Google to invest over $7 billion in new offices and data centres
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Blowing the real estate budget

While everyone appears to be talking about a shift to home working, Google plans to spend billions on real estate this year.

Big Tech not that keen to reopen offices
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Not until after summer

San Francisco's largest technology companies, including Twitter and Google plan to keep their offices largely closed for months more despite the government allowing them on Tuesday to be opened in a limited capacity.

Sengupta exits Google
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Apparently, no-one knifed Caesar which means I can't use that picture

Senior Google executive Caesar Sengupta, head of the tech giant’s payment initiatives, said on Monday he was leaving the company next month, after 15 years.

Google has to face court over incognito mode
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Did not win a dismissal.

Google will have to face trail over a lawsuit claiming it collected user data on internet activity, even after they used a brower’s private incognito mode.

Antitrust watch dingos snuffle out Google and Apple
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Browsers of interest 

The Australian government has moved its tech giant battle to browsers, keeping Google in its crosshairs while putting Apple under the microscope.

Arizona takes on Apple and Google
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You must accept preferred payment systems

The Arizona House of Representatives just passed landmark app store legislation in a 31-29 vote which could really hurt Apple and Google.

Google to change AI ethics procedures
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Staff revolt after two professors are fired

Google will change procedures before July for reviewing its scientists' work, to quell a staff revolt over the integrity of its artificial intelligence (AI) research.

Samsung updates Android for longer than Google
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Four years

Samsung is now offering four years of security updates on many of its Android devices which is longer than the three years offered by Google on its Pixel.

Church of AI closes
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23 February 2021

Church of AI closes


Way of the Future wants to move money where it matters

The first church of artificial intelligence has shut its conceptual doors.

Google fires another ethics scientist
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Battle of Essex ethics

Google appears to have fired scientist Margaret Mitchell after weeks of being under investigation for moving thousands of files outside the company amid a battle over research freedom and diversity.