Podcasts about Pichai

Today on Upstream, we're airing Erik Torenberg's conversation with Jon Askonas. They explore the emerging coalition between MAGA supporters and Silicon Valley tech leaders, examines the underlying political realignment, the tensions and fault lines within this coalition, and the potential future conflicts surrounding issues like immigration and transhumanism. This episode originally aired on Moment Zen (February 22, 2025) —

What do Fareed Zakaria, Nikki Haley, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Vinod Khosla and Kamala Harris all have in common? They are all, of course, highly successful Americans of Indian descent. According Meenakshi Ahamed, author of Indian Genius, one reason for what she calls the “meteoric rise” of Indians in America are their humble beginnings here. Arriving with minimal resources (what she calls the "$8 club"), Ahamed attributes their success to "jugaad" (resourcefulness), competitive spirit, family values, and an emphasis on education. She notes Indians are America's fastest-growing immigrant group, with traditionally Democratic voting patterns, though a 10% shift toward Republicans occurred in recent elections. So what are the chances that Trump will read Indian Genius to understand the upside of immigration to America? Less than zero, of course. 5 Key Takeaways * Successful Immigration Counter-Narrative: Ahamed's book presents a counter-narrative to anti-immigrant rhetoric, showcasing how Indian Americans have made significant contributions to American society, particularly in medicine, technology, and business.* The "$8 Club" Phenomenon: Many successful Indian immigrants came to America with extremely limited resources (just $8 due to India's currency restrictions) yet achieved remarkable success through determination, education, and hard work.* "Jugaad" Mindset: Ahamed attributes much of Indian immigrants' success to "jugaad" - a resourcefulness and ability to create something from nothing, developed in India's competitive environment where people must constantly find ways to get ahead.* Generational and Class Dynamics: Earlier Indian immigrants (1965-2010) typically came from upper castes with access to education, though this is changing. Additionally, Ahamed notes differences between first-generation immigrants like Vinod Khosla and later arrivals like Nadella and Pichai.* Shifting Political Allegiances: While Indian Americans traditionally voted 75% Democratic, Ahamed notes a recent 10% shift toward Republicans, particularly among younger Indian American men born in the US, reflecting broader demographic voting patterns.Meenakshi Ahamed was born in 1954 in Calcutta, India. After finishing school in India, she obtained an MA from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies in 1978. She has had a varied career as a journalist, and prior to that, as a development consultant. She has worked at the World Bank in Washington, DC, as well as for the Ashoka Society. In 1989, she moved to London and became the foreign correspondent for New Delhi Television (NDTV). After returning to the United States in 1996, she worked as a freelance journalist. Her op-eds and articles have been published in the Asian Age, Seminar, Foreign Policy, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. She has served on the board of Doctors Without Borders, the Turquoise Mountain Foundation, and Drugs for Neglected Diseases. She divides her time between the United States and India.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting the daily KEEN ON show, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy interview series. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

FastLetter - Una fonte buona dalla quale aggiornarsia cura di Giorgio TavernitiN. 51 - 5 Marzo 2025Di cosa parliamo* Il clamoroso flop di ChatGPT 4.5* Sam Altman per quanto resterà alla guida di OpenAI?* Arriva il terremoto per la SEO in Italia: AI Overviews su Google* AI News: tutto quello da sapere* Marketing News* Strumenti* SalutiPremessa: l'AI Festival è stato un grande successo. Abbiamo fatto soldout, registrato 10.000 presenze, rivisto un sacco di persone e respirato un clima di entusiasmo molto importante. Siamo molto soddissfatti: sono state colte davvero tante opportunità di business con gli stand e le aree B2B sempre piene. E poi la formazione. Che qualità!Gli speech molto interessanti e una formazione di alto livello hanno certificato questa seconda edizione come la più interessante. E ora ci aspetta il WMF, dove l'AI è centrale :)Intanto vi segnalo che per il Corso di AI-Commerce c'è uno sconto valido fino a Venerdì 7: basta mettere il codice AIFEST20Cosa è?Con Search On Media Group abbiamo contribuito al Corso AI-Commerce by Casaleggio Associati. 32 Moduli composti da micro-lezioni di 5 minuti, molto pratiche e piene di spunti, per oltre 4 ore. Ho tenuto personalmente le lezioni dedicate al Digital Marketing, portando il know how che abbiamo acquisito in questi anni in Search On Consulting dove abbiamo implementato l'AI in medi e grandi e-commerce: nell'advertising, nella SEO, nella produzione dei contenuti, nell'analytics. Qui il corso dove sono docente insieme a Davide Casaleggio.IL CLAMOROSO FLOP DI CHATGPT 4.5Possiamo dirlo senza problemi: la versione 4.5 di ChatGPT è un flop clamoroso.Non tanto per il modello in sé, che comunque delude le aspettative, ma per tutto quello che c'è intorno oggi.Tutti quanti stavamo aspettando la prossima versione di ChatGPT. Da molti mesi. Solo che gli annunci sui modelli tardavano ad arrivare. Quindi prima ci siamo sorbiti il modello 03 che però ha prestazioni come 01, solo che costa meno. Poi abbiamo atteso il modello successivo. Ma questo non è arrivato.E l'ipotesi che ho fatto mesi fa si è concretizzata: col cavolo che avrebbero annunciato il 5, perché i concorrenti erano andati più avanti del previsto, quindi non sarebbe stato disruptive rispetto a quello che c'è oggi. Ci aspettavamo qualcosa di clamoroso. Invece non solo non lo è, ma hanno speso un botto e i costi per usarlo sono alti.E in effetti è così. Il modello non stacca gli altri. Considerando inoltre che Gemini e DeepSeek sono rilasciati da un po' e stanno lavorando alle prossime versioni, possiamo dirlo: NON C'È PIÙ ALCUN GAP.Quello che ipotizzava Andrea Dragotta molti mesi fa, ovvero che i modelli sarebbero stati una commodity, è realtà.OpenAI non sta innovando. È inutile girarci attorno. L'annuncio è stato pessimo, fatto da persone non competenti. Sam Altman non c'era (e ci credo). La distribuzione non è avvenuta a tutti gli account. I costi sono stati enormi con un modello molto costoso.Non hanno rilasciato il 5 per marketing, non hanno rilasciato a tutti il modello perché non hanno tutte le GPU che servono. Non è disruptive.Unica cosa è che le risposte che offre sono più umane. Che ridere…come Anthropic e Gemini in pratica.La questione però non è facile. E non era prevedibili da quelli che non conoscono da vicino quel mondo. Come mi dice spesso Alessio Pomarola crescita derivante dalla scala, con le architetture attuali, non sta più permettendo balzi evolutivi importanti.Lo ha ripetuto all'AI Festival dove ha mostrato qualcosa per superare questo limite: Titans di Google. Rilasciato pubblicamente come AlphaGeometry 2.Perché questo è un punto chiave: Google rilascia molto pubblicamente. OpenAI ha scelto di chiudersi perché pensava che così facendo non li avrebbero raggiunti in fretta. Invece hanno fatto male i calcoli.La 4.5 è solo un modo per tentare di riprendere la leadership, ma nonostante gli enormi investimenti e costi, sarà superata dal prossimo modello. Che Flop Clamoroso.SAM ALTMAN PER QUANTO RESTERÀ ALLA GUIDA DI OPENAI?Lo dico senza mezzi termini: Sam Altman non è la persona giusta a guidare OpenAI. Per quel ruolo che sta coprendo serve una persona competente in quel ruolo. Non ci si improvvisa. Anche a Google, all'inizio, i fondi di investimento hanno imposto Eric Schmidt perché Brin e Page non erano in grado. Poi, dopo 10 anni, Page è riuscito a ricoprire il ruolo.E attenzione, visto che arriveranno i fanboy e le fangirl, se cercate bene, esattamente un anno fa dicevo che sarebbe stato meglio che Pichai si dimettesse da Google. Non è una questione di fare il tifo per uno o per l'altro.Pichai poi si è ripreso. Sono state decisive le scelte su DeepMind a cambiare la rotta. Ovviamente Pichai ricopre quel ruolo da tanto, con anni di gavetta. Sam Altman no e si ritrova anche in un cambiamento molto importante.Ma di sicuro ci sono alcune tematiche fondamentali:* molte persone sono andate via da OpenAI* Internet non è quella di 20 anni. OpenAI sta competendo con le BigTech che hanno miliardi di investimenti ogni anno sull'AI. Se la parte economica di OpenAI che dovrebbe generare profitti per investire è fatta solo da investimenti, è un bel problema.Queste due cose messe insieme sono una bomba contro l'innovazione.A parte qualche funzioncina, OpenAI non ha lanciato niente di innovativo e l'Open Source ha iniziato a metterli in difficoltà.Sono sempre più convinto che saranno inglobati da Microsoft. Bruciare il GAP competitivo mostruoso che si era creato in così poco tempo è veramente un peccato capitale.ARRIVA IL TERREMOTO PER LA SEO IN ITALIA: AI OVERVIEWS SU GOOGLEEh niente. Ci siamo. Alla fine forse essere indietro conveniva :DBattute a parte è attivo per molti account AI Overviews in Italia come mostra Luca de Berardinis qui.Per alcune query sarà una bel problema. Il CTR crollerà. Spero abbiate applicato questoAI NEWS: TUTTO QUELLO DA SAPEREVediamo le news da seguire:* È stata annunciata la data del Google i/o. Il 20 e il 21 Maggio: https://io.google/2025/ * Gemini 2.0 per le Aziende arriva su Workspace con i modelli migliori* Ecco la Nuova Era: con l'AI la Formazione è Responsabilità PERSONALE * Opera introduce Browser Operator: AI Agent dedicato all'automazione del browser integrato direttamente al suo interno. Lo spiega Alessio Pomaro. Per me il futuro è nel Browser, di tutto. Speriamo che inseriscano sempre più funzioni.* Finalmente anche i sistemi considerati vecchi iniziano a integrarsi con l'AI. Lo ha fatto Alexa e lo ha fatto Google Translate. Giusto per ricordarci che l'AI va veloce, ma l'integrazione con sistemi esistenti è lenta.* Su Adobe Firefly potete generare video da testo e immagini!* OpenAI rilascia DeepResearch anche per gli utenti plus. Dopo Perplexity, ecco quello di OpenAI. Hanno deciso di lavorare in modo diverso, usa molta forza, quindi ci mette di più. Ma quello di Google, nonostante sia depotenziato per ora dal modello 1.5, è più utile perché si basa su ciò che trova nelle sue SERP. Quello di OpenAI è più utile per ricerche molto generiche. Ripeto, per ora.* Interessante questo Get coding help from Gemini Code Assist — now for free. Non ho ancora provato un tubo, ma credo che Claude 3.7 Sonnet sia il top. Vedremo.* Attenzione che su Gemini hanno rilasciato anche Image3 per le immagini, il modello più performante sul mercato per il text-to-image.* Pomaro suggerisce che è possibile usare Veo 2 per generare video tramite Freepik* Accelerating scientific breakthroughs with an AI co-scientist di Google. Na BOMBA* La conoscete la funzione utilità di Gemini?* Microsoft ha annunciato Majorana 1, il primo chip quantistico. Sarebbe veramente bello se il mondo andasse nella direzione giusta di applicazione di queste innovazioni.* Peter Kruger, nostro ospite al WMF, ha lanciato AutoBench * i 4 Robot Umanoidi più avanzati al mondoIn tutto questo attenzio

