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Correspondence: Willie Mays | Admirable attempt | Misguided utilization | Google’s blunder | Embracing the digital age | Gambling with reputation

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Correspondence: Willie Mays | Admirable attempt | Misguided utilization | Google’s blunder | Embracing the digital age | Gambling with reputation

In 1959, a young fan had a magical encounter with Giants legends Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, and Orlando Cepeda. The fan, now reflecting on Willie Mays’ recent passing, cherishes the memory of meeting these baseball icons. Meanwhile, a fire destroyed a housing project in Middlefield Junction, but the county’s commitment to rebuilding shows progress in … Read more

Completion of Google’s June 2024 spam update rollout

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Completion of Google’s June 2024 spam update rollout

Google recently completed the implementation of its June 2024 spam update, which began on June 20, 2024. This update was focused on general and broad spam issues, rather than specifically targeting link spam. It did not automate Google’s site reputation abuse policy, which continues to be enforced through manual actions. The search engine giant confirmed … Read more

AI trailblazer Illia Polosukhin, part of Google’s ‘Transformer 8,’ aims to make artificial intelligence accessible to everyone

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AI trailblazer Illia Polosukhin, part of Google’s ‘Transformer 8,’ aims to make artificial intelligence accessible to everyone

Illia Polosukhin, a key figure in the development of transformer technology, co-wrote the groundbreaking 2017 article “Attention is all you need” with seven colleagues from Google, who came to be known as the “Transformer 8.” The group made their first joint appearance at NVIDIA’s annual developer conference in March, where CEO Jensen Huang credited their … Read more

Google’s latest Gemini AI boasts a 20% speed improvement over the newest ChatGPT

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Google’s latest Gemini AI boasts a 20% speed improvement over the newest ChatGPT

Google announced on Thursday the general availability of its latest AI model, Gemini 1.5 Flash, which is touted to be 20% faster than OpenAI’s newest bot, ChatGPT-4o. This AI chatbot, first unveiled at Google I/O in May, has been in public preview for the past month, allowing customers to test the product and provide feedback. … Read more

Google’s unexpected response to the question: Are gun rights human rights?

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Google’s unexpected response to the question: Are gun rights human rights?

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is a prominent gun rights group that advocates for the right to bear arms and opposes gun control legislation in the U.S. It is described as the largest and most powerful organization of its kind, known for lobbying against increased regulation and supporting lawmakers who share their views. However, Google … Read more

Google’s AI-Powered Search Faces Competitor Expansion – One Rival Set to Grow.

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Google’s AI-Powered Search Faces Competitor Expansion – One Rival Set to Grow.

Alphabet’s Google is facing stiff competition in the search engine market from artificial intelligence. Perplexity, an AI-powered search startup, is reportedly raising $250 million at a valuation of $3 billion, with investors including SoftBank. Perplexity offers a free AI search product and a subscription option, serving 169 million queries per month. Google remains dominant in … Read more

AI trailblazer Illia Polosukhin, a member of Google’s ‘Transformer 8,’ aims to make artificial intelligence accessible to all

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AI trailblazer Illia Polosukhin, a member of Google’s ‘Transformer 8,’ aims to make artificial intelligence accessible to all

Illia Polosukhin, a former Google employee, is considered one of the founding fathers of modern AI for his work on the transformer neural network architecture. Together with seven colleagues, known as the “Transformer 8,” he co-wrote the influential article “Attention is all you need” in 2017. This groundbreaking work paved the way for the development … Read more

Google’s Perspective on Regulating AI

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Google’s Perspective on Regulating AI

Google has outlined 7 principles for AI regulation in a blog post titled “7 Principles for Getting AI Regulation Right”. The main idea is that AI needs to be regulated to some extent without hindering innovation. Google’s president of global affairs, Kent Walker, emphasizes the importance of implementing AI effectively in all sectors to stay … Read more

Google’s Chrome address bar gets a redesign that leaves users disappointed

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Google’s Chrome address bar gets a redesign that leaves users disappointed

Google has released a new update for its Chrome app on Android and iOS, introducing five new features. The update includes Chrome Actions for easier interaction with search results, an updated address bar for tablets, and redesigned features to match the Material You design language. There are also shortcut suggestions in the search box, live … Read more

Protestors Disrupt Amazon Cloud Conference, Urge End of $1.2B Contract with Israel for AWS and Google’s Parent Company Alphabet

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Protestors Disrupt Amazon Cloud Conference, Urge End of .2B Contract with Israel for AWS and Google’s Parent Company Alphabet

Protesters disrupted an Amazon.com Inc. conference demanding the termination of a $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government, which is shared with Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Google. The protest occurred during a conference organized by Amazon’s cloud division, Amazon Web Services, in Washington. Protesters accused Amazon of complicity in the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza, where … Read more