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[unable to retrieve full-text content] How Apple used Google’s help to train its AI models  Reuters How Apple and Google Are Overhauling Our Phones With AI  The New York Times Why Google is one of the big winners from Apple’s WWDC  MarketWatch Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]OpenAI and Google reportedly used transcriptions of YouTube videos to train their AI models  Engadget Source link

Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Google Google has unveiled its new headquarters in New York. The office, which is next to the Hudson River, features 1.5 acres of plants. The tech giant has doubled its New York headcount from 7,000 in 2018 to 14,000 in 2024. Google opened the doors to its new headquarters in New York in February. The structure was built on top of a three-story 1930s rail terminal, which used to be the end point of the High Line, a… Source link

Google ended its contract with Appen, an Australian data company involved in training its large language model AI tools used in Bard, Search, and other products, even as the competition to develop generative AI tools increases. “Our decision to end the contract was made as part of our ongoing effort to evaluate and adjust many of our supplier partnerships across Alphabet to ensure our vendor operations are as efficient as possible,” Google spokesperson Courtenay Mencini said in a… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]They helped train Google’s AI. Then they got fired after speaking out.  The Washington Post Source link

Elon Musk.Adrees Latif/Reuters Elon Musk could have to sell up to $10 billion in Tesla stock next week to complete his Twitter buyout, according to Dav Ives of Wedbush. “The more investors that bail on this deal is the more money that Musk needs to contribute and therefore sell more Tesla stock,” Ives said. Ives called Musk’s $44 billion deal for Twitter a “train wreck.” Elon Musk could be forced to sell $5 billion to $10 billion in Tesla stock next week as he prepares to complete a $44 billion… Source link

Last April, Google launched Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry, a program created in partnership with nonprofits to offer job readiness and digital skills training for formerly incarcerated individuals. As a part of an expansion, Google today announced that it’ll invest just over $8 million in organizations helping “justice-impacted” individuals, including the formerly incarcerated, enter the workforce. Continuing its work with nonprofits including The Last Mile, Center… Source link

Brazen freight train thefts have spiked in Los Angeles, with images of looted packages and abandoned containers capturing headlines and captivating social media — and putting pressure on California Governor Gavin Newsom to address conditions even he likened to “a third world country.” The thefts have sparked a war of words between law enforcement and Union Pacific (UNP), which owns the railroad and has called for stronger deterrence. But the growing problem has become a rallying cry for at… Source link

Piles of looted packages littering Los Angeles’ tracks have become a testament to brazen train robberies, but according to Union Pacific Corp. (UNP), the problem is under control. Thieves have been breaking into cargo train containers and stealing countless dollars worth of merchandise that belong to top retailers like Amazon (AMZN), REI, Target (TGT), among others.  Images of the pillaging in L.A. have gone viral on social media, and aggravated a relentless supply chain crisis that’s delayed… Source link

The scene in Southern California resembles a disaster movie — only it’s not.  Thousands of boxes littering Union Pacific (UNP) train tracks in downtown Los Angeles attest to a wave of rail thefts that have taken place in recent months — worsening supply chain bottlenecks and creating endless delays for consumers and merchants that likely cost millions, if not more.  L.A. has been a hub of major shipping woes in recent months, with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach a prominent fixture… Source link