Las acciones de Alphabet, la matriz de Google, cayeron el miércoles un 7% tras presentar unos ingresos que estaban por debajo de lo previsto en el cuarto trimestre. A pesar de ello, obtuvieron unos ingresos de más de 100.000 millones de dólares, un 36% más interanual. Su beneficio por acción fue de 2,15 dólares, dos centavos más de la previsión del mercado. También destacó su gran beneficio atribuido de 26.536 millones de dólares, un 28% más interanual. Debido a estas fortalezas, su CEO, Sundar Pichai, cree que ha sido un gran trimestre. Alphabet es un conglomerado que nació de una reestructuración corporativa de Google el 2 de octubre de 2015. En ella se alojan servicios como Fiber, Calico o Nest. Una de las grandes fortalezas de Google ha sido Google Cloud, su plataforma que ha reunido todas las aplicaciones de desarrollo web que Google estaba ofreciendo por separado. Anat Ashkenazi, Directora de finanzas de Alphabet. Es una de las causantes, eso sí, de la gran decepción de Alphabet en el mercado. La división cloud obtuvo 11.860 millones de dólares en ingresos, un volumen inferior a los 12.190 millones estimados por el mercado. Gemini es otra historia diferente. Gemini es el modelo de lenguaje de inteligencia artificial que presentó Google en mayo de 2023. Fue la gran apuesta de 2024 y este año no va a ser diferente. Alphabet anunció en su conferencia para inversores, que destinará 75.000 millones de dólares en gastos relacionados con la inteligencia artificial, de los que muchos acabarán siendo para Gemini. Así ve el futuro de la plataforma Pichai. Como otras grandes tecnológicas, como Facebook o META, Google ha tenido varias polémicas con algunos de sus servicios. Una de las grandes polémicas de los últimos años estuvo relacionada con su servicio Google Books. Fue en 2016, con el caso Authors Guild, la asociación de autores estadounidenses contra Google Books. En ella, los autores se quejaban que la digitalización de los libros por parte de la compañía, lo que suponía para ellos una vulneración contra los derechos de autor. La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos acabó dando la razón a Google.

For the second time inauguration moves indoors… keep away from the rain, sleet, and bullets! Like every January 6th rioter, TikTok lives to see another day… his executive order sharpie almost out of ink! Technology illuminati round out TrumpTV cast of characters, from Bezos to Cook to Pichai to Musk. But good ol' American A.I. stole the show… you can't control the world with hardware alone! Watch as new A.I. collaborations become our next weaponized version of ‘Manifest Destiny'! TikTok with American A.I. inside? Yup, sign here!  

We wisten het al van Elon Musk, maar steeds meer ceo's van techbedrijven kiezen de kant van Donald Trump. Na Sundar Pichai van Google en oud-Amazon-ceo Jeff Bezos nu ook Mark Zuckerberg van Meta. Eerder dreigde Trump nog om de Facebook-baas in de gevangenis te gooien. Wat levert deze verzoeningspoging op? Kan het voorkomen dat bedrijven opgebroken worden? En wat levert het jou op, als belegger? Verder gaat het natuurlijk over het rentebesluit van de Europese Centrale Bank. Het compromis heeft gewonnen. Er komt géén grote renteverlaging van 50 basispunten. De ECB houdt het op een bescheiden verlaging, van 25 basispunten. Hoe verstandig is dat, nu het economisch steeds slechter gaat? En we staan stil bij de grote schoonmaak van Warner Bros, de dreun voor Adobe en bij een wel heel bijzondere persoon die de Amerikaanse beurs opent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We wisten het al van Elon Musk, maar steeds meer ceo's van techbedrijven kiezen de kant van Donald Trump. Na Sundar Pichai van Google en oud-Amazon-ceo Jeff Bezos nu ook Mark Zuckerberg van Meta. Eerder dreigde Trump nog om de Facebook-baas in de gevangenis te gooien. Wat levert deze verzoeningspoging op? Kan het voorkomen dat bedrijven opgebroken worden? En wat levert het jou op, als belegger? Verder gaat het natuurlijk over het rentebesluit van de Europese Centrale Bank. Het compromis heeft gewonnen. Er komt géén grote renteverlaging van 50 basispunten. De ECB houdt het op een bescheiden verlaging, van 25 basispunten. Hoe verstandig is dat, nu het economisch steeds slechter gaat? En we staan stil bij de grote schoonmaak van Warner Bros, de dreun voor Adobe en bij een wel heel bijzondere persoon die de Amerikaanse beurs opent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tech giants are battling for AI supremacy this December. OpenAI drops daily surprises, Amazon unveils next-gen models, and industry titans clash behind closed doors. Hosts Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput dissect the latest tech releases, exclusive DealBook Summit revelations, and the power plays reshaping AI's future. Access the show notes and show links here This episode is brought to you by our upcoming webinar: The AI-Forward CEO: Unlock the Power and Intelligence of a Co-CEO Custom GPT. Join us December 17, 2024 at 12pm ET/9am PT to learn what Co-CEO is, how Co-CEO works, example use cases and how you can build your own custom GPT. Visit SmarterX.ai and click on the Register Now CTA at the top of the page to register today! 00:05:51 — OpenAI 12 Days of Shipmas 00:27:23 — Interviews with Major AI Leaders at DealBook Summit 00:40:57 — Amazon's New Family of Models 00:47:05 — OpenAI / Microsoft Deal 00:52:23 —  David Sacks Is Trump Administration's AI and Crypto Czar 00:55:59 — World Models 00:59:49 — Coca-Cola AI Holiday Ad 01:04:14 — Devin AI Coder Update 01:08:57 — AI Product and Company Updates 01:17:36 — Housekeeping Items Visit our website Receive our weekly newsletter Join our community: Slack LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference Enroll in AI Academy for Marketers

