Greg Bensinger
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FOCUS-ChatGPT launches boom in AI-written e-books on Amazon
Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed about it. "The idea of writing a book finally seemed... → Read More
Alphabet shares dive after Google AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad
LONDON (Reuters) -A selloff of Alphabet Inc shares knocked $100 billion in market value from Google's parent company on Wednesday after its new chatbot... → Read More
Google redraws the borders on maps depending on who’s looking
Online maps show different borders for different people depending on where they are. How Google, Apple and others showing a shifting global landscape. → Read More
YouTube bans some misleading or doctored political videos
YouTube said it will ban certain election-related videos that are doctored or misleading ahead of 2020 primaries. Policing it could be difficult. → Read More
So far, under California’s new privacy law, firms are disclosing too little data — or far too much
California passed the nation's most far-reaching law to providers consumers greater transparency about how their data is used and distributed. But the early results look more like a muddle. → Read More
Top lawyer for Google's parent company to leave following scrutiny for potentially inappropriate relationships
The top lawyer for Google's parent company, David Drummond, who was under scrutiny as part of a board investigation over allegations of inappropriate relationships, will step down at the end of the month, capping a roughly 18-year run at the company. Drummond cast his departure in the context of the exit of Google's two co-founders late last year. "I believe that it's also the right time for me… → Read More
Sonos sues Google for allegedly swiping speaker tech
Sonos sued Google in federal court alleging the search giant stole its speaker technology for its own. → Read More
Another fired Google engineer alleges retaliation for union activity
Google has fired another software engineer who alleges that the tech firm fired her for involvement in union activism. → Read More
Ex-Google engineers, in federal filing, allege anti-union retaliation cost them their jobs
Four Google workers have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. → Read More
Google co-founder Larry Page cedes control of parent company Alphabet to Sundar Pichai
Pichai, the current CEO of Google, is being elevated to the top job at the Alphabet, the holding firm overseeing the search giant and other well-known brands like YouTube, marking a major shift for one of the world's most valuable companies. → Read More
YouTube says viewers are spending less time watching conspiracy videos. But many still do.
YouTube claims that U.S. viewers watched a lot fewer conspiracy videos, but the company left out lots of detail in its own data. → Read More
Google fires software engineer at center of San Francisco worker rally
A Google software engineer at the center of an employee backlash over alleged management overreach and employee surveillance has been fired. The employee, Rebecca Rivers, tweeted the announcement Monday. She had been put on indefinite suspension over allegations that she accessed documents not pertinent to her work at the tech giant. About 200 people showed up for a rally on Friday outside… → Read More
Sen. Blumenthal calls on Uber, Lyft to share data on risky drivers, implement fingerprinting
Sen. Richard Blumenthal calls on Uber and Lyft to improve safety practices and implement fingerprinting for drivers. → Read More
Former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia by digging into the accounts of kingdom critics
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has charged two former Twitter employees with spying for Saudi Arabia in a case that raises concerns about the ability of Silicon Valley to protect the private information of dissidents and other users from repressive governments. The charges, unveiled Wednesday in San Francisco, came a day after the arrest of one of the former Twitter employees, Ahmad… → Read More
Why Google, a software giant, is spending billions to get into gadgets
Google has long pursued hardware but has mostly come up short. So it's doing the next best thing, buying Fitbit which provides data riches. → Read More
Google CEO, in leaked video, says company is ‘genuinely struggling’ with employee trust
At Google’s closed-door meeting, CEO Sundar Pichai and other top executives sought to quell employee discontent and defended the hiring of a former Department of Homeland Security official, while chastising employees for airing their gripes publicly. → Read More
Google is making a big change to its vaunted search engine. You might not notice.
Google is making what it calls the biggest tweak to its search engine in the past five years. But it’s still a work in progress. → Read More
Uber: The ride-hailing app that says it has ‘zero’ drivers
Uber raised eyebrows last month when its chief lawyer asserted “drivers’ work is outside the usual course of Uber’s business,” in a call laying out the company’s resistance to a California bill that would alter the employment status of many gig workers. → Read More
Uber says safety is its first priority. Employees aren’t so sure.
Greg Bensinger on Uber’s company-centric safety policies. Matt Zapotsky examines how Attorney General William Barr fits into the impeachment inquiry. And Anne Midgette remembers opera singer Jessye Norman. → Read More
Sen. Blumenthal assails how Uber and Lyft deal with driver misconduct following Washington Post report
Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday sent letters to both Uber and Lyft seeking information about their driver review policies, following a Washington Post report about how Uber prioritizes liability concerns over safety. → Read More