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AI remains priority number one. Ride or (D)AI An internal memo at Google leaked by The Verge reveals the company’s plans for the new year, and perhaps its biggest takeaway may not surprise you: that the Silicon Valley titan is still going all in on AI. The news comes as questions are raised — sometimes by its own employees — over whether Google’s bullheaded commitment to the tech is harming the company. Per the companywide “objective key results” for the new year shared on Thursday,… Source link

The countdown to a (third-party) cookieless Chrome has started. Google is disabling third-party cookies for 1% of its Chrome users worldwide, which will affect 32 million of its 3.22 billion international users of the browser. It’s a small step for Google, but a giant leap into the unknown for digital advertising. Finally, Google is pulling the trigger on the phase-out of cookies.  This process has been dragging on for too long and it is finally time to start. The sampled approach… Source link

Google’s cloud computing unit on Thursday made sweeping changes to its leadership, including replacing its top U.S. sales executive and one of her lieutenants, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The changes, announced to employees, include the departure of Kirsten Kliphouse, the top U.S. sales executive. She is being replaced by Adaire Fox-Martin, previously the president of Google Cloud International and the head of Google’s Ireland office. Fox-Martin, who joined… Source link

Google senior fellow Jeff Dean speaks at a 2017 event in China. Source: Chris Wong | Google Google employees are seeing all the buzz around ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot that was released to the public at the end of November and quickly turned into a Twitter sensation. Some of them are wondering where Google is in the race to create sophisticated chatbots that can answer user queries. After all, Google’s prime business is web search, and the company has long touted itself as a… Source link

Google senior fellow Jeff Dean speaks at a 2017 event in China. Source: Chris Wong | Google Google employees are seeing all the buzz around ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot that was released to the public at the end of November and quickly turned into a Twitter sensation. Some of them are wondering where Google is in the race to create sophisticated chatbots that can answer user queries. After all, Google’s prime business is web search, and the company has long touted itself as a… Source link

The overwhelming majority of corporate executives are bracing for a recession, according to a new survey. Nearly all 70 business leaders surveyed by Stifel Financial believe the U.S. economy is either already in a recession (18%) or will face one within the next 18 months (79%). Only 3% think one will be avoided entirely. “We’ve been hearing it consistently,” said Michael Kollender, head of consumer, retail, and diversified industrials investment banking at Stifel. “They believe that we are… Source link

If results don’t live up to expectations, layoffs will be implemented, Google executives are warning their staff. Senior leadership reportedly informed staff members in the Google Cloud sales division that there would be a “overall examination of sales productivity and productivity in general.” The sales team was told that if third quarter results “don’t look up, [then] there will be blood on the streets.” Insider was the first to report the warning. After the company quietly extended its… Source link

As Big Tech companies begin to lay off employees in the global economic downturn, Google executives have reportedly warned workers to either boost performance or prepare to leave as “there will be blood on the streets” if the next quarterly earnings are not good. In a company message viewed by Insider, Google Cloud sales leadership has threatened employees with… Source link

The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Google lawyers question “improper second (or third) bite at the apple” DOJ attorneys say new round needed after Google only recently turned over some docs (Reuters) – Lawyers for Alphabet Inc’s Google LLC on Tuesday questioned the U.S. Justice Department and state plaintiffs’ bid to conduct new… Source link

Google hosted its annual Google Marketing Live event on May 24, 2022. A key focus of the event was projections for future growth of Google Ads. During Google’s Q1 earnings call, the company touted 24% search revenue growth year over year. John Nicoletti, Google’s VP of Global Product and Sales Activation, led the session on charting the future of ads growth. He shared two key building blocks for advertisers to separate themselves from the pack: Go all in on automation to level up search… Source link