Sergey Brin, president of Alphabet and co-founder of Google David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images In taking questions from the crowd, Brin discussed AI’s impact on search and how Google can maintain its leadership position in its core market as AI continues to grow. He also commented on the flawed launch last month of Google’s image generator, which the company pulled after users discovered historical inaccuracies and questionable responses. “We definitely messed up on the image… Source link

Retailers such as Target (TGT) and Foot Locker (FL) are set to report their quarterly results this week. Storch Advisors CEO Jerry Storch joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the current state of the consumer. Storch, the former CEO of Toys “R” Us and Hudson’s Bay, says so far “the consumer has held up pretty well.” Despite this resilience, he notes that “inflation is still real” and other pressures remain, so investors will be watching retail results “with a very sharp eye.” Retail earnings… Source link

In December, Google spent $700 million to resolve states’ claims that its Play Store had strong-armed app makers into high fees and tough terms. About six weeks after that, Google paid $350 million to end a lawsuit accusing it of improperly sharing users’ private information. On Monday morning, a Massachusetts company called Singular Computing said it had resolved its lawsuit with Google, involving claims that the tech giant had stolen its chip designs. Singular said in a news release… Source link

Former President Donald Trump was handed a major victory on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he cannot be excluded from Colorado’s primary election ballot over his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “BIG WIN FOR AMERICA!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social, his social media platform, shortly after the ruling was handed down. Speaking to reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Trump said he hoped the ruling would “unify” the country in allowing him… Source link

Google is taking a page from Apple and developing its own emergency SOS feature for Android phones that can connect to satellite services.  The test feature is popping up on Google Pixel phones with the latest software update. In the Settings > Safety & emergency tab, you may see a “satellite SOS” option. The feature doesn’t activate anything, according to 9to5Google. Still, the menus describe the function as a way to “message with emergency services and share your location when you… Source link

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A group representing Indian startups has asked the country’s antitrust watchdog to order Alphabet Inc’s Google to reinstate apps it removed for policy violations, a letter seen by Reuters shows, escalating a showdown with the U.S. giant in a key market. Google on Friday removed more than 100 Indian apps, including popular ones by Matrimony.com, for not complying with its policy of paying a service fee when in-app payment options other than Google’s are… Source link

The stock market keeps hitting new record highs. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Nasdaq (^IXIC) both ended last week at their highest levels ever. The S&P 500 has now risen for 16 of the last 18 weeks for the first time since 1971, according to research from Deutsche Bank. This week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony on Capitol Hill and the February jobs report will put the stock market’s roaring rally to the test. Updates on economic activity in the services sector and job openings are… Source link

Yandex N.V. Reminds Shareholders of upcoming EGM and Class A Meeting   Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 4, 2024 — Yandex N.V. would like to remind shareholders that the Company’s EGM and Class A Shareholders meetings are scheduled to take place on 7 March 2024. Yandex N.V. brings to shareholders for their approval the proposal to divest its Russia-based businesses and to retire various corporate governance and capital structures introduced in 2019, to align with the Company’s new… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google’s Gemini diversity errors and lower employee raises hurts morale  The Verge Source link

LAS VEGAS (AP) — There’s a tradition at Hendrick Motorsports to ring the winning bell throughout the North Carolina shop after every NASCAR victory. As motivation to have the best year of his career, Kyle Larson‘s team decided to bring a bell on the road so avoid having to wait to return to Charlotte to celebrate every achievement he plans for this season. The bell got its first ring Sunday when Larson won his second consecutive race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to keep keep Chevrolet… Source link