slowdown Knocks Google Sales; Alphabet Stock Slides

A slowdown in cloud-computing sales dragged down Google’s revenue growth last quarter, knocking shares of parent company Alphabet. Its stock slid 7.5% ahead of the open. Read more:

MarketWatch · 1d

Alphabet earnings: What to expect on AI and the cloud, with Google parent’s stock near a record

Alphabet reports fourth-quarter earnings after Tuesday's closing bell. Investors will be focused on cloud momentum and AI traction, with shares of the Google and YouTube parent company holding fast near the record levels achieved last week.

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Google says commercial quantum computing applications arriving within five years

Google aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, Google's head of quantum told Reuters on ...

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Google wants Search to be more like an AI assistant in 2025

Google Search is in the midst of a "journey" around AI, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company's earnings call on ...

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Google puts military use of AI back on the table

Google’s motto used to be “don’t be evil,” but now it can’t even promise to not make AI weapons.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

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