Google Work Place

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  Google Lens Gets Upgraded With New Video Feature That Utilises AI Overviews to Generate Responses

  Google Lens is getting a significant update and will now support video recording. Users can use this feature to capture videos about objects and places they would like to run a quick web search about. The feature was first unveiled at Google I/O earlier this year, and it uses the capabilities of the company’s in-house artificial intelligence mode...

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  Google Wallet Play Store Listing Hints at Imminent India Launch, to Work Alongside Google Pay: Report

  Google Wallet India launch could take place soon with support for local integrations, according to a report. The company's Google Wallet app was recently listed on the Play Store in India, with screenshots that show support for local integrations. While Google later removed these screenshots showing Indian banks, airlines and other services that of...

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  Former Google Executive Says He Learnt Valuable Life Lesson Working As Sales Manager At Apple

  "Stay focused on the value you create. Everything else, eventually falls in place," he concluded the post along with a picture of his Apple business card.

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  Hackers Use 'Bad Math' to Trick Generative AI Models to Show Flaws and Biases at DEF CON 2023: Details

  Hackers are tricking and fooling some of the most intelligent generative AI systems from Google, Meta, and OpenAI at the annual DEF CON 2023 hacking conference in Las Vegas. These experts used "bad math" to coax large language models into providing incorrect answers to queries, while using other techniques to make the AI tools claim to be human, sp...

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  Google CEO Sundar Pichai Hints At More Layoffs At The Tech Giant

  Mr Pichai said that the company is "literally looking at every aspect of what we do" in an effort to re-engineer its cost base permanently in response to the question about how the company expected to enhance efficiency by 20 per cent.

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  Samsung to Collaborate With Google, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and Meta on a New XR Headset: Report

  Samsung has confirmed that it is working on developing an XR headset. The plans were revealed at the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event that took place on February 1, where the South Korean conglomerate also launched its flagship Galaxy S23 series smartphones and the Galaxy Book 3 laptop lineup. The XR headset in the works will run on Android's latest Wear...

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  Samsung Tipped to Unveil Galaxy Dedicated Chips at Galaxy S23 Launch Event in February

  Samsung is tipped to unveil a new dedicated custom ship for Galaxy devices at Galaxy Unpacked 2023. During this event, which is expected to take place on February 1, the South Korean tech is expected to launch the Galaxy S23 series.

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  Google Disagrees With Engineer Who Claimed LaMDA AI Chatbot Had Become Sentient, Sent Him on Leave

  Google suspended senior software engineer Blake Lemoine on June 13 for sharing transcripts of a chat with a “sentient” artificial intelligence (AI) and violating Google's confidentiality policy. He had published transcripts of chats between him and the company's LaMDA (Language Model For Dialogue Applications) chatbot development system. Lemoin...

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  Facebook-Parent Meta No Longer Requiring COVID Booster Shots for Staff in US Offices

  Facebook-owner Meta is no longer requiring employees to have COVID-19 boosters to enter its offices in the US, a company spokesperson said on Friday.

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  Pokemon Go Creator Thinks Metaverse Needs to Keep It 'Real'

  Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke has been working on technology that helps people navigate and enjoy places in the real world since he helped create Google Maps nearly 20 years ago. So it's not surprising that he isn't a fan of the current hyperbole surrounding the notion that technology is poised to hatch a “metaverse”.

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  Twitter to Welcome Workers Back to Office Starting March 15, Will Continue Allowing Remote Work as Well

  Twitter's new chief Parag Agrawal said it will reopen offices globally this month but let people work remotely if they wish, as many businesses end closures put in place to fight the spread of COVID-19.

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  Google Shows Faith in Work-From-Office With $1-Billion London Deal

  Tech giant Google has spent $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,410 crore) to buy a central London building where it is currently a tenant, showing its confidence in the future of the office as a place to work, the company said on Friday.

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  Google Employees Who Work From Home Could Get Pay Cut, as per Company's Pay Calculator

  Google employees based in the same office before the COVID-19 pandemic could see different changes in pay if they switch to working from home permanently, with long commuters hit harder, according to a company pay calculator.

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  Google I/O 2021 Registrations Are Now Open: What to Expect From the Annual Developers Conference

  Google I/O 2021 registrations are now open and those interested can register free-of-cost for Google’s annual developer’s event. As per the registration page, the company will offer attendees a sneak peak into the products and service it is working on along with workshops, Q&A sessions, and personalised content.

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  Google Launches Threadit, a ‘TikTok for Work’ Short Video Clips Messaging Service

  Google says that Threadit helps you say and show more with a video message than with an email or chat. It can be used to show each other progress, ask questions or request feedback without needing to coordinate schedules. It eliminates the need to host virtual meetings. It also equips users more time to think, do more focused work, and the eventual...