In the engine room that powers its dominant search service, Google recently flipped the switch on a powerful new tool. According to the search giant, the new technology — a large-scale AI model known as MUM — could one day turn internet search into a far more sophisticated service, acting like a virtual research assistant as it sifts the web for solutions to complex questions. But the company’s critics warn that this comes with a clear risk: that it will accelerate a… Source link
Read More »Tesla’s ‘future holy grail’ hits snag with autopilot probe, Wedbush’s Dan Ives explains
The federal government’s investigation into Tesla’s (TSLA) Autopilot system following a series of crashes in recent years is a major setback for the car company, one analyst says. “This is definitely a bit of a black eye,” Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “From an investor perspective, especially given it’s the gold standard from a technology perspective, this formal investigation definitely takes a bit of the bloom off the rose when it comes to”… Source link
Read More »Company’s ‘future is really bright’ in Austin
For Google’s Nuha Elkhiamy, it’s exciting to see the company’s Austin operations grow into one of Google’s largest hubs. Elkhiamy, who was recently named the site lead for Google’s Austin hub, said Google has received a warm welcome since debuting operations in the city 14 years ago. She said she wants to ensure Google maintains “responsible growth” as it continues to expand in Central Texas. “At a personal level, it’s a place I call home and in my role in Google I committed to… Source link
Read More »Decoding Shopify and Fashion’s Future
Harley Finkelstein is looking to future-proof fashion and retail. If that sounds like a big job, it is. But he’s backing up the ambition with the sprawling and technologically savvy platform Shopify. More from WWD With Finkelstein as president, Shopify has helped shift the landscape in fashion and grown rapidly, providing e-commerce services to a range of companies, but especially championing smaller independent businesses. Last year, the platform powered sales with a gross merchandise… Source link
Read More »Ben Simmons’ Sixers future rides on Game 7
Ben Simmons‘ future with the Philadelphia 76ers likely rests on their mutual success in Game 7. If Simmons had performed to the level his résumé might suggest — three straight All-Star selections, two consecutive All-Defensive first-team nods and a third-team All-NBA bid last season — the Sixers would not be in this mess, facing another win-or-go-home game against an inferior team in the second round. There is no couching that fact. His defense is not the problem. That is a weapon… Source link
Read More »Lumber is showing us the future: Morning Brief
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Tuesday, June 15, 2021 A transitory surge cools off. Two months ago it took only one thing to be rich. And that was a piece of lumber. Through the spring, the surge in lumber prices became the market narrative as it covered every pandemic-related trend: Labor shortages, shipping constraints and housing demand — all in one place. But now it… Source link
Read More »LeBron not worried about Lakers’ future
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis walked out of Staples Center Thursday night without any regrets about attempting to play in Game 6 with a left grain strain. “I couldn’t move to my right,” Davis told Yahoo Sports after the Phoenix Suns eliminated them in six games. “That’s why I reacted that way [in the first quarter] when [Devin] Booker drove left and I had to slide to my right. That s*** hurt. There was nothing I could do, but I just wanted to be out there for… Source link
Read More »Ford says it will spend $30 billion to fuel its electric vehicle future
TipRanks Nio vs. Tesla: Investors on the Fence The race for global EV supremacy is on, and growth investors have quite the range of options to choose from in the EV sector. The adoption of EVs is set to continue to accelerate over time. The EV sector is expected to grow at a CAGR of 29% from 2021 to 2026. As such, growth investors have flocked to both Tesla (TSLA) and Nio (NIO) as the beneficiaries of this incredible growth catalyst. Now, the question most investors have on their minds is:… Source link
Read More »Goldman’s Crypto Chief Worries About Fraud, but Not Cryptocurrency’s Future
The Global Head of Digital Assets at Goldman Sachs said in a Q&A published in the firm’s May 21 Global Macro Research newsletter that the growing cryptocurrency space, particularly related to “hot storage,” was “only one big fraud away from a very negative impact on the market.” Addressing a question about risks to the industry, Mathew McDermott, who was expressing his own views and not those of the research team, also noted that “inconsistent regulatory actions” worldwide could… Source link
Read More »Google office of post-pandemic future has privacy robots, meeting tents and your very own balloon wall
Google has offices in 170 cities and 60 countries around the world, and some of them have already reopened. In Australia, New Zealand, China, Taiwan and Vietnam, Google’s offices have reopened with occupancy allowed to exceed 70%. But the bulk of the 140,000 employees who work for Google and its parent company, Alphabet, are based in the United States, with roughly half of them in the Bay Area. Source link
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