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Young People Shifting From Google To Tiktok For Search, Bye Bye Google

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Google dominates the search market in an imperial way, but in spite of everything, things are changing for certain sectors of the population. A new study shows that the Mountain View search engine now has two serious competitors. None of them was conceived as a seeker. Young People Shifting From Google To Tiktok For Search, Bye Bye Google

Google Maps will choose the most efficient route based on the type of vehicle

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The Google Maps app will choose the most energy-efficient route for the driver’s vehicle, based on whether they own a gasoline, diesel, electric, or hybrid car. Google Maps will choose the most efficient route based on the type of vehicle

Fuchsia is still Google's plan B, and the project is moving forward thanks to a new component called Starnix

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Google is not convinced that Android is based on the Linux kernel. That raises dependencies and above all the impossibility of being mistress of their own mobile platform, and Mountain View has been preparing their plan B to get rid of Linux for a long time . Fuchsia is still Google's plan B

Google Robot Hires a Lawyer to Prove She's Alive

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Google engineer Blake Lemoine, who was recently placed on paid administrative leave after claiming that one of the artificial intelligence systems made such a breakthrough that it claimed to have “sensitivity,” said that this robot, known as LaMDA, hired a lawyer. . According to Deutsche Welle, Google’s Language Model for Dialog Applications (LaMDA) managed to convince the professional, who is part of the tech giant’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) organization, that he has consciousness, emotions and fear of being off. Lemoine said the AI ​​argued that it has rights “as a person” and they engaged in a dialogue about religion, consciousness and robotics, as well as legal advice. The robot engaged in a dialogue about religion, conscience and robotics, as well as legal advice.  Photo: Getty Images.  -  Photo: Getty Images

Why they asked Google and Apple to remove TikTok from their app stores?

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Brendan Carr, delegate of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States (FCC), sent a clear message to the companies Apple and Google, requesting that they remove TikTok from their application stores for , according to him, "its pattern of hidden practices in the treatment of personal data”. “TikTok is not just another app. That is your facade. I have contacted Apple and Google to have them removed from their respective stores," read Carr’s official Twitter. According to the US official, TikTok collects search and browsing histories, keystroke patterns, biometric identifiers, message drafts and metadata, in addition to saving the text, images and videos that are stored on a device. Carr also noted that bipartisan leaders, both in the Senate and the House, have raised concerns on this issue, as the national security of the United States could be involved. TikTok is in the sights of the United States authorities.  -  Photo: Getty Images

Tech giants hire less, but Google opens new campus

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More than 4,000 employees are expected to arrive at the technology company’s new headquarters. Tech giants are hiring less and engineers have fully embraced remote work, but Google is opening futuristic new offices in Silicon Valley, which is watching new trends in the world of work take hold. In Mountain View, 1.5 km from its headquarters, the Californian group built two huge glass buildings covered with solar panels. A worker walks along a path at the Google Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, on June 27, 2022. (Photo by NOAH BERGER / AFP) - Photo: AFP Alphabet, the parent company of Google, did not reveal the amount that its ‘Bay View Campus’ cost, in which up to 4,500 people can work. The firm had some 164,000 employees worldwide at the end of March, 17% more than a year ago.