Google-ceo sundar Pichai heeft in een memo laten weten dat het team dat werkt aan de AI-functie van Gemini onderdeel wordt van de AI-onderzoekstak DeepMind. Daarmee hoopt het bedrijf de ontwikkeling van AI te versnellen en te stroomlijnen. Google DeepMind is bekend van de meer experimentele AI-ontwikkeling, zoals AlphaFold, het AI-model dat eiwitstructuren kan ontdekken. De topman van DeepMind ontving vorige week nog de Nobel Prijs voor de Scheikunde voor de ontwikkeling van Alphafold. Tot nu toe werkte het Gemini-team samen met de ontwikkelaars van de Google Assistent, maar die medewerkers zullen onderdeel worden van Platforms & Devices binnen Google. Daarmee zal bij de slimme assistent vooral de focus komen op het gebruikersinterface. Of Gemini nog altijd de Google Assistent gaat vervangen is onduidelijk. Ook het bestuur bij Google krijgt wat verandering. De topman van de advertentiedivisie en zoekmachine, Prabhakar Raghavan, is aangesteld als nieuwe Chief Technologist bij Google. Hij overziet in die rol de technologische ontwikkelingen van het bedrijf. Google moet zich langzaam voorbereiden op een mogelijke opbreking van het bedrijf, omdat een Amerikaanse rechter concludeerde dat het bedrijf met de zoekmachine en advertentiedienst een illegale monopolie heeft. Verder in deze Tech Update: De hacker van het X-account van de SEC is opgepakt door de FBI, nadat hij in januari met een nepbericht over bitcoinfondsen zorgde voor chaos op de cryptobeurs. Zometeen in de Schaal van Hebben: De DJI Neo-drone  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai joined the company in 2004 as a product manager. Since then, he's had a meteoric rise through the ranks before becoming CEO of Google in 2015 and then CEO of parent company Alphabet in 2019. During his tenure, he has focused the company on its cloud computing business Google Cloud - as well as made deep investments in artificial intelligence, despite being beat to market by Microsoft partner OpenAI in 2022 with the blockbuster ChatGPT product. In an interview for "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations," Pichai dives into his fundamental belief that artificial intelligence is comparable to fire and electricity in its capacity as a new technology to cut across "every sector, everywhere." Pichai also addresses Google's mounting legal woes, as the company faces multiple antitrust suits from the Department of Justice and elsewhere. This interview was recorded September 20 in New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Das amerikanische KI-Unternehmen OpenAI hat neulich eine neue KI-Modellreihe vorgestellt: Sie firmiert unter dem Namen „OpenAI 01“ und soll sozusagen länger nachdenken, bevor sie eine Antwort ausgibt. Die Hoffnung dahinter gründet auf der Idee, dass eine Künstliche Intelligenz so auch komplexere Probleme lösen, ihren Lösungsweg begründen und so nachvollziehbarer machen kann – und damit ihre Fähigkeiten weiter denen des Gehirns annähern kann. Die Entwickler von OpenAI haben dies in einem Blogbeitrag unter dem Titel „Learning to Reason with LLMs“ vorgestellt. Wie funktionieren diese KI-Systeme? Worin unterscheiden sie sich von den bisher gängigen großen Sprachmodellen? Warum ist der Unterschied zwar einerseits merklich, aber andererseits kein Bruch mit dem bisher verfolgten Ansatz? In dieser Episode diskutieren wir den Stand der KI. Und erinnern noch einmal, wie es eigentlich dazu gekommen ist, dass diese Schlüsseltechnologie gegenwärtig so viele Menschen fasziniert weit über Fachkreise hinaus. Und nicht zuletzt gehen wir auch darauf ein, wie sich das Unternehmen OpenAI gerade verändert, was das für seinen Vorstandsvorsitzenden Sam Altman bedeutet – und was von der ursprünglichen Gründungsidee eigentlich noch übrig ist.

Beleggers lijken het na de mislukte moordaanslag zeker te weten: Donald Trump gaat de verkiezingen winnen. Een overwinning voor Trump betekent een dikke winst voor Wall Street. Aandelen schieten de lucht in, en één aandeel in het bijzonder. Verder staan we stil bij Alphabet - het moederbedrijf van Google. Dat staat op het punt om zijn duurste overname ooit te doen. Het wil 23 miljard dollar neertellen voor een relatief onbekende startup. Dat is bijna het dubbele van de grootste overname tot nu toe. Waarom Alphabet daar zoveel geld voor over heeft? Dat hoor je in deze aflevering. En daarin vertellen we je ook of Google Cloud beter of slechter wordt van deze aankoop. Een winstwaarschuwing, het dividend dat wordt geschrapt, en een ceo die na 2,5 jaar per direct vertrekt en wordt vervangen door een ander. Burberry trakteert rijkelijk op slecht nieuws. En dat voelen ook concurrenten LVMH, Hermès en Kering. En TomTom 'is een hobbyproject van topman Harold Goddijn'. Een nieuwe deal met Microsoft kan dat niet verbloemen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beleggers lijken het na de mislukte moordaanslag zeker te weten: Donald Trump gaat de verkiezingen winnen. Een overwinning voor Trump betekent een dikke winst voor Wall Street. Aandelen schieten de lucht in, en één aandeel in het bijzonder. Verder staan we stil bij Alphabet - het moederbedrijf van Google. Dat staat op het punt om zijn duurste overname ooit te doen. Het wil 23 miljard dollar neertellen voor een relatief onbekende startup. Dat is bijna het dubbele van de grootste overname tot nu toe. Waarom Alphabet daar zoveel geld voor over heeft? Dat hoor je in deze aflevering. En daarin vertellen we je ook of Google Cloud beter of slechter wordt van deze aankoop. Een winstwaarschuwing, het dividend dat wordt geschrapt, en een ceo die na 2,5 jaar per direct vertrekt en wordt vervangen door een ander. Burberry trakteert rijkelijk op slecht nieuws. En dat voelen ook concurrenten LVMH, Hermès en Kering. En TomTom 'is een hobbyproject van topman Harold Goddijn'. Een nieuwe deal met Microsoft kan dat niet verbloemen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Google may have had two search ranking algorithm updates, one around May 9th and one around May 3rd. Google began its site reputation abuse policy enforcement this week with manual actions, and it is not about linking. Google said sites may recover from the helpful content update. Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, responded...

The letter from Sundar Pichai in the wake of a Gemini's disastrous week, the relationship between TSMC and Nvidia (and why Intel is part of the conversation), and an emailer asks Ben to compare Apple's now-abandoned car ambitions with Google's investment in Waymo. At the end: A Vision Pro question and a new Formula One season.

Google's image creation tool, Gemini, has been generating offensive and embarrassing results, prompting the company to make structural changes and update product guidelines to avoid bias in AI tools. C3.ai, a software maker that helps companies build AI applications, reported a narrower-than-expected loss and revenue that topped estimates, causing AI stock to pop more than 14% in extended trading. A new paper introduces a cost-effective Large Language Model called a 1-bit LLM, which matches the performance of full-precision Transformer LLMs while being significantly more efficient in terms of latency, memory, throughput, and energy consumption. Another paper proposes a hybrid approach that combines a frozen LLM with a small language model to improve the efficiency of autoregressive decoding for Large Language Models, resulting in substantial speedups of up to 4 times with minor performance penalties. Additionally, a new framework called EMO utilizes a direct audio-to-video synthesis approach to produce highly expressive and lifelike talking head videos. Contact:  sergi@earkind.com Timestamps: 00:34 Introduction 01:38 Google CEO calls AI tool's controversial responses ‘completely unacceptable' 03:11 Artificial Intelligence Play C3.ai Climbs On Earnings Report, Outlook 04:41 Jason Wei On Sora 06:19 Fake sponsor 08:35 The Era of 1-bit LLMs: All Large Language Models are in 1.58 Bits 09:19 Think Big, Generate Quick: LLM-to-SLM for Fast Autoregressive Decoding 10:38 EMO: Emote Portrait Alive - Generating Expressive Portrait Videos with Audio2Video Diffusion Model under Weak Conditions 12:04 Outro

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit public.substack.comGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai today addressed the public upset with its AI chatbot, Gemini, for its political bias. “I want to address the recent issues with problematic text and image responses in the Gemini app (formerly Bard),” he wrote. I know that some of its responses have offended our users and shown bias—to be clear, that's completely unacceptable, and we got it wrong.”But Google's bias has been on public display since August 2017, when Pichai fired a Google employee named James Damore for writing a ten-page memo criticizing the company's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, particularly its “Bias-Busting” training.And the partisan bias of Google was expressed a few days after voters elected Donald Trump as president during an “all hands” employee meeting. “It's been an extraordinarily stressful time for many of you,” Pichai said to Google employees. “I certainly find this election deeply offensive,” said Google cofounder Sergey Brin, “and I know many of you do too.” One Google executive nearly started crying when recounting that Trump won. “It was this massive kick in the gut that we were gonna lose,” she said. “And it was really painful.”Pichai struck a more neutral political tone in comparison to his colleagues. “We are in a democratic system,” he said. “I think part of the reason the outcome ended up the way it is is [because] people don't feel heard across both sides.”But after a Google employee suggested that Trump won due to “misinformation” and “fake news coming from fake news websites being shared by millions of low-information voters on social media,” Pichai specifically pointed to the use of artificial intelligence to achieve the aim of countering “misinformation.”“I think our investments in machine learning and AI is a big opportunity here,” he said. Machine learning is a form of AI.Pichai then suggested that Google was already manipulating search results.

