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The Google Brain-DeepMind merger is probably good for Google. It might not be for us

Alphabet needs to get more out of its A.I. research spending. But Google's gain could wind up being our loss.

Fortune

From pope’s jacket to napalm recipes: how worrying is AI’s rapid growth?

Google boss says issue keeps him up at night, while thousands have urged six-month pause on creation of ‘giant’ AIs

The Guardian - UK

Musk aims to create 'truth-seeking' AI

SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk is out to counter the artificial intelligence efforts of Microsoft and Google with "truth-seeking AI" that shuns political correctness, he said during an interview aired late Monday.

Bangkok Post

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People are only just learning what Google means – and why it was called Backrub first

Google is used by billions of people all over the world, but not everyone knows the fascinating history behind the tech giant's name or how the founders came up with the genius idea

Daily Mirror

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's exit costs Silicon Valley one of its most influential female executives

She famously rented her garage to Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998.

Fortune

YouTube CEO steps down, severing longtime ties to Google

Susan Wojcicki, a longtime Google executive who played a key role in the company’s creation, is stepped down as YouTube’s CEO after spending the past nine years running the video site that has reshaped entertainment, culture and politics

The Independent UK

What is Google LaMDA? The web giant’s ChatGPT rival, Bard, is nearing launch

The chatbot can apparently hold natural conversations on an endless amount of topics.

Evening Standard

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Why has Alphabet hit the panic button? Only Google can answer that question

The economic downturn, US lawsuits and the fear of rising tech rivals could be reasons for the firm’s 'code red” alert, but it still has an AI ace up its sleeve

The Guardian - UK

Dreams of flight dashed? Flying car firm backed by Google co-founder shuts down

Kittyhawk had built and flown more than 100 aircraft. But not all hope is lost, as UK and European competitors have been catching up

Evening Standard

Elon Musk denies affair with Google founder's wife 'prompting their divorce'

Sergey Brin, who co-founded Google with Larry Page, filed for divorce from entrepreneur Nichole Shanahan earlier this year, according to people familiar with the matter

Daily Mirror

Who are the top five richest people in the world? Trump win boosts Elon Musk's fortune

The X owner has seen his shares and bank balance rocket after Donald Trump’s victory in the election

Evening Standard

Google co-founder Sergey Brin seeks divorce, joining Gates and Bezos in split

Sergey Brin, the Google co-founder and world’s sixth-richest person, filed for a divorce from his wife of three years, making him the third mega-billionaire to do so in as many years.

Tribune News Service

‘I never lost the joy!’: singer Gilbert O’Sullivan on love, loss and lawsuits

In the early 1970s the Irish star conquered the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Then his career crashed. Now 75, he talks about self-belief, blowing his chance at Glastonbury – and the story behind one of the darkest No 1s in pop

The Guardian - UK

The world’s top 10 billionaires: Who are they, what is their net worths and how did they build their fortunes?

The rate of billionaires increases year on year, with the current number at 2,755 billionaires worldwide, according to Forbes magazine.

Evening Standard

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The Conversation

Elon Musk's bid to take over Twitter recalls the robber barons of the 19th century

Pundits, academics and members of the public have criticized Elon Musk’s successful bid to acquire Twitter. Some Twitter users have even considered leaving the platform.

The Guardian - UK

Equations built giants like Google. Who’ll find the next billion-dollar bit of maths?

Obscure, generations-old theorems have been transformative in tech, and there are still plenty out there to be used, says maths professor David Sumpter

Benzinga

Will Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Acquisition Survive The Wrath Of Khan, As Antitrust Sentiment Becomes Bipartisan?

Star Trek: The Wrath Of Khan poster reimagined with incoming FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan as Khan and Google co-founder Larry Page and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos awaiting her wrath. Image via the Portfolio Armor art department. Muted Response To Microsoft's Activision Bid

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