University of Chicago Gets Quantum Tech Funding From IBM, Google
Synopsis by Bloomberg May 28 23
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Quick Glance: Google terminated employment after protests in offices
- Google terminated the employment of 28 individuals who engaged in office protests in New York and California.
- Employees occupied Google offices in Sunnyvale, California, and New York City to demonstrate against Project Nimbus.
- Following their refusal to vacate the offices, nine workers were arrested, with five arrests in Sunnyvale and four in New York.
- The protests were aimed at Project Nimbus, a joint contract between Google and Amazon providing services to the government of Israel.
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Quick Glance: Google Employee Demonstrations Against Cloud Deal with Israeli Government
- Google staff are protesting an agreement with the government of Israel named Project Nimbus.
- The protests include sit-ins at offices in New York and California.
- These actions represent an escalation of protests against the company's association with the Israeli government.
- Employees are calling for the immediate cancellation of work on Project Nimbus and public support for Palestinians.
Google is laying off more employees: Google is cutting more staff, this time teams working in finance and real estate.
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Google announces mass layoffs and overseas relocations: Google announces more layoffs in its quest to become ‘more efficient and work better’
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Tech layoffs: Google and Rivian both cut jobs: Nearly 75,000 tech employees have lost their jobs so far this year.
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Columbia University president slams campus antisemitism: Nemat Shafik also defended her handling of Israel-Gaza war protests, during a congressional hearing.
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USC valedictorian’s grad speech is canceled: ‘The university has betrayed me’: Asna Tabassum was selected as USC valedictorian and offered a slot to speak at ...
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AI gold rush continues as Microsoft invests $1.5B in UAE's G42: Can regulators keep up?
theregister.com/2024/04/16/microsoft_g42_investment/
Quick Glance: Microsoft to Invest $1.5 Billion in Emirati AI Firm G42 for Minority Stake
- Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in the United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence firm G42 to acquire a minority stake and a board seat.
- The partnership aims to deepen ties between the USA and the UAE amid the global battle for tech dominance.
- The deal includes G42 using Microsoft cloud services to run its AI applications.
- G42 and Microsoft plan to jointly bring advanced AI and digital infrastructure to countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa.
Smartmatic and OAN Settle Defamation Suit: Smartmatic, an elections technology company, had accused the conservative broadcaster of amplifying baseless claims ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/16/business/media/smartmatic-oan-settle-defamation-suit.html
Quick Glance: OAN and Smartmatic Reach Settlement in Defamation Lawsuit
- Voting technology company Smartmatic and the far-right network One America News announced on Tuesday that they have agreed to a confidential settlement of a defamation lawsuit stemming from the outlet's lies about the 2020 presidential elections.
- The settlement followed a lawsuit filed by Smartmatic against OAN in 2021, alleging that the right-wing conspiracy network 'victimized' the company and spread lies about its role in the 2020 elections to boost viewership and revenue.
- OAN previously settled a defamation suit in September with former Dominion executive Eric Coomer, revealing collaboration with individuals to propagate falsehoods about the elections.
- While the Smartmatic case has concluded, OAN still faces another defamation lawsuit from Dominion regarding the dissemination of falsehoods about the 2020 elections.
Amazon CEO: Don't Wait for Us to Launch a ChatGPT Competitor: Google has Gemini. Microsoft has the in with OpenAI. Where is Amazon? In a new shareholder letter ...
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The role unions play in helping teachers embrace technology: Stephen Kioni, Samuel Ayany and other great men and women came together to see different regional ...
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Amazon to push cashierless shopping tech into more third-party stores, while backing off itself
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AI spam is winning the battle against search engine quality: 'Not all AI content is spam, but I think right now all spam is AI content'
theregister.com/2024/04/13/google_ai_spam/
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This technology didn’t cause Dubai’s floods, scientists say. Here’s why.: The downpour was a product of weather patterns that meteorological models predicted as ...
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Quick Glance: Cloud Seeding and the Record-Breaking Rains in Dubai
- Record-breaking rainfall in the UAE has caused widespread flooding.
- Experts speculate that cloud seeding may have contributed to this unprecedented weather event.
- Cloud seeding is a technique where special salt flares are burned in clouds to stimulate rain.
- While cloud seeding is practiced in many countries, some scientists remain cautious about its long-term impacts.
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YouTube Expands Ad-Blocker Crackdown, But Chrome Store Still Promotes Them: YouTube puts more measures in place to stop users from skipping ads ...
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Hydrogen is developing fast in Japan, closer to societal use: Japan is a global leader in hydrogen technology development, largely due to its strategic emphasis ...
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- The value proposition of buying shares of Truth Social's parent company revolves around Donald Trump's ability to make you wealthy, a unique focus.
- Trump's history of promising financial gains extends to the realm of Truth Social stock, which currently presents a stark contrast.
- The current trajectory of Trump's stock value compared to its initial rise creates a tech-stock bubble phenomenon.
- Examining what Truth Social offers without the Trump factor reveals its foundation as a social network built on Mastodon, lacking technical uniqueness.