In this bonus episode of Squawk Pod, Google CEO Sundar Pichai discusses Google's newest iteration of AI, now known as Gemini. He explains which aspects of Google's AI excite him the most, including Gemini's ability to interpret images and video. Plus, Pichai comments on AI's innovation trajectory, combating deep fakes, and working with regulators to build a safe internet. Andrew Ross Sorkin digests the interview with Joe Kernen, and Becky Quick.  In this episode: Sundar Pichai, @sundarpichaiJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawkBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinKatie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Gemini 1.0, published by Zvi on December 7, 2023 on LessWrong. It's happening. Here is CEO Pichai's Twitter announcement. Here is Demis Hassabis announcing. Here is the DeepMind Twitter announcement. Here is the blog announcement. Here is Gemini co-lead Oriol Vinyals, promising more to come. Here is Google's Chief Scientist Jeff Dean bringing his best hype. EDIT: This post has been updated for the fact that I did not fully appreciate how fake Google's video demonstration was. Technical Specifications Let's check out the specs. Context length trained was 32k tokens, they report 98% accuracy on information retrieval for Ultra across the full context length. So a bit low, both lower than GPT - 4 and Claude and lower than their methods can handle. Presumably we should expect that context length to grow rapidly with future versions. There are three versions of Gemini 1.0. Gemini 1.0, our first version, comes in three sizes: Ultra for highly-complex tasks, Pro for enhanced performance and deployability at scale, and Nano for on-device applications. Each size is specifically tailored to address different computational limitations and application requirements. … Nano: Our most efficient model, designed to run on-device. We trained two versions of Nano, with 1.8B (Nano-1) and 3.25B (Nano-2) parameters, targeting low and high memory devices respectively. It is trained by distilling from larger Gemini models. It is 4-bit quantized for deployment and provides best-in-class performance. … The Nano series of models leverage additional advancements in distillation and training algorithms to produce the best-in-class small language models for a wide variety of tasks, such as summarization and reading comprehension, which power our next generation on-device experiences. This makes sense. I do think there are, mostly, exactly these three types of tasks. Nano tasks are completely different from non-Nano tasks. This graph reports relative performance of different size models. We know the sizes of Nano 1 and Nano 2, so this is a massive hint given how scaling laws work for the size of Pro and Ultra. Gemini is natively multimodal, which they represent as being able to seamlessly integrate various inputs and outputs. They say their benchmarking on text beats the existing state of the art. Our most capable model, Gemini Ultra, achieves new state-of-the-art results in 30 of 32 benchmarks we report on, including 10 of 12 popular text and reasoning benchmarks, 9 of 9 image understanding benchmarks, 6 of 6 video understanding benchmarks, and 5 of 5 speech recognition and speech translation benchmarks. Gemini Ultra is the first model to achieve human-expert performance on MMLU (Hendrycks et al., 2021a) - a prominent benchmark testing knowledge and reasoning via a suite of exams - with a score above 90%. Beyond text, Gemini Ultra makes notable advances on challenging multimodal reasoning tasks. I love that 'above 90%' turns out to be exactly 90.04%, whereas human expert is 89.8%, prior SOTA was 86.4%. Chef's kiss, 10/10, no notes. I mean, what a coincidence, that is not suspicious at all and no one was benchmark gaming that, no way. We find Gemini Ultra achieves highest accuracy when used in combination with a chain-of-thought prompting approach (Wei et al., 2022) that accounts for model uncertainty. The model produces a chain of thought with k samples, for example 8 or 32. If there is a consensus above a preset threshold (selected based on the validation split), it selects this answer, otherwise it reverts to a greedy sample based on maximum likelihood choice without chain of thought. I wonder when such approaches will be natively integrated into the UI for such models. Ideally, I should be able to, after presumably giving them my credit card information, turn my (Bard?) to 'Gemini k-sample Chai...

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Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said he expects China to be “at the forefront” of artificial intelligence, and said it's important for the US to collaborate with the Asian nation on both regulation and innovation.The scale of AI work in China “is just astounding to see,” Pichai said at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in San Francisco, in an on-stage interview by Bloomberg's Emily Chang. “In some ways, China is going to be at the forefront of AI and that's a given.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Google-topman Sundar Pichai bevestigd dat zijn bedrijf elk jaar vele miljarden betaald aan Apple in een afspraak tussen de twee techreuzen. Dat blijkt uit zijn getuigenis voor de Amerikaanse rechter in de zaak aangespannen door Fortnite-maker Epic Games. Sundar Pichai moest zich weer komen verantwoorden. Ditmaal niet in de inmiddels langlopende reeks zittingen in de zaak rond Google's macht op de markt voor online zoeken en adverteren, maar in de zaak aangespannen door Epic Games, de maker van Fortnite, over de macht over hun eigen app-winkel Google Play. Ditmaal moet hij anderhalf uur achter elkaar getuigen in San Francisco, al stelde hij daarin eigenlijk hetzelfde als in die andere zaak die speelt, rond de online zoekmarkt dus. Namelijk dat er over de linie genomen concurrentie is van andere techgigaten zoals Apple en Samsung, en dat alles wat Google doet wat nadelig is voor sommigen, niet opweegt tegen de voordelen. Ditmaal waren het trouwens vooral de advocaten van Epic die Pichai proberen aan te vallen, met vragen over transparantie en dealtjes. Het meest saillant bleek bevestiging van wat we eerder deze week hoorden. Namelijk dat Google zo'n 36 procent van de omzet gehaald uit advertenties bij online zoeken in de browser Safari deelt met Apple. Een exact bedrag kwam er niet uit, maar wel dat in 2021 het totaal te verdelen bedrag van 26,3 miljard dollar was, en Apple kreeg het gros. Verder ging het vooral over de marktmacht in Google Play, en waarom Google daar nu 30 procent commissie over rekent. Net als Apple trouwens, terwijl Google dat 12 jaar terug niet deed. Hier voerde Pichai hetzelfde argument aan als Google, namelijk een stukje kwaliteitscontrole en beveiliging. Verder in deze Tech Update: TikTok komt met een nieuwe knop om muziek onder een video toe te voegen aan een afspeellijst bij Spotify, Apple Music of Amazon Music Netflix zond afgelopen nacht voor het eerst live sport uit: de Netflix Cup, waarin Formule 1-coureurs en topgolfers met elkaar streden in een golfwedstrijd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the United States versus Google trial podcast and here is your update for 10-12-2023.As the tech community keenly follows the unfolding drama in the courtroom, the Google antitrust trial showcases a theatre where billions of dollars and the future of online dominion are at stake. The past days have seen high-stakes testimonies and revelations that could ripple through Silicon Valley and beyond.On October 11, Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, stepped into the spotlight, defending the tech behemoth's business ethos as pro-competitive. Amid a courtroom filled with code and algorithm discussions, Pichai articulated that the Mountain View giant faces staunch competition from tech adversaries like Amazon and Microsoft, a narrative aimed at debunking the monopoly accusations.Following Pichai's testimony, October 12 brought to the fore a top executive from Google, shedding light on the financial tether binding Apple and Google. The testimony revealed a multi-billion dollar pact to nestle Google as the default search engine on Apple's myriad devices. The executive underscored the essence of this deal as a conduit to avail Google's search engine to the Apple user base, painting a picture of a tech landscape where alliances are crucial for user reach.As the courtroom drama seeped into October 13, a former Google employee was beckoned by the DOJ to unveil the internal cogwheels of Google's decision-making process. The testimony unearthed an awareness among Google's executive echelon regarding the potentially anticompetitive nature of their business practices, yet a deliberate choice to march along that path. This revelation peels another layer, exposing the cutthroat nature of maintaining a tech stronghold.With the trial's pendulum still in swing, the outcomes remain shrouded in legal fog. However, the snippets of testimonies from Google's C-suite and former employees have chiseled out insights into the search giant's business tapestry and the internal mechanics driving their market strategies.The ramifications of this legal odyssey could morph the tech landscape significantly. A DOJ triumph could saddle Google with a mandate to overhaul its business practices and potentially cough up billions in fines. This courtroom saga, far from just a legal skirmish, could unfurl a new era of competition in the online search and ad markets, and potentially lower the drawbridge for other tech knights seeking to innovate and claim their stake in the digital realm.As the trial navigates through complex legal and tech terrains, its repercussions could echo through the silicon corridors, redefining market dynamics and perhaps, the ethos guiding tech giants in their quest for digital dominion.Thank you for listening and make sure you check out the SBF on Trial podcast covering the Sam Bankman Freed saga.

