Instead of sitting exams marked by teachers, students could be assessed by multinationals such as Nike, in a Google vision for education (Photo by Chris Radburn – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images) Few people would argue that education is on the cusp of transformational change – unless it is ... Read More »
Bill Maris, the founder and CEO of Alphabet’s venture capital business, GV (formerly Google Ventures), confirmed on Thursday that he is leaving the company. When tech news website Recode asked the Alphabet exec why he’s leaving the $2.4 billion (£1.6 billion) fund that has invested in 300 companies including the ... Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO — A roboticist and crucial member of the team that created Google’s self-driving car is leaving the company, the latest in a string of departures by important technologists working on the autonomous car project. Chris Urmson, a Carnegie Mellon University research scientist, joined Google in 2009 to help ... Read More »
Google’s DeepMind is an artificial intelligence technology designed to learn and think like humans but on a grand scale and in even better ways to solve problems facing human beings. Tech kingpin Google has been turning its artificial eyes toward healthcare in an attempt to help clinicians solve vexing health ... Read More »
“How many robots can I control with this? In theory, up to 255 at one time. That really is a robot army.” I’m in a room at Google’s London headquarters listening to creative technologist Zebedee Pedersen show off the company’s latest research project. Despite how it sounds, world domination isn’t ... Read More »
The European Union antitrust chief, who has already charged Google with favoring its own shopping service in internet searches, said on Monday that she was now examining its deals with phone makers and operators. The comments by European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager follow a year-long investigation into Android, the world’s ... Read More »
The European Union antitrust chief, who has already charged Google with favoring its own shopping service in internet searches, said on Monday that she was now examining its deals with phone makers and operators. The comments by European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager follow a year-long investigation into Android, the world’s ... Read More »
