Every few months, Google’s Project Fuchsia makes the rounds in the tech press. And for good reason, given that this is Google’s first attempt at developing a new open-source kernel and operating system. Of course, there are few secrets about it, given that it’s very much being developed in the open and that, with the right know-how, […]
View More One day, Google’s Fuchsia OS may become a real thingCategory: Sundar Pichai
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says company will appeal record fine from EU ruling
Google isn’t going down without a fight.
The search giant just received a record $5 billion fine from the European Union over monopolizing the search engine on Android phones, which the commission said illegally “cemente[ed] its dominant position” fo…
Duplex shows Google failing at ethical and creative AI design
Google CEO Sundar Pichai milked the woos from a clappy, home-turf developer crowd at its I/O conference in Mountain View this week with a demo of an in-the-works voice assistant feature that will enable the AI to make telephone calls on behalf of its human owner. The so-called ‘Duplex’ feature of the Google Assistant was shown calling […]
View More Duplex shows Google failing at ethical and creative AI design8 big announcements from Google I/O 2018
Google kicked off its annual I/O developer conference at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Here are some of the biggest announcements from the Day 1 keynote. There will be more to come over the next couple of days, so follow along on everything Google I/O on TechCrunch. Google goes all in on artificial intelligence, […]
View More 8 big announcements from Google I/O 2018Google accused of using GDPR to impose unfair terms on publishers
A group of European and international publishers have accused Google of using an incoming update to the European Union’s data protection framework to try to push “draconian” new terms on them in exchange for continued access to its ad network — which many publishers rely on to monetize their content online. Google trailed the terms […]
View More Google accused of using GDPR to impose unfair terms on publishersGoogle gets earnings boost thanks to Google Home holiday sales, but it’s not all picture perfect
Hey Alexa, you’re not the only one getting the holiday love.
The holidays were good to Google’s parent company, Alphabet, because of hardware products like Google Home, an Alexa competitor, execs said during a fourth-quarter earnings call Thurs…
YouTube CEO’s disappointing response to lack of women in tech completely missed the point
The lack of diversity in tech isn’t a new issue, and yet top leaders in Silicon Valley still struggle to talk about it.
The latest stumble comes from YouTube CEO Susan Wojicicki speaking with MSNBC’s Ari Melber and Recode’s Kara Swisher at the …
Google CEO: ‘I don’t regret’ firing James Damore
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he still believes that it was appropriate to fire James Damore. “I don’t regret it,” said Pichai, in an interview with Recode’s Kara Swisher and MSNBC’s Ari Melber. It’s been almost six months since the company dismissed the engineer, who authored a controversial memo about purported gender differences. Read More