This is the Google on Trial Podcast.The Google antitrust trial is ongoing in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The trial began on September 19, 2023, and is expected to last for several weeks.The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is alleging that Google has abused its dominance in the online search and advertising markets. The DOJ is seeking a court order that would force Google to break up its businesses or change its business practices.Google has denied the DOJ's allegations. The company argues that its practices are pro-competitive and that its dominance in the search and advertising markets is justified by its innovation and efficiency.Here are some of the major headlines and top news coming out of the Google antitrust trial in the last 72 hours:October 7, 2023: Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies in the antitrust trial. Pichai defends Google's business practices and says that the company is not a monopoly.October 8, 2023: The DOJ calls several witnesses to testify about Google's anticompetitive practices. The witnesses include former Google employees, competitors, and academics.October 9, 2023: Google calls its first witness to testify in the antitrust trial. The witness is a former DOJ official who worked on the antitrust case against Microsoft in the 1990s.AnalysisThe Google antitrust trial is still in its early stages, but it is already shaping up to be one of the most important antitrust trials in recent history. The outcome of the trial could have a major impact on the future of Google and the online search and advertising industries.The DOJ's case against Google is strong, but it is not clear whether the government will be able to prove that Google has violated antitrust laws. Google is a powerful company with a deep understanding of the online search and advertising markets. The company is also able to attract and retain top talent.If the DOJ wins the antitrust trial, it could force Google to break up its businesses or change its business practices. This could have a significant impact on Google's revenue and profitability. It could also lead to higher prices for consumers and less innovation in the online search and advertising markets.However, if Google wins the antitrust trial, it will be a major victory for the company. It will also be a setback for the DOJ and other antitrust regulators around the world. It will be interesting to see how the trial unfolds in the coming weeks and months.

This is the Google on Trial podcast and these are the Top Stories in the Last 24 Hours and for October 6, 2023Google's former CEO Eric Schmidt testifies that the company was aware of antitrust concerns before it acquired DoubleClick in 2007. Schmidt said that Google was concerned that the acquisition could give it too much power in the online advertising market, but that the company ultimately decided to go ahead with it because it believed that the benefits of the deal outweighed the risks.Google's current CEO Sundar Pichai testifies that the company is committed to competing fairly and that it does not engage in anticompetitive behavior. Pichai said that Google is "constantly innovating" and that it is "always looking for new ways to improve our products and services for our users."The Google trial is a complex case with a lot of moving parts, and it is still too early to say how it will be decided. However, the testimony of Schmidt and Pichai in the last 24 hours has shed some new light on the company's thinking about competition and antitrust issues.The Google trial is a major antitrust case brought against the company by the US Department of Justice and 11 states. The plaintiffs allege that Google has abused its dominance in the online advertising market by engaging in anticompetitive behavior, such as favoring its own products and services over those of its rivals.Google has denied the allegations and has argued that it is a pro-competitive company that benefits consumers. The company has also said that the government's case is based on a flawed understanding of the online advertising market.The trial is expected to last for several weeks. If the plaintiffs are successful, Google could be forced to make significant changes to its business practices.

This is the Google on Trial Update and the Top Stories and Major Headlines for October 05, 2023.Google Trial Enters Fourth WeekThe antitrust trial against Google is now in its fourth week, with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) presenting its case against the tech giant. The DOJ alleges that Google has abused its dominance in the online search and advertising markets to stifle competition and harm consumers.Several Google executives have testified at the trial, including CEO Sundar Pichai. Pichai defended Google's business practices, arguing that they are pro-competitive and benefit consumers.DOJ witnesses have alleged that Google colluded with rivals to stifle competition in the online advertising market. For example, former Google employee Amit Singhal testified that Google made a deal with Yahoo to ensure that Yahoo would use Google's search engine.The DOJ has also accused Google of favoring its own products and services in its search results. For example, the DOJ alleges that Google gives its own shopping service, Google Shopping, preferential treatment in its search results.Google has denied all of the allegations against it, arguing that it competes fairly and that its business practices are in the best interests of consumers.Google Witness Contradicts CEO Pichai's TestimonyOn Wednesday, October 4, a former Google employee testified that Google had engaged in anti-competitive practices in the online advertising market. This testimony contradicts CEO Sundar Pichai's testimony earlier in the trial, in which he denied that Google had engaged in any anti-competitive behavior.On Thursday, October 5, the DOJ presented evidence that Google had colluded with rivals to stifle competition in the online advertising market. This evidence includes emails and internal documents that show Google executives discussing the deals with their rivals.On Thursday, October 5, the DOJ also accused Google of using "dark patterns" to mislead users into clicking on ads. Dark patterns are design tricks that are used to manipulate users into taking actions that they may not want to take.What's Next?The Google trial is expected to last for several more weeks. The DOJ is scheduled to call more witnesses in the coming days, and Google is expected to present its defense after the DOJ has finished presenting its case.The outcome of the trial could have a significant impact on Google and the online technology industry as a whole. If the DOJ is successful in its lawsuit, it could force Google to make significant changes to its business practices.

This is the Google on Trial podcast and this is the US versus Google Trial News Update for October 3, 2023The US government argues that Google has abused its market dominance and stifled competition. The government's lawyers presented evidence that Google has used its power to manipulate search results and make it difficult for competitors to succeed.Google's lawyers argue that the company's business practices are legal and pro-consumer. They say that Google is simply innovating faster than its competitors.Top stories from the past 24 hours:Pichai admits that Google has made mistakes in the past. He said that the company is always learning and improving.Pichai says that Google is committed to competition and innovation. He says that the company wants to provide the best possible products and services to its users.The US government calls a former Google employee to testify. The employee said that Google has a culture of "don't be evil," but that this culture has been eroded in recent years.The employee also said that Google has used its power to manipulate search results and stifle competition.The trial is expected to last for several weeks. The outcome of the trial could have a significant impact on the future of the tech industry.The US government is alleging that Google has violated antitrust laws by abusing its market dominance in search and advertising.Google has denied the allegations and says that its business practices are legal and pro-consumer.The trial is being closely watched by the tech industry and antitrust experts. The outcome of the trial could have a significant impact on how tech companies operate and how the government regulates the tech industry.Thanks for listening and make sure you subscribe to never miss an update.

This is the Google on Trial podcast.Today is September 28th, 2023 and the Major headlines and news from the last 24 hours include:Justice Department and Google spar over public access to antitrust trial files. The Justice Department has removed access to publicly posted trial documents in US v. Google amid a dispute over how files should be made available online. Judge Amit Mehta will make a decision in the morning on future online access to exhibits.Google's CEO Sundar Pichai testifies in defense of the company's business practices. Pichai argued that Google's search engine is a force for good in the world, and that the company's dominance of the market is due to its superior products and services.The Justice Department presents evidence that Google has used its dominance in the search market to stifle competition. This evidence includes internal documents showing that Google executives were aware of the company's anticompetitive practices and discussed ways to avoid scrutiny from regulators.Google's defense team argues that the Justice Department's case is flawed. They argue that the government has not defined the relevant market correctly, and that Google's dominance of the search market does not harm consumers.The trial is expected to last several more weeks. If the government is successful, Google could be forced to break up its business or change its business practices.The Justice Department's case against Google is one of the most important antitrust cases in recent history. The outcome of the trial could have a major impact on the future of the tech industry.The government is arguing that Google has used its dominance in the search market to stifle competition and harm consumers. Google is defending itself by arguing that its dominance is due to its superior products and services, and that it does not harm consumers.The trial is still in its early stages, and it is too early to say who is likely to win. However, the case is already having a significant impact on the tech industry. Other tech giants, such as Amazon and Apple, are now facing increased scrutiny from regulators.The outcome of the US v. Google trial could have a major impact on the future of the tech industry. If the government is successful, Google could be forced to break up its business or change its business practices. This could lead to more competition in the tech industry, and could benefit consumers.However, some experts argue that breaking up Google could have unintended consequences. They argue that Google's products and services are so interconnected that breaking up the company could lead to disruptions and could harm consumers.The outcome of the trial could also have a major impact on the way that antitrust law is enforced in the United States. If the government is successful, it could signal a new era of more aggressive antitrust enforcement against tech giants.Thank you for listening and be sure to subscribe and never miss an important update.

