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Nico Grant

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Oakland, CA, United States

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Past articles by Nico:

Google Is Searching for a Way to Win the Cloud

Trailing far behind its biggest rivals, the company is undergoing a multiyear effort to improve the reliability of its infrastructure. → Read More

Google parent Alphabet hits US$2T market value after rally this year

Google parent Alphabet Inc. rallied Monday to breach US$2 trillion in market value for the first time, fueled by a rebound in spending on digital ads and growth in its cloud business. → Read More

Google ad business faces scrutiny as DOJ extends Trump-era probe

Antitrust investigators at the U.S. Justice Department have stepped up scrutiny of Google’s digital ad market practices in recent months, according to people familiar with the matter, showing that the Biden administration is actively pursuing a probe that started under former President Donald Trump. → Read More

Google to open first retail store steps away from Apple in NYC

Google will open its first retail store in New York City, highlighting the internet giant’s effort to promote its consumer hardware devices. → Read More

Google Revamps Workspace to Rival Microsoft, Embrace Remote Work

Google revealed a raft of updates to its Workspace productivity suite, including new features for free users, a paid plan for entrepreneurs and fresh capabilities for its Meet videoconferencing system in an effort to better compete with Microsoft Corp.’s products. → Read More

Google revamps workspace to rival Microsoft, embrace remote work

Google revealed a raft of updates to its Workspace productivity suite, including new features for free users, a paid plan for entrepreneurs and fresh capabilities for its Meet videoconferencing system in an effort to better compete with Microsoft Corp.’s products. → Read More

Google to let Android users opt out of tracking, following Apple

Google will let Android mobile software users opt out of being tracked by advertisers on their smartphone applications, following an earlier move by rival Apple Inc. to bolster privacy on iPhones. → Read More

Google announces e-commerce partnership with Shopify

Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it’s working with Shopify Inc. to let more merchants sell across the search giant’s properties and beef up its e-commerce business. → Read More

Apple hires scientist Bengio, who left Google in wake of AI woes

Apple Inc. said it hired Samy Bengio, a respected research scientist who ended his 14-year career at Google after the company made the controversial decision to oust two women researchers who reported to him. → Read More

Alphabet shares pop on sales beat, new US$50B buyback

Google parent Alphabet Inc. reported quarterly sales that topped Wall Street estimates, powered by an increase in digital ad spending by businesses looking to expand during the pandemic reopening. The company also unveiled a big new share buyback, sending the stock up almost 4% in extended trading. → Read More

Delta cancels 100 flights, temporarily reopens some middle seats​

Delta Air Lines Inc. said it’s canceled about 100 flights due to a staffing shortage, and as a result will allow travelers to book middle seats on some planes a month ahead of plan. → Read More

YouTube Refuses to Remove Anti-Asian Song, Drawing Staff Ire

YouTube’s refusal to remove a song some employees find racist to people of Asian origin has caused a fracas inside the company, the latest clash in a growing national debate about anti-Asian hate. → Read More

YouTube Suspends Rudy Giuliani Again for Election Fraud Claims

YouTube said it suspended Rudy Giuliani for the second time in two months after the former New York City mayor lied again in videos that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former U.S. President Donald Trump. → Read More

U.S. asks Google for detailed search data in antitrust case

The U.S. government has asked Google to fork over granular data on how its search engine works and is monetized, seeking to prove that the internet giant is a monopoly. → Read More

U.S. Asks Google for Detailed Search Data in Antitrust Case

The U.S. government asked Google to fork over granular information on how its search engine works and makes money, seeking to prove that the internet giant is a monopoly. → Read More

Google fires researcher Meg Mitchell, escalating AI saga

Google fired the lead of its Ethical Artificial Intelligence team, Meg Mitchell, escalating the turmoil surrounding its AI division after the acrimonious exit of Mitchell’s former colleague Timnit Gebru. → Read More

Google revamps AI teams in wake of researcher’s departure

Google will restructure its responsible artificial intelligence efforts to centralize teams under a single executive, according to people familiar with the situation, as the internet giant tries to stabilize groups working on ethics research and products after months of chaos. → Read More

YouTube's quick-video answer to TikTok coming to U.S. in March

YouTube will introduce a short-form video feature called Shorts to the U.S. in March, making its biggest move yet to respond to the growing challenge from TikTok. → Read More

Google sought FAA approval to test drones for firefighting

Google asked the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for permission to test drones to research how the technology can help monitor and control fires. → Read More

Google Cloud reports huge operating losses in new disclosure

Alphabet Inc. said its Google Cloud business had an operating loss of US$1.2 billion in the fourth quarter, a new disclosure that may disappoint some Wall Street analysts. → Read More