In a report from Google about how it keeps Maps information reliable, the search company reveals it removed seven million fake business profiles in 2021. Additionally, Google prevented tens of millions of fake business profiles from being created, and disabled over a million user accounts belonging to “bad actors.” Verifying the legitimacy of information in Google Business Profiles and Google Maps is increasingly challenging, as the number of contributions continues to rise year over… Source link

Google will show the next available appointment with a health care provider directly on search, the company announced today. The company is working with MinuteClinic at CVS and other unnamed appointment schedulers during the initial rollout, which will start in the coming weeks, product manager Jackie DeJesse said during a press briefing. It will initially only be available in English. … Source link

The supply chain challenges remain so tough in the housing industry that homebuilding giant KB Home (KBH) still can’t source enough garage doors, windows and cabinets. “Garage doors, windows, cabinets, HVAC equipment, and signing, all remain constrained within the supply chain,” said KB Home COO Robert McGibney on a Wednesday evening earnings call. “We expect shortages of materials will stay with us throughout this year and we will continue to aggressively address any new issues that… Source link

A day after Microsoft (MSFT) confirmed it was hacked by the cybercrime group Lapsus$, Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang called his own company’s experience with the hackers a “wake-up call.” In an interview during Nvidia’s GTC Conference, which runs from March 21 to March 24, the CEO said the late February hack proved the company needs to move to a “zero trust” security posture and that it has the technology to do it. “Zero trust” means Nvidia will treat all employees as a potential… Source link

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Anindito Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google executives, facing a barrage of criticism from employees on issues related to compensation, defended the company’s competitiveness at a recent all-hands meeting while acknowledging that the performance review process could change. The companywide virtual gathering earlier this month followed the release of internal survey results, which showed a growing number of staffers don’t view their pay packages as fair or… Source link

Alicin Reidy Williamson is leaving Endeavor after more than two years to join Yahoo, which spun off from Verizon last year, as the media and tech company’s chief diversity and culture officer. Reidy Williamson will lead Yahoo’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts globally, reporting directly to CEO Jim Lanzone. Based in New York, she will lead the team of DEI and “employee-experience practitioners”; oversee employee engagement and strategic partnerships; and promote… Source link

U.S. jobless claims set a more than 50-year low last week as the red-hot labor market shows few signs of cooling in the near-term. The Labor Department released its latest weekly jobless claims report Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended March 19: 187,000 vs. 210,000 expected and a revised 215,000 during prior week Continuing claims, week ended March 12: 1.350… Source link

HONG KONG — North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time since 2017, its neighbors said Thursday, in a major escalation of its weapons program likely to stoke fresh tensions with the United States and its allies. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the missile was believed to be a new kind of ICBM and condemned the test, which comes at a time when the world is focused on Ukraine, as an “unforgivable outrage.” “These series of actions taken by… Source link

Ban comes after Google said it would not help platforms sell ads alongside content that condone the conflict in Ukraine. Russia’s communications regulator has blocked Google News, accusing the news aggregator service of spreading false information about the country’s military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Interfax news agency said on Wednesday. “We’ve confirmed that some people are having difficulty accessing the Google News app and website in Russia and that this is not due to any… Source link

Jerry Jones said it best — and apparently said it for many — when he summarized the Dallas Cowboys‘ playoff disappointment in January with a warning: “We all know how it goes in the NFL. The whole thing is set up to take away from the best and add to the ones that need improvement.” We can argue the whole “best” thing in that analysis, but it’s clear the broader point Jones was making. Good rosters end up losing good players, or in some cases, great players. And it seems to be… Source link