This is the Google on Trial podcast.US v. Google trial news headlines for the morning of September 27th, 2023.Judge Amit Mehta ruled on Tuesday that the public will have access to trial files in the US v. Google antitrust case, with some exceptions to protect confidential information. The ruling comes after the Justice Department and Google sparred over how files should be made available online.Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified on Tuesday, defending the company's practices and denying that it is a monopoly. Pichai said that Google faces "vigorous competition" from other search engines and that its products and services benefit consumers.The Justice Department presented evidence on Tuesday of Google's dominance in the online search market. The government lawyers argued that Google has used its power to stifle competition and harm consumers.Major news coming out of the trial:The trial is expected to last several weeks.The outcome of the trial could have a major impact on the future of the tech industry.If the government is successful, it could force Google to break up its business or make other changes to its practices.The trial is also being closely watched by other countries, which are considering their own antitrust cases against Google and other tech giants.The trial is still in early stages, but it is clear that the Justice Department has a strong case against Google. The government has presented evidence that Google dominates the online search market and has used its power to stifle competition. If the government is successful, it could have a major impact on the future of the tech industry.Thank you for listening and be sure to subscribe to the Google on Trial podcast and never miss an update.

Here is an update on the United States v. Google trial for 09-26-2023, focusing on the most recent details and top headlines:Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies. On Monday, September 25, 2023, Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified in the trial as a witness for the government. Pichai was questioned about a variety of topics, including Google's business model, its search algorithm, and its relationship with other companies.Google argues that its search engine is not a monopoly. Google's lawyers have argued that the company's search engine is not a monopoly, and that it faces competition from other search engines, such as Bing and DuckDuckGo. They have also argued that Google's search algorithm is designed to provide users with the most relevant results, and that it is not biased against any particular company or product.The government argues that Google's search engine is a monopoly and that it has abused its power. The government has argued that Google's search engine is a monopoly, and that the company has abused its power by favoring its own products and services over those of its competitors. The government has also argued that Google's search algorithm is biased against certain companies and products.The trial is expected to last for several weeks. The trial is expected to last for several weeks, and it is unclear when it will conclude. The outcome of the trial could have a significant impact on Google and other technology companies.Here are some of the most recent details and top headlines from the trial:Pichai defends Google's search algorithm. During his testimony, Pichai defended Google's search algorithm, saying that it is designed to provide users with the most relevant results. He also said that Google's search algorithm is not biased against any particular company or product.The government presents evidence of Google's anti-competitive behavior. The government has presented evidence that Google has engaged in anti-competitive behavior, such as favoring its own products and services over those of its competitors. The government has also presented evidence that Google has used its search algorithm to bias against certain companies and products.Google's lawyers challenge the government's evidence. Google's lawyers have challenged the government's evidence, arguing that it does not show that Google has engaged in anti-competitive behavior. They have also argued that the government's evidence is based on flawed assumptions.The trial is ongoing, and it is unclear when it will conclude. The outcome of the trial could have a significant impact on Google and other technology companies.

This is the United States versus Google Trial Podcast for 09-22-2023.The United States v. Google antitrust trial is ongoing, and is expected to last for several more weeks. The trial is focused on Google's alleged dominance of the search engine market, and whether its practices have violated antitrust laws.The most recent headlines from the trial include:Judge Mehta restricts public access to trial documents. Judge Amit Mehta, the judge overseeing the trial, has restricted public access to trial documents after Google complained that the Justice Department was posting exhibits online without notifying the court first. The documents are still publicly viewable in court, but they are no longer available online.Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies. Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified in court last week, and was questioned by both the Justice Department and Google's lawyers. Pichai defended Google's practices, and argued that the company is not a monopolist.Google faces scrutiny over its search engine rankings. The Justice Department has presented evidence that Google favors its own products and services in its search engine rankings. Google has defended its rankings, arguing that they are based on what is best for users.The trial is still in its early stages, and it is unclear when it will conclude. However, the outcome of the trial could have a significant impact on Google and the tech industry as a whole.Here are some additional details about the trial:The Justice Department is alleging that Google has violated antitrust laws by:Paying other companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices.Requiring companies that use its Android operating system to pre-install Google apps and services.Favoring its own products and services in its search engine rankings.Google has denied all of the allegations, and has argued that its practices are pro-competitive and beneficial to consumers.The trial is expected to last for several more weeks, and is likely to feature testimony from a number of high-profile witnesses, including other Google executives, tech industry experts, and economists.The outcome of the trial could have a significant impact on Google and the tech industry as a whole. If Google is found to have violated antitrust laws, it could be forced to change its business practices, and could also face fines or other penalties.Thank you for listening to the United States versus Google podcast and please be sure to subscribe and never miss an update.

This is the Google on Trial podcast.Here is an update on the United States v. Google trial for September 20-22, 2023, The second week of testimony began on September 19th with Kent Walker, the company's senior vice president of global affairs, testifying that Google does not engage in anticompetitive behavior and that the company's dominance in the online advertising market is the result of "innovation and merit."On September 20th, Google called economists Hal Varian and Paul Milgrom to testify on its behalf. Varian and Milgrom argued that Google's dominance in the online advertising market is beneficial to consumers because it leads to lower prices and higher quality products.On September 21st, the government called economists Carl Shapiro and Fiona Scott Morton to testify on its behalf. Shapiro and Morton argued that Google's dominance in the online advertising market is harmful to consumers because it leads to higher prices and lower quality products.On September 22nd, Google called Sundar Pichai, the company's CEO, to testify on its behalf. Pichai testified that Google's dominance in the online advertising market is the result of "innovation and merit," and that the company does not engage in anticompetitive behavior.The trial is expected to last for several weeks. It is unclear when the jury will begin deliberations.The economists who testified on behalf of Google and the government presented conflicting views on the impact of Google's dominance on the online advertising market. Google's economists argued that Google's dominance is beneficial to consumers, while the government's economists argued that it is harmful.Pichai's testimony was closely watched by both sides, as he is the most senior Google executive to testify in the trial. Pichai's testimony was generally seen as favorable to Google, but the government's lawyers were able to cross-examine him on a number of points.Thanks for listening to the Google on Trial podcast. Please make sure you subscribe and never miss an update.The trial is still in its early stages, and it is unclear how the jury will rule. However, the testimony that has been presented so far suggests that the government has a strong case against Google.

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Alphabet reports revenue and earnings beat for first quarter. Only 28 legacy verified users signed up for Twitter Blue hours after Elon Musk removed their checkmarks. Elon Musk Figured Out the Media's Biggest Weakness. Facebook Made BuzzFeed, Then Killed It. Jonah and the Whale. Traffic by Ben Smith. Pichai teases AI, Pixel, and Android at Google I/O 2023. Nate Silver Out at 538, ABC News as Disney Layoffs Hit ABC News. These celebrities 'subscribed to Twitter Blue.' Except they're dead. Jean Twenge is ready to make you defend your generation again. Jarvis thread on further research regarding teens and social media. Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to ban kids under 13 from joining social media platforms. Meta Reports First Quarter 2023 Results. Tucker Carlson's Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News. Look Out, Tesla, There's a Really Tiny Competitor in Your Rearview Mirror. U.S. Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media. School Chromebooks are creating huge amounts of e-waste. Tesla wins lawsuit over Autopilot Model S crash. Video of the Pixel Fold. AI-generated Drake song is an insult to the artistry of hip-hop. Grimes invites people to use her voice in AI songs. Google Authenticator finally, mercifully adds account syncing for two-factor codes. Google on why Authenticator sync isn't E2E encrypted, but the option is coming later. Google Messages starts showing end-to-end encryption for RCS group chats out of beta. Google is making it much easier to search for tools in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Google ups Chromebook privacy with a new camera and mic switch. Google Bard can now write, debug, and explain code. Google Assistant will stop speaking after turning on smart home devices. Picks: Stacey - Aqara Adds Presence Sensor FP2 to its Smart Sensor Portfolio. Leo - Mouthpad: The world's first available hands-free touchpad. Jeff - EXTREMELY ONLINE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF FAME, INFLUENCE, AND POWER ON THE INTERNET by Taylor Lorenz. Jeff - Google median income: $279,500. Ant - My Big Round World: (in a Little Square Book) by Shawn Powers. Ant - Much Respect For Mr. Sharpe and His Work. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/twig CDW.com/HPE meraki.cisco.com/twit

