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Google Scraps Its Diversity Hiring Goals

Google just ended diversity hiring goals. Read the memo.

Google said that "as a federal contractor, our teams are also evaluating changes required following recent court decisions and executive orders."

Reuters · 7h

Google scraps diversity-based hiring targets

Alphabet's Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a slew of U.S. businesses scaling back diversity initiatives.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3h

Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump’s new government contractor rules

Google is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have been abandoning or scaling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons

Business Insider · 8h

Google employees respond after company drops its promise on AI weapons: 'Are we the baddies?'

After Google scrubbed wording that promised not to use AI for weapons, some staff slammed the decision in the company's internal message board.

UPI News on MSN · 11h

Google drops promise not to use AI for weapons

Google has removed its pledge not to use artificial intelligence for weapons development and surveillance, but its executive said will base AI threats on its continued research.

The Washington Post · 1d

Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

Google changed its public AI policies to remove assertions that it would not develop AI applied to surveillance or weapons.

Google Has Officially Launched Gemini 2.0

CNET on MSN · 3h

Google Has Officially Launched Gemini 2.0 for Everyone

The flood of AI news from Google comes in the wake of the launch of DeepSeek, the breakthrough Chinese AI tool that's been making headlines.

TechCrunch on MSN · 12h

Google launches new AI models and brings ‘thinking’ to Gemini

Google launched its much-anticipated new flagship AI model, Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, on Wednesday. The announcement was part of a series of other AI model releases. The company is also making its “reasoning’ model,

Cryptopolitan on MSN · 4h

Google has opened its most powerful Gemini 2.0 suite for everyone

Google on Wednesday released a suite of its most powerful and capable AI models, Geminin 2.0, to everyone as part of the search engine giant’s broader strategy this year. The strategy entails “investing heavily into AI Agents,

Google, AI and Search

TechCrunch on MSN · 9h

Google wants Search to be more like an AI assistant in 2025

Google Search is in the midst of a "journey" around AI, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company's earnings call on Tuesday. The start of that

MarketWatch · 1d

AI means more competition in search. But Google says it's doing just fine.

Users now have the ability to search for answers in different ways, not just through traditional search engines like Google but also through AI tools like ChatGPT. But Google said its overall search business is still thriving.

CNBC on MSN · 1d

Google's uphill AI battle in 2025

CNBC's Deirdre Bosa reports on the latest developments from Google.

China, Google

Chicago Tribune · 1d

China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google.

China countered President Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select U.S. imports, as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google.

Inc · 1d

China Launches an Antitrust Probe Into Google. Here’s What That Means

The Chinese government’s move to open an antitrust probe into Google is the latest development in a long and tangled relationship that goes back to the early 2000s. The investigation was one of a flurry of Chinese retaliatory measures announced Tuesday in response to a 10 percent tariff imposed by U.

ABC · 1d

China says it will investigate Google on suspicion of violating antitrust laws

China says it will investigate Google on suspicion of violating antitrust laws.

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Google is the latest tech giant to move away from DEI, as it weighs implications for federal contracts

Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Wednesday said it was reviewing its workplace inclusion policies, ending representational hiring ...

6hon MSN

Google will end a core DEI program — and evaluate others, company says

The change comes after President Trump’s sweeping executive orders and a broader anti-DEI pullback at other big companies ...

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Google says commercial quantum computing applications arriving within five years

Google aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, Google's head of quantum told Reuters on ...

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Google’s Updated AI Ethics Guidelines Mark a Dramatic Policy Change About Weapons & Surveillance

Google revises its AI ethics guidelines, ending its ban on weapons and surveillance. The policy shift ignites debate over ...

9hon MSN

Google Parent Alphabet’s Stock Tumbles Amid Worries Whether AI Spending Will Pay Off

Key Takeaways Shares of Google parent Alphabet tumbled Wednesday amid worries about whether the tech giant's spending on AI ...

12h

6 unsettling thoughts Google's former CEO has about artificial intelligence

Neither the public or the tech giants pushing artificial intelligence understand its long-term implications, warns former ...

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Verizon Makes $120 Google Offer To Android And IOS Users

Similarly, Google has remained steadfast on keeping YouTube Premium separate from its entire subscription line up. The only ...

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