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Google Cloud gets a new family of cheaper general-purpose compute instances
Google Cloud today announced the launch of its new E2 family of compute instances. These new instances, which are meant…
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Google Assistant gets a customized alarm, based on weather and time
Alarm clocks were one of the most obvious implementations since the introduction of the smart screen. Devices like Lenovo’s Smart…
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Mindstrong Health hires leadership team with all-star tech product experience
Mindstrong Health is tackling one of the most difficult challenges in healthcare: Severe mental illness, commonly referred to as SMI…
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Google employee activist says she’s been fired
Google has terminated Rebecca Rivers, an employee activist the company put on indefinite administrative leave this month, Rivers tweeted this…
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Alphabet’s X details a garbage-sorting bot that’s part of its plan to make robots an everyday thing
Alphabet subsidiary X, which is the former Google X, focuses exclusively on ambitious “moonshots,” or applications of tech you might…
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Google employees will rally in protest of alleged worker retaliation
Google is under fire again for its treatment of employees. Tomorrow, a group of Google employees is holding a rally…
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Sonos acquires voice assistant startup Snips, potentially to build out on-device voice control
Sonos revealed during its quarterly earnings report that it has acquired voice assistant startup Snips in a $37 million cash…
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Smart Compose is coming to Google Docs
At its Cloud Next event in London, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian today announced that Smart Compose, the AI-powered feature…
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Anyone can now create maps and stories on Google Earth
Google Earth is making a significant change to its product, with the addition of content creation tools that allow anyone…
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Samasource raises $14.8M for global AI data biz driven from Africa
AI training data provider Samasource has raised a $14.8 million Series A funding round led by Ridge Ventures. The San…
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