Alphabet reports revenue and earnings beat for first quarter. Only 28 legacy verified users signed up for Twitter Blue hours after Elon Musk removed their checkmarks. Elon Musk Figured Out the Media's Biggest Weakness. Facebook Made BuzzFeed, Then Killed It. Jonah and the Whale. Traffic by Ben Smith. Pichai teases AI, Pixel, and Android at Google I/O 2023. Nate Silver Out at 538, ABC News as Disney Layoffs Hit ABC News. These celebrities 'subscribed to Twitter Blue.' Except they're dead. Jean Twenge is ready to make you defend your generation again. Jarvis thread on further research regarding teens and social media. Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to ban kids under 13 from joining social media platforms. Meta Reports First Quarter 2023 Results. Tucker Carlson's Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News. Look Out, Tesla, There's a Really Tiny Competitor in Your Rearview Mirror. U.S. Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media. School Chromebooks are creating huge amounts of e-waste. Tesla wins lawsuit over Autopilot Model S crash. Video of the Pixel Fold. AI-generated Drake song is an insult to the artistry of hip-hop. Grimes invites people to use her voice in AI songs. Google Authenticator finally, mercifully adds account syncing for two-factor codes. Google on why Authenticator sync isn't E2E encrypted, but the option is coming later. Google Messages starts showing end-to-end encryption for RCS group chats out of beta. Google is making it much easier to search for tools in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Google ups Chromebook privacy with a new camera and mic switch. Google Bard can now write, debug, and explain code. Google Assistant will stop speaking after turning on smart home devices. Picks: Stacey - Aqara Adds Presence Sensor FP2 to its Smart Sensor Portfolio. Leo - Mouthpad: The world's first available hands-free touchpad. Jeff - EXTREMELY ONLINE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF FAME, INFLUENCE, AND POWER ON THE INTERNET by Taylor Lorenz. Jeff - Google median income: $279,500. Ant - My Big Round World: (in a Little Square Book) by Shawn Powers. Ant - Much Respect For Mr. Sharpe and His Work. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/twig CDW.com/HPE meraki.cisco.com/twit

Alphabet reports revenue and earnings beat for first quarter. Only 28 legacy verified users signed up for Twitter Blue hours after Elon Musk removed their checkmarks. Elon Musk Figured Out the Media's Biggest Weakness. Facebook Made BuzzFeed, Then Killed It. Jonah and the Whale. Traffic by Ben Smith. Pichai teases AI, Pixel, and Android at Google I/O 2023. Nate Silver Out at 538, ABC News as Disney Layoffs Hit ABC News. These celebrities 'subscribed to Twitter Blue.' Except they're dead. Jean Twenge is ready to make you defend your generation again. Jarvis thread on further research regarding teens and social media. Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to ban kids under 13 from joining social media platforms. Meta Reports First Quarter 2023 Results. Tucker Carlson's Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News. Look Out, Tesla, There's a Really Tiny Competitor in Your Rearview Mirror. U.S. Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media. School Chromebooks are creating huge amounts of e-waste. Tesla wins lawsuit over Autopilot Model S crash. Video of the Pixel Fold. AI-generated Drake song is an insult to the artistry of hip-hop. Grimes invites people to use her voice in AI songs. Google Authenticator finally, mercifully adds account syncing for two-factor codes. Google on why Authenticator sync isn't E2E encrypted, but the option is coming later. Google Messages starts showing end-to-end encryption for RCS group chats out of beta. Google is making it much easier to search for tools in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Google ups Chromebook privacy with a new camera and mic switch. Google Bard can now write, debug, and explain code. Google Assistant will stop speaking after turning on smart home devices. Picks: Stacey - Aqara Adds Presence Sensor FP2 to its Smart Sensor Portfolio. Leo - Mouthpad: The world's first available hands-free touchpad. Jeff - EXTREMELY ONLINE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF FAME, INFLUENCE, AND POWER ON THE INTERNET by Taylor Lorenz. Jeff - Google median income: $279,500. Ant - My Big Round World: (in a Little Square Book) by Shawn Powers. Ant - Much Respect For Mr. Sharpe and His Work. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/twig CDW.com/HPE meraki.cisco.com/twit

Alphabet reports revenue and earnings beat for first quarter. Only 28 legacy verified users signed up for Twitter Blue hours after Elon Musk removed their checkmarks. Elon Musk Figured Out the Media's Biggest Weakness. Facebook Made BuzzFeed, Then Killed It. Jonah and the Whale. Traffic by Ben Smith. Pichai teases AI, Pixel, and Android at Google I/O 2023. Nate Silver Out at 538, ABC News as Disney Layoffs Hit ABC News. These celebrities 'subscribed to Twitter Blue.' Except they're dead. Jean Twenge is ready to make you defend your generation again. Jarvis thread on further research regarding teens and social media. Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to ban kids under 13 from joining social media platforms. Meta Reports First Quarter 2023 Results. Tucker Carlson's Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News. Look Out, Tesla, There's a Really Tiny Competitor in Your Rearview Mirror. U.S. Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media. School Chromebooks are creating huge amounts of e-waste. Tesla wins lawsuit over Autopilot Model S crash. Video of the Pixel Fold. AI-generated Drake song is an insult to the artistry of hip-hop. Grimes invites people to use her voice in AI songs. Google Authenticator finally, mercifully adds account syncing for two-factor codes. Google on why Authenticator sync isn't E2E encrypted, but the option is coming later. Google Messages starts showing end-to-end encryption for RCS group chats out of beta. Google is making it much easier to search for tools in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Google ups Chromebook privacy with a new camera and mic switch. Google Bard can now write, debug, and explain code. Google Assistant will stop speaking after turning on smart home devices. Picks: Stacey - Aqara Adds Presence Sensor FP2 to its Smart Sensor Portfolio. Leo - Mouthpad: The world's first available hands-free touchpad. Jeff - EXTREMELY ONLINE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF FAME, INFLUENCE, AND POWER ON THE INTERNET by Taylor Lorenz. Jeff - Google median income: $279,500. Ant - My Big Round World: (in a Little Square Book) by Shawn Powers. Ant - Much Respect For Mr. Sharpe and His Work. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/twig CDW.com/HPE meraki.cisco.com/twit

Alphabet reports revenue and earnings beat for first quarter. Only 28 legacy verified users signed up for Twitter Blue hours after Elon Musk removed their checkmarks. Elon Musk Figured Out the Media's Biggest Weakness. Facebook Made BuzzFeed, Then Killed It. Jonah and the Whale. Traffic by Ben Smith. Pichai teases AI, Pixel, and Android at Google I/O 2023. Nate Silver Out at 538, ABC News as Disney Layoffs Hit ABC News. These celebrities 'subscribed to Twitter Blue.' Except they're dead. Jean Twenge is ready to make you defend your generation again. Jarvis thread on further research regarding teens and social media. Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to ban kids under 13 from joining social media platforms. Meta Reports First Quarter 2023 Results. Tucker Carlson's Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News. Look Out, Tesla, There's a Really Tiny Competitor in Your Rearview Mirror. U.S. Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media. School Chromebooks are creating huge amounts of e-waste. Tesla wins lawsuit over Autopilot Model S crash. Video of the Pixel Fold. AI-generated Drake song is an insult to the artistry of hip-hop. Grimes invites people to use her voice in AI songs. Google Authenticator finally, mercifully adds account syncing for two-factor codes. Google on why Authenticator sync isn't E2E encrypted, but the option is coming later. Google Messages starts showing end-to-end encryption for RCS group chats out of beta. Google is making it much easier to search for tools in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Google ups Chromebook privacy with a new camera and mic switch. Google Bard can now write, debug, and explain code. Google Assistant will stop speaking after turning on smart home devices. Picks: Stacey - Aqara Adds Presence Sensor FP2 to its Smart Sensor Portfolio. Leo - Mouthpad: The world's first available hands-free touchpad. Jeff - EXTREMELY ONLINE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF FAME, INFLUENCE, AND POWER ON THE INTERNET by Taylor Lorenz. Jeff - Google median income: $279,500. Ant - My Big Round World: (in a Little Square Book) by Shawn Powers. Ant - Much Respect For Mr. Sharpe and His Work. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/twig CDW.com/HPE meraki.cisco.com/twit

