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Exclusive: Honor Follows Samsung and Google to Offer Seven Years of Android Updates
Two extra years of Android support will extend the lifecycle of Honor phones, starting with the Honor Magic 7 Pro, allowing people to keep their expensive flagship devices for longer, or pass them on to others.
Hanging up on Skype; Google’s future in Seattle; Microsoft’s quest for a quantum leap
Google prepares to say goodbye to Seattle's Fremont neighborhood, we get ready to say farewell to Skype; and we take a quantum leap with one of Microsoft's top technical leaders in the field: theoretical physicist Chetan Nayak,

Google, AI and Weeks

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Google Co-Founder Says 60-Hour Weeks Needed to Achieve AGI
Google co-founder urges AI staff to 'turbocharge' efforts, work 60 hours per week
Google's AI push: Co-founder Brin urges ‘60-hour work week’ in memo to employees, calls it ‘sweet spot of productivity’

Canada Regulator to Levy Fee on Google

Canada regulator to impose fee on Google for online news law's operating costs
Canada Regulator to Levy Fee on Google Amid Heightened U.S. Trade Tensions
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Canada Imposes Google Levy Despite US Retaliation Warnings

Google announces more layoffs

Google just had layoffs, and Googlers are using a Google Doc to track who got cut
Google announces layoffs in its HR, cloud units as part of on-going cost cuts
Google announces more layoffs as employees track cuts in crowdsourced document
Google announced hundreds of additional layoffs across several teams this week, including its Cloud, Advertising, and Trust & Safety units — with employees tracking the cuts through a crowdsourced document.
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FDA Approves 'Loss of Pulse Detection' Feature for Google Pixel Watch 3
Loss of pulse detection uses the watch's existing heart rate sensor and an AI algorithm that processes the data. It should launch by the end of March.
You can delete personal info directly from Google Search now - and it's shockingly fast
Google just made it easier to remove your personal info from search results — here's how to do it
How To Delete Personal Info From Google Search
Google Search Changes Upend Publishers’ Product-Review Sites
New rules for recommendation sites like Forbes Vetted and CNN Underscored threaten their business models and hurt freelancers.
That humanities degree might come in handy if you want a job in AI, the editorial director at Google's NotebookLM told BI
The editorial director of NotebookLM at Google Labs says the new 'AI wrangler" role relies on deep knowledge of the latest models rather than coding.
Google sets long-term plan to exit Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, consolidate in South Lake Union
Google confirmed Friday that the company plans to bring all its employees in Seattle together at its South Lake Union campus.
3 ways Amazon just leapfrogged Apple, Google, and ChatGPT in the AI race
If you have tried other AI voice assistants and aren't quite sold on Alexa+, here are a few reasons Amazon's take may change your mind. 1. Integration with Alexa products and Prim
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Google Makes Gemini Code Assistant Available for Everyone
Google is throwing a major lifeline to students and hobbyist coders with Gemini Code Assistant, a free AI coding assistant that supports all publicly available coding languages, the company said Tuesday.