BRUSSELS—Google faces an antitrust complaint on Monday by Danish online job-search rival Jobindex, which told European Union regulators the Alphabet-owned business had allegedly unfairly favoured its own job-search service. The complaint could reinvigorate EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s scrutiny of the service, Google for Jobs. Three years ago, Vestager said she was looking into the…
Why Are US Hospitals Sending Sensitive Data to Facebook?
June 27, 2022
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Commentary Data is the new oil. Every second, a person creates roughly 1.7 MB of data. Not surprisingly, there is a concerted effort from Big Tech companies to mine data flows and drain us dry. One such company is Meta, more commonly known as Facebook, a company known for violating users’ rights repeatedly and without remorse….
Is Google’s LaMDA Woke? Its Software Engineers Sure Are
June 24, 2022
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Commentary An article in the Washington Post revealed that a Google engineer who had worked with Google’s Responsible AI organization believes that Google’s LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications), an artificially intelligent chatbot generator, is “sentient.” In a Medium blog post, Blake Lemoine claims that LaMDA is a person who exhibits feelings and shows the unmistakable signs of consciousness: “Over the…
Google’s Russian Subsidiary Submits Bankruptcy Declaration: Ifax
The Russian subsidiary of Alphabet’s Google has submitted a declaration of bankruptcy, Interfax reported on Friday, citing court filings online. The subsidiary announced plans to file for bankruptcy in May after authorities seized its bank account, making it impossible to pay staff and vendors. “The Russian authorities’ seizure of Google Russia’s bank account has made…
Russian Court Fines Google $260,000 for Breaching Data Rules
June 17, 2022
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A Moscow court on Thursday said it had fined Alphabet’s Google 15 million rubles ($260,000) for repeatedly failing to comply with a Russian law requiring technology companies to localize user data. Russia has issued multiple fines to foreign technology companies in recent years over a range of infringements, in what critics say is Moscow’s attempt…
Google Agrees to $118 Million Settlement Over Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
June 14, 2022
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Tech giant Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a case bought by four former female employees who alleged the company paid its female workers less than men for substantially similar work. The lawsuit was originally filed in September 2017 and a settlement was reached on June 10, according to a press release from…
Google Engineer Warns About ‘Sentient’ Behavior of Company’s AI, Gets Suspended
A Google engineer has been suspended after raising concerns about an artificial intelligence (AI) program he and a collaborator is testing, which he believes behaves like a human “child.” Google put one of its senior software engineers in its Responsible AI ethics group, Blake Lemoine, on paid administrative leave on June 6 for breaching “confidentiality…
Engineer Warns About Google AI‘s ‘Sentient’ Behavior, Gets Suspended
A Google engineer has been suspended after raising concerns about an artificial intelligence (AI) program he and a collaborator is testing, which he believes behaves like a human “child.” Google put one of its senior software engineers in its Responsible AI ethics group, Blake Lemoine, on paid administrative leave on June 6 for breaching “confidentiality…
Google Agrees to Pay $118 Million to Settle Lawsuit Filed by Female Employees
Alphabet Inc’s Google has agreed to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit covering close to 15,500 female employees by paying $118 million. Law firms Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Altshuler Berzon LLP announced the settlement on Friday, adding that an independent expert will further analyze Google’s hiring practices. An independent labor economist will also…
UK Plans to Probe Apple, Google’s Mobile Browser Dominance
LONDON—Britain’s competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc. and Google’s mobile browsers, as well as the iPhone maker’s restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet Inc.’s Google over its app…
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