With the tech-heavy Nasdaq teasing the 18,000 mark, Alphabet (GOOGL), Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Netflix (NFLX) showcase a slew of companies to watch on Investor’s Business Daily’s Breakout Stocks Index. Google now trades near its own record high as Palantir stock eyes a new buy point. Meanwhile, cybersecurity leaders CrowdStrike (CRWD), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) […]
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Google announces $1 billion investment in Iowa data centers, $1.3 million in water quality
Google announced its plans to invest $1 billion into its Iowa facilities. It also announced it will contribute $1.3 million towards water quality projects in the Hawkeye state. Google made the announcement at its Council Bluffs data center campus on Tuesday. “Today’s announcement underscores our commitment to Council Bluffs and the state of Iowa,” Joe […]
Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI
Three years ago, Google set an ambitious plan to address climate change by going “net zero,” meaning it would release no more climate-changing gases into the air than it removes, by 2030. But a report from the company Tuesday shows it is nowhere near meeting that goal. Rather than declining, its emissions grew 13% in […]
Ex-Billionaire Gets 7 1/2-Year Sentence for Defrauding Investors Goldman, Google
(Bloomberg) — A former jet-setting Chicago billionaire was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for a $1 billion fraud at an advertising startup that included investors such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Google parent Alphabet Inc. and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s venture capital firm. Most Read from Bloomberg Rishi Shah, 38, the […]
The best tablets of 2024 from Apple, Amazon, Google and more, tested and reviewed
Phone, good; tablet, better? Sure, the former fits in your pocket, but a tablet has a much larger screen, meaning it rules for things like gaming, movies, e-books, video calls, drawing, note-taking and lots more. And with a few accoutrements, it can even serve as a laptop replacement. Amazon makes some great cheap tablets; Apple […]
The best tablets of 2024 from Apple, Amazon, Google and more, tested and reviewed
Phone, good; tablet, better? Sure, the former fits in your pocket, but a tablet has a much larger screen, meaning it rules for things like gaming, movies, e-books, video calls, drawing, note-taking and lots more. And with a few accoutrements, it can even serve as a laptop replacement. Amazon makes some great cheap tablets; Apple […]
Google buys stake in Taiwan solar power firm owned by BlackRock
By Simon Jessop and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Google said it has taken a stake in Taiwan’s New Green Power and could buy up to 300 megawatts of renewable energy from the BlackRock fund-owned firm to help cut its carbon emissions and those of suppliers. Companies are being pushed to cut greenhouse gas emissions […]
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Google uses AI to add 110 new languages to Translate
While Google Translate is far from perfect, it’s still a helpful way to gain information or engage in conversation. Now, that option is expanding as Google uses AI to give Translate 110 new languages, such as Cantonese, Punjabi (Shahmukhi) and NKo. About a quarter of the languages come from Africa and Google claims that all […]
Manta Ray submarine drone seemingly spotted on Google Maps at California naval base
An object visible on Google Maps appears to be the U.S. military’s new submarine drone known as the Manta Ray, located at California’s Port Hueneme naval base. The unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), shaped like the sea creature its named after, is part of a new program by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, part of […]
Court dismisses academic’s challenge against DPC over investigation into Google complaint
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed a claim that the Data Protection Commission (DPC) failed to fully investigate a complaint made to it several years ago about an alleged massive data breach by the internet giant Google. The complaint about Google’s processing of personal data was made by Dr Johnny Ryan, who is a […]
I left Google and started a recruiting platform. Here are the interview tips I suggest to help land a FAANG job.
Rihab Lajmi left her role at Google and launched FAANG, an AI hiring platform. Lajmi has gone through dozens of interviews herself and interviewed 35 recruiters to learn what they’re looking for. These are the five interview tips she recommends to job seekers. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rihab Lajmi, a 26-year-old […]