Google Loses Two Top AI Researchers To OpenAI & Anthropic

Two senior Google AI researchers, Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer and AlphaFold's John Jumper, are leaving for OpenAI and ...
The Guardian

Google employee charged with using insider data to rig bets on Polymarket

US DoJ alleges software engineer Michele Spagnuolo, 36, earned $1.2m betting on Google’s most-searched list Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The US justice department has charged a ...
NBC News

Google engineer made $1.2M by placing bets on Polymarket using confidential info, prosecutors allege

A Google software engineer was accused Wednesday of using confidential company information to make over $1.2 million on Polymarket in the second significant criminal case tied to trades on the ...
CNN

Federal prosecutors charge Google engineer for allegedly using insider info to make $1.2 million on Polymarket

Federal prosecutors in New York charged a Google software engineer with making roughly $1.2 million in profits from bets on the prediction market platform Polymarket by using confidential insider ...
The Washington Post

Google engineer charged with using inside information to win $1.2M on Polymarket

A software engineer at Google unlawfully used confidential company information to make a series of bets that won him about $1.2 million on the online prediction market Polymarket, the Justice ...
The Guardian

UK media websites given power to block Google using their articles in AI search

Watchdog makes ruling on search summaries after publishers complain about drop in click-through traffic and revenue Business live – latest updates Online publishers and news organisations are now able ...
BBC

Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets

A Google employee has been arrested for allegedly using his access to company information to successfully place lucrative bets on the prediction platform Polymarket. The US Attorney for the Southern ...
CNBC

Google employee charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading bet on search term

Federal prosecutors charged a Google employee with fraud on Wednesday, alleging that he made $1.2 million from bets on Polymarket that used insider information. The employee, Michele Spagnuolo, has ...
CNET

Google's Been Quietly Using Your Hard Drive for AI. Here's What to Do About It

A 4GB file called weights.bin may have appeared on your hard drive, thanks to Chrome. Here's what it is and how to get rid of it. Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into ...
The Hacker News

Malicious JetBrains Plugins Steal AI API Keys as Chrome Extensions Capture Chatbot Chats

Researchers found 15 malicious JetBrains plugins posing as AI coding tools that exfiltrate OpenAI, DeepSeek, and SiliconFlow ...
CNBC

TikTokers are using this Google Flights trick to book cheap airfare — here’s how it works

Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more. Some offers mentioned below may no longer be available. Looking for a cheaper flight? TikTokers have found ...
CNET

The Clock is Ticking for Samsung Messages: Move Everything Over Before the Shutdown

Omar Gallaga has covered technology, digital culture and other topics for outlets including CNET, NPR, WIRED, Texas Monthly, MSNBC, Consumer Reports, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The ...