Natalie Brown: Challenging LDS Church orthodoxy, even at BYU, can help students build their faith
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Reddit stock hits a new low even as Wall Street analysts say buy it: Analysts at Deutsche Bank, Piper Sandler, and other firms gave Reddit stock buy ratings
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What to Know About the Turmoil at Colleges Over the Israel-Hamas War: On campus, the debate over free speech and antisemitism has only become more charged.
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‘A Different World’ cast reunites to reflect on the show’s impact: “A Different World,” which occupies a hallowed place in the Black TV canon ...
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Fisk University Gymnast Morgan Price makes history as first HBCU collegiate champion
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Google blocks California news in response to bill that would force tech giant to pay
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Poole Hospital admits baby was handed to wrong mother: The hospital says it deeply regrets the incident in its maternity ward last September.
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Jim Keller suggests Nvidia should have used Ethernet to stitch together Blackwell GPUs — Nvidia could have saved billions
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Another honorary doctorate for Esther Mahlangu, for 'mathematical prowess'
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News publishers group urges government to investigate Google for blocking some California news outlets
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iOS 18: Apple likely to use on-device AI to power next-gen iPhone features: Most of the AI features on iOS 18 would reportedly work offline. However ...
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Three takeaways from the Columbia University president’s testimony on antisemitism
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Quick Glance: Three Insights from Columbia University President's Testimony on Antisemitism
- Shafik confirmed that Professor Massad is under investigation for discriminatory remarks and that there will be consequences for professors making antisemitic statements.
- President Shafik was more prepared than others on questions about antisemitism, confirming that chanting mobs make antisemitic comments.
- Several professors at Columbia University are under investigation for antisemitic remarks and behaviors, potentially facing consequences.
- Despite efforts to combat antisemitic threats, Shafik acknowledged that there is much more work to be done to balance free speech and ensuring safety for all students.
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Google will provide AI to the military for disaster response: The National Guard will soon use the tech giant’s image-recognition AI to scan images of disaster ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/17/google-x-bellwether-national-guard-disasters/
OpenAI, Meta, Google: Big AI Users Fear Being Held Hostage by ChatGPT: Low pricing is drawing companies into deals with OpenAI and rivals, but what happens once ...
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Google goes all in on generative AI at Google Cloud Next: Not to minimize what Google had on display, but the company failed to give all but a passing nod to its ...
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Nissan says it will make next-generation EV batteries by early 2029: Nissan says it expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation ...
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La Salle University’s enrollment dropped 28% since 2019. What is the school doing to cope?
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Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users
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Humble China street vendor makes sacrifices to support academically gifted daughters who gain PhD and master’s degree
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Tesla will lay off more than 10% of global workforce: Read the Elon Musk memo: Tesla will lay off more than 10% of its global workforce, according to a memo sent ...
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Quick Glance: Tesla to Cut 14,000 Jobs, Elon Musk Aims for Lean Brand
- Tesla is laying off more than 10% of its global workforce, equivalent to at least 14,000 roles, in response to slowing demand and price pressure.
- Elon Musk announced the 'difficult decision' in a memo, mentioning that Tesla had experienced role and function duplications in certain areas due to rapid growth in recent years.
- The job cuts follow a difficult start to the year for the electric carmaker, citing production problems caused by unforeseen factors and a decline in global demand.
- Tesla recorded a gross profit margin of 17.6% in the fourth quarter, the lowest in over four years, attributed to repeated price cuts and increased competition in China.
Ancient New Year celebration caps long Eid holidays in Bangladesh: DHAKA: Thousands of Bangladeshis crowded the streets of Dhaka on Sunday to welcome the Bengali ...
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Columbia University president takes heat at congressional antisemitism hearing: A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday accused Columbia University's ...
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Android 15 Could Bring NFC Wireless Charging Support, Which Is Slower Than The Qi Standard, But The Requ…
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Michigan football handed three-year probation, recruiting penalties and fine by NCAA
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Columbia University president is set to testify about antisemitism on campus: The testimony from Columbia's president comes several months after lawmakers ...
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University of Texas confirms nearly 60 workers were laid off, most in former DEI positions
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Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro can now hear: Google updated Gemini 1.5 Pro to include the ability to understand audio as it makes its way to Vertex AI. Its image model ...
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Google to stop showing links to California news reports: Plan by Mountain View tech giant comes amid battle against a state bill that would make it pay fees to ...
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Prosecutors Zero in on Chad Daybell’s Suspicious Google Searches in Murder Trial
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Google could block your California news. Will state leaders stand up to tech bully? | Opinion
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Samsung XR headset features could be revealed at Google I/O 2024: Google has announced that it will be holding the next Google I/O event on 14 May 2024 ...
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Google Launches Coding AIs That Could Rival Microsoft's GitHub Copilot: Google releases Gemini Code Assist and CodeGemma, a version of its Gemini-inspired Gemma ...
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YouTube is switching to read-only comments for kids in supervised experiences: YouTube’s comments section, historically, has had a bad reputation ...
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Media coalition asks the feds to investigate Google's removal of California news links
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Engineers in Oregon train dog robot to walk on Moon: The engineering team has a two-year $2 million grant to help Nasa study the Moon's surface.
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