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Google just ended diversity hiring goals. Read memo.

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."

Reuters · 10h

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.

BBC on MSN · 2h

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.

Google on commercial applications of quantum computing

Reuters · 16h

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 Wednesday, in a challenge to Nvidia's predictions of a 20-year wait.

Business Insider · 14h

Google (GOOGL) Aims to Release Commercial Quantum Computing Apps Within Five Years

Tech giant Google (GOOGL) is aiming to release commercial quantum computing applications within the next five years, according to Hartmut

Digital Trends on MSN · 9h

Google says quantum computing applications are five years away

Google's head of quantum thinks we could get real-world applications of quantum computing in just five years, while Nvidia claims it's more like 20.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Google Has Officially Launched Gemini 2.0

Hosted on MSN · 6h

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 · 15h

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

Google has launched several new AI models, including Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, and brought a 'reasoning' model to its Gemini app.

Yahoo · 10h

Google brings second-gen AI models to the Gemini mobile app

The latest Gemini 2.0 Flash model can interact with other Google apps and comes with reasoning chops, while the Gemini 2.0 Pro model excels at math and coding.

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Mashable on MSN · 16h

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.

BBC · 16h

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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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

Chicago Tribune · 1d

China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google.

China countered President Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select U.S. imports, as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google.

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

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Google will end a core DEI program — and evaluate others, company says

The change comes after President Trump’s sweeping executive orders and a broader anti-DEI pullback at other big companies ...

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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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Verizon Makes $120 Google Offer To Android And IOS Users

Similarly, Google has remained steadfast on keeping YouTube Premium separate from its entire subscription line up. The only ...

China Announces Measures Against Google, Other US Firms, as Trade Tensions Escalate

China announced a wide range of measures on Tuesday targeting U.S. businesses including Google, farm equipment makers and the ...

Cryptopolitan on MSN7h

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 ...

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Google just ended diversity hiring goals. Read memo.

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Google Has Officially Launched Gemini 2.0

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