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In the first project of their sweeping data partnership, Google and the Mayo Clinic will build an artificial intelligence tool to guide the targeting of radiation therapy in cancer patients, the organizations said Wednesday. The tool will draw contours around tumors in the head and neck, dividing them from healthy tissue, and help to determine radiation dosage and develop treatment plans for patients. Radiation therapy is a rapidly advancing area of AI innovation, as systems for automating… Source link

Italy’s competition authority has opened an antitrust investigation into Google’s display ad business — adding another allegation of abuse of a dominant position to the tech giant’s regulatory woes. In a press release announcing the action the AGCM said it “questions the discriminatory use of the huge amount of data collected through its various applications, preventing rivals from competing effectively as well as adversely affecting consumers”. The probe follows a… Source link

Two components of the FAANG group of stocks are Facebook and Alphabet, parent of Google. Both tech giants report third-quarter earnings on Thursday. Over the long term, both companies have been extremely strong outperformers with long growth runways, high margins, and huge returns on capital. However, both… Source link

The hearing comes less than a week before the US election and as social media companies have been bracing for an onslaught of misinformation and disinformation. In recent days, Facebook and Twitter have both taken action to slow the spread of some content, bringing about allegations of bias, censorship and even election interference. In a video released ahead of the hearing, the Senate Commerce Committee highlighted what it says are examples of social platforms’ actions against conservative… Source link

Apple’s launch promotional material of the New iPhone12 Pro seen displayed on a mobile phone screen with an Apple logo in the background. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — Apple has quietly increased its efforts to develop its own search technology for iPhones, according to a report by The Financial Times (FT), as regulators scrutinize the multibillion-dollar payments that Google makes each year to ensure that its search engine is installed as a default search tool.  When… Source link

In this episode of Industry Focus: Tech, Dylan Lewis and Motley Fool contributor Brian Feroldi bring you the details of the government’s antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and also how Snap (NYSE:SNAP) became a market-beater. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool’s… Source link

Apple is stepping up efforts to develop its own search technology as US antitrust authorities threaten multibillion-dollar payments that Google makes to secure prime placement of its engine on the iPhone. In a little-noticed change to the latest version of the iPhone operating system, iOS 14, Apple has begun to show its own search results and link directly to websites when users type queries from its home screen. That web search capability marks an important advance in… Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to be grilled by Republican senators making unfounded allegations that the tech giants show anti-conservative bias. Democrats want to expand the discussion to include issues such as the companies’ impact on local news. The Senate Commerce Committee has summoned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai to testify for a hearing Wednesday. The… Source link

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc., speaks during a news conference in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Anindito Mukheriee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft is forecasting a continued slowdown in its search ad revenue, which could spell bad news for Google parent-company Alphabet, which reports its earnings on Thursday.  Microsoft‘s latest results beat across the board, but the company saw a 10% year-over-year drop in search advertising revenue, and reported… Source link

(Valley News Live) – Election Day is nearing, and more than 64 million Americans have already voted, some of which are going back on who they want to win for president. “Can I change my vote” is strongly trending on Google, which has jumped nearly 500% between Monday and Tuesday in the United States, according to an article by Newsweek. In the past week, North Dakota ranking number three on the charts for the search, and Minnesota ranking number five. Minnesota officials said as long as… Source link