Tag: Google Inc
A.I. Is Not Sentient. Why Do People Say It Is?
Why Everyone Else BelievesIn the mid-1960s, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Joseph Weizenbaum, built an…
The Word of the Year Is ‘Uncertainty’
More than two years into Pandemic Times, technology is more popular, stronger and richer than it was before.…
Big Tech Is Proving Resilient as the Economy Cools
No boom can last forever, even for the technology industry’s most affluent companies. Investors punished the biggest tech…
The Default Tech Settings You Should Turn Off Right Away
There’s a catchy saying going around with a valuable lesson about our personal technology: The devil is in…
Google Fires Engineer Who Claims Its A.I. Is Conscious
SAN FRANCISCO — Google fired one of its engineers, Blake Lemoine, on Friday, more than a month after…
The Tech Magic That Unleashed Your Best
Last week, our On Tech editor, Hanna Ingber, shared a story of her kiddo stumbling upon a design…
The Google One-Star Review Scam Targeting Restaurants
In a new scam targeting restaurants, criminals are leaving negative ratings on restaurants’ Google pages as a bargaining…
Why South Korea Can’t Quit Internet Explorer
SEOUL — In South Korea, one of the world’s most technologically advanced countries, there are few limits to…
Google Says It Will Delete Location Data When Users Visit Abortion Clinics
SAN FRANCISCO — Google said on Friday that it would delete abortion clinic visits from the location history…
Google Says It’s Time for Longtime Small-Business Users to Pay Up
When Google told some small businesses in January that they would no longer be able to use a…
How a Religious Sect Landed Google in a Lawsuit
OREGON HOUSE, Calif. — In a tiny town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, a religious organization…
Google Sidelines Engineer Who Claims Its A.I. Is Sentient
SAN FRANCISCO — Google placed an engineer on paid leave recently after dismissing his claim that its artificial…