Google workers announce plans to unionize
A group of Google workers have announced plans to unionize with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The Alphabet Workers Union will be open to all employees and contractors at Google’s…
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Wireless network in Kenya to use light beams, like fiber but without the cables. Read More
Google’s parent company Alphabet just released its quarterly earnings report for the second quarter of 2020. While the company managed to beat its own projections in light of… Read More
Eric Schmidt, who drove Google’s transformation from Silicon Valley start-up to global titan, is no longer an adviser to the search giant and its parent Alphabet, marking another milestone… Read More
Alphabet’s first quarter earnings are in, and Google’s parent company posted another slate of relatively strong numbers. Read More
Alphabet’s DeepMind AI is better than you at Atari games
Having AI agents learn how to play simple video games is an ideal way to test their effectiveness, thanks to the ability to measure success via a…
NEARLY A DECADE ago, in the aftermath of the financial crisis, Congress passed a law requiring publicly traded companies to report the median pay of their employees and… Read More
Google announced the formation of a global council on technology ethics last week to some deserved trepidation. Sure, the company had amassed some highly qualified individuals to… Read More
A Lithuanian man faces up to 30 years in prison after admitting to his role in a scheme that bilked Google and Facebook out of $121 million,… Read More
After months of backlash, Google has agreed to end arbitration agreements in its employee contracts beginning March 21. Read More