Google escapes again.A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Google doesn’t have to break up its adtech business — which was the nuclear option sought by the Justice Department after the tech company was found to have operated an illegal monopoly in certain online advertising markets.It’s the second time in recent…
Apple is joining Google in taking the plunge into controversial waters.On Tuesday, Apple Maps changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” The move follows President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, which he issued amid a trade war with Canada. Earlier Tuesday afternoon, the lake was still labeled Lake…
Google Maps changed Lake Ontario’s name for its American users, and the internet is not happy.On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario, which straddles the Canadian and US border, to Lake America. The US Geographic Names Information System formally changed the name of the…
Google is making a play for law firms with a new suite of tools built for the world’s most scrupulous profession.The company on Tuesday unveiled Gemini Enterprise for Legal, a bundle of pre-built Gemini skills and virtual assistants, known as agents, that can plug into the systems where a firm’s…
Paramount Skydance has a favorite company to hire from: Google.David Ellison’s company has brought on two more former Google execs, product chief Dane Glasgow told employees in a memo on Tuesday afternoon.Nick Lee, who was the corporate vice president of Microsoft AI, is Paramount’s new EVP of media systems. Before…
It’s almost the end of summer, which means interns everywhere are approaching the looming question they’ve probably been avoiding: Am I getting a return offer?The job market may feel more chaotic and competitive than usual — and AI certainly adds a layer of uncertainty as it reshapes the workforce and…
Google chief scientist Jeff Dean, one of the company’s most respected engineers and executives, is leaving the search giant as part of a broader AI leadership shake-up at the search giant.Naturally, employees have had something to say about his shock departure.Googlers peppered the company’s central message board with memes and…
Mercor’s interview process is less vibe coding, more whiteboarding. On an episode of the “20VC” podcast released on Saturday, Mercor’s head of product, Osvald Nitski, said that the AI training company has moved away from take-home assignments that can be completed with AI.”We’ll do one round where we find out…
Imagine making nearly $100 billion extra and dedicating exactly one vague sentence to it. That’s just what Google parent Alphabet did in its second quarter earnings report.The tech giant reported that its “other income” totaled $98 billion in the second quarter, noting it came from unrealized gains on its investments.Analysts…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Adam Stewart, 43, who lives in the UK. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I worked for nearly 20 years straight before I took a career break.10 of those years were at Google, which I loved, but it was…
