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Google, Nvidia and Microsoft Offer What VCs Can’t

By Kate Clark · June 1, 2023 1:16 PM PDT

Welcome back,Amid all the hype for generative artificial intelligence, some venture capitalists have refused to join the fray. These young companies need so much capital and so much computing resources, the VC skeptics say, that they’ll have little chance of competing against Google, Amazon and other big tech companies that may soon have similar... Welcome back,Amid all the hype for generative artificial intelligence, some venture capitalists...

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Google, Meta Struggle to Figure Out Employee Reviews

By Mark Matousek · April 12, 2023 6:00 AM PDT · 3 comments

Last year, Google cut the number of employee performance reviews it conducts annually from two to one, responding to complaints that twice-a-year reviews consumed too much time. In the new system, managers were asked to talk more casually—but more frequently, once a quarter—with their subordinates about their performance. And Google... Last year, Google cut the number of employee performance reviews it conducts annually from two to...

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What OpenAI Is Doing That Google Isn’t

By Martin Peers · April 6, 2023 5:00 PM PDT

Sibling rivalry. It’s a real thing, as any parent with more than one child knows, and it can either motivate a kid to work harder or alienate them. No, you haven’t accidentally opened a newsletter about parenting. Sibling rivalry turns out to be a big problem in tech. It prevented the two AI labs within Google’s parent Alphabet from working... Sibling rivalry. It’s a real thing, as any parent with more than one child knows, and it can...

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DOJ’s Latest Case Against Google Is Intricate But Important

By Jessica E. Lessin · Jan. 24, 2023 5:01 PM PST

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DOJ’s Latest Case Against Google Is Intricate But Important

By Jessica E. Lessin · Jan. 24, 2023 5:01 PM PST

Over my career as a tech reporter, regulators have sued or threatened to sue Google for exerting monopoly power in its ads business so many times it’s hard to keep track. Today the U.S. Department of Justice and eight states filed the fifth challenge by U.S. officials against the company, building on a case several states filed back in... Over my career as a tech reporter, regulators have sued or threatened to sue Google for exerting...

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Google’s Head-Scratcher, Microsoft’s Slowing Azure

By Jessica E. Lessin · Oct. 25, 2022 5:28 PM PDT

So much for doing more with less. Alphabet, one of the many tech giants that has been discussing the need to be more efficient, still spent a lot in its most recent quarter, which ended up hurting them. Google’s parent company reported a big 19% drop in operating profit for its third quarter on Tuesday as it continued to hire heavily and... So much for doing more with less. Alphabet, one of the many tech giants that has been discussing...

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The Dangers of War Against Google’s Ad Tech

By Martin Peers · Jan. 28, 2022 5:00 PM PST · 1 comment

Google’s legal department has its hands full these days, given numerous antitrust lawsuits filed both by the Justice Department and individual states targeting different parts of its business. Our scoop today—about how a bipartisan group of senators is putting together a bill to force Google to divest its ad tech operations—will only add to the... Google’s legal department has its hands full these days, given numerous antitrust lawsuits filed...

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