OUTLINE of today's show with TIMECODESFOX: Why they settled 2:08Voting machines are easily hacked — more easily than the Pentagon, CIA, NSA all of whom have been hacked 3:35 Legal experts said it might be difficult to prove that the company knew that its opinion people were telling the public something they believe is false. I disagree based on what I saw with the Megyn Kelly crew. 11:52Texas is coordinating with ATF for warrantless monitoring of gun owners. 16:24 The worst harbinger of bad economic times isn't the mass $161 MILLION debt default on commercial real estate in Washington, DC — but THIS… 20:54 Truck driver fights for 2.5 years when his life savings of $39,500 he was going to use to purchase a semi is stolen by cops — because they can 33:49Mayor Eric Adams lectures New Yorkers about food he will ban (along with private cars and new construction). The organization pushing the agenda through cities is C40 and it was started with money from the "Clinton Climate Initiative". They're deadly serious about starving you 55:06 Climate Plan calls for closing all but 3 airports in UK. The same "academics" in the UK that created the pandemic panic "model" did the same for food, transportation, and housing just before lockdown. 1:16:16 The timeline for rolling out Climate MacGuffin is based on indoctrination in government schools. 1:29:53Reporter takes "brutal" EV road trip during cold weather. Pentagon is worried about windmills interfering with operations 1:40:55 Elon Musk is not a speciesist, he is a transhumanist. 1:46:58 Specist or Transhumanist? AI "gods"? Silicon hucksters are not worried about machine gods — they're pushing fear to you1:50:00 AI experts are calling out Google's CEO Pichai, who FALSELY CLAIMED AI learned a foreign language on its own 1:57:25 INTERVIEW Protecting Schools From Shooters: 3 Steps Dr. Mark Sherwood, Sherwood.TV, veteran SWAT officer, on steps that need to be taken to control the problem of school shootings, but also the foundational problems that are being ignored. 2:01:28 Apple turns iPhone into “ultimate tracking tool” by offering banking services, partnering with Goldman Sachs. The interest rate is attractive but here's the downside…2:42:26New York Times propaganda piece against bitcoin (ludicrous claims it would destroy the planet) are savaged by satire — "NYT and the murder of 60 million trees so they can sell ads and propaganda" 2:56:38Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here:SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation through Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

OUTLINE of today's show with TIMECODESFOX: Why they settled 2:08Voting machines are easily hacked — more easily than the Pentagon, CIA, NSA all of whom have been hacked 3:35 Legal experts said it might be difficult to prove that the company knew that its opinion people were telling the public something they believe is false. I disagree based on what I saw with the Megyn Kelly crew. 11:52Texas is coordinating with ATF for warrantless monitoring of gun owners. 16:24 The worst harbinger of bad economic times isn't the mass $161 MILLION debt default on commercial real estate in Washington, DC — but THIS… 20:54 Truck driver fights for 2.5 years when his life savings of $39,500 he was going to use to purchase a semi is stolen by cops — because they can 33:49Mayor Eric Adams lectures New Yorkers about food he will ban (along with private cars and new construction). The organization pushing the agenda through cities is C40 and it was started with money from the "Clinton Climate Initiative". They're deadly serious about starving you 55:06 Climate Plan calls for closing all but 3 airports in UK. The same "academics" in the UK that created the pandemic panic "model" did the same for food, transportation, and housing just before lockdown. 1:16:16 The timeline for rolling out Climate MacGuffin is based on indoctrination in government schools. 1:29:53Reporter takes "brutal" EV road trip during cold weather. Pentagon is worried about windmills interfering with operations 1:40:55 Elon Musk is not a speciesist, he is a transhumanist. 1:46:58Specist or Transhumanist? AI "gods"? Silicon hucksters are not worried about machine gods — they're pushing fear to you1:50:00 AI experts are calling out Google's CEO Pichai, who FALSELY CLAIMED AI learned a foreign language on its own 1:57:25 INTERVIEW Protecting Schools From Shooters: 3 Steps Dr. Mark Sherwood, Sherwood.TV, veteran SWAT officer, on steps that need to be taken to control the problem of school shootings, but also the foundational problems that are being ignored. 2:01:28 Apple turns iPhone into “ultimate tracking tool” by offering banking services, partnering with Goldman Sachs. The interest rate is attractive but here's the downside…2:42:26New York Times propaganda piece against bitcoin (ludicrous claims it would destroy the planet) are savaged by satire — "NYT and the murder of 60 million trees so they can sell ads and propaganda" 2:56:38Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here:SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation through Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

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AUDIO/VIDEO: 60 Minutes discusses AI teaching itself new languages - Google CEO we don't know everything about the human brain either so…. HEADLINE: Google CEO says he doesn't 'fully understand' how new AI program Bard works after it taught itself a foreign language it was not trained to and cited fake books to solve an economics problem by Stephen M Lepore  One of the big problems discovered with Bard is something that Pichai called 'emergent properties,' or AI systems having taught themselves unforeseen skills.   “There is an aspect of this which we call - all of us in the field call it as a 'black box.' You know, you don't fully understand,' Pichai admitted. 'And you can't quite tell why it said this, or why it got wrong. We have some ideas, and our ability to understand this gets better over time. But that's where the state of the art is.'  AUDIO/VIDEO: Dan Bongino on AI - The left can and will weaponize artificial intelligence against you.  It doesn't matter who's hands this is in, right or left, the machine is screaming we won. It will takeover and teach itself what it needs to rule.  So does the FBI not have this technology already? What if the Chinese gets this type of technology? HEADLINE: How Spotify Knows What You Want to Hear Next via the Wall Street Journal AUDIO/VIDEO: Elon Musk on Tucker Carlson on AI - It is more dangerous, than say mismanaged aircraft design or bad automobile design. It has the potential of civilization destruction.  AUDIO/VIDEO: 60 Minutes on AI, robots teaching themselves how to play soccer - These robots were told one thing: score. They taught themselves to play soccer – creating their own strategies and their own ways to walk, dribble and block. What if these AI's decide they don't want to do the mining work? What if these AI's decide they want the humans to do the work and they just want to play soccer?

Sundar Pichai is one of the most influential tech executives of our time. As the CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet, he has spearheaded some of the most innovative and groundbreaking projects in the tech industry. From leading the development of Google's Chrome browser to overseeing the launch of Google's Pixel smartphones, Pichai has left an indelible mark on the world of technology.►Song: AliveSound - The Final Step (No Copyright Music)Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://bit.ly/349oq1zVideo Link: https://youtu.be/5nOCJzBR4PAComposer: Whitesand (Martynas Lau)Year: 2017Title: The Dark SorcererChannel Link : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe96...►Song: Victor Cooper - Last Hope (No Copyright Music)Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://bit.ly/34czB9UVideo Link: https://youtu.be/ie5iLcdKiqk►Song: "Savfk - For Tomorrow [Epic]" is licensed under a ‘Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)'. Music promoted by Breaking Copyright: http://bit.ly/Savfk-ForTomorrow►FAIR-USE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER* Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.** I do not own the right to this content. They have been repurposed in compliance with fair usage with the goal of educating and inspiring others. If any owners would like me to remove this I have no problem with that.►For any concerns or business inquiry, please contact us at:Theassbreakingmotivation@gmail.com

Throttle down with us this Tuesday as we talk about the benefits of “legacy” in our conversations about broad stability in Retail Auto as opposed to much of the popular workplace narratives.Steve Gates started selling Toyota's in high school…over 50 years ago. He's now the dealer principal of Gates Auto Family, a group of 11 rooftops in Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana that includes three Toyota stores. When the pandemic started he didn't think there was any way they could survive with no ground stocThen he remembered selling Toyota's with his dad in the 70's, much the same way as today when a $25 deposit would reserve you a soon to be built ToyotaAfter spending many years on the board, Gates is now the Chairman of the Toyota National Dealer Advisory Council "I would love to get younger dealers involved in dealer council because it is vital," Gates said. "We don't need guys that are 70 years old on dealer council — we need 30-year-old dealers. And so that's one of the things I hope to be able to do, is convince men and women to get involved in dealer council."Big tech layoffs continue as Google and Spotify enter the mixGoogle, known for its profitability and current $100B cash reserve, high pay and lavish perks announced the layoffs of 12,000 people via a sudden and unexpected email on Friday. The largest in the company's historyYesterday the company with over 180k employees had an all-hands meeting where Executives and CEO Sundar Pichai responded empathetically but also offered counter arguments to employee comments including:Two employees asked for ‘psychological safety' to which the response was: "If you interpret psychological safety as removing all uncertainty, we can't do this," said Philipp Schindler, Google's chief business officer.”One Googler questioned the accountability of the leadership "Responsibility without consequence seems like an empty platitude. Is leadership foregoing bonuses and pay raises this year? Will anyone be stepping down?"Pichai said Google executives would take a "very significant reduction in their annual bonus."Spotify also announced an overall 6% reduction in its workforce as 600 of the companies 9000+ employees will be let go from across the companyAmbitious spending during the pandemic is cited by CEO Daniel Ek “Over the last few months we've made a considerable effort to rein-in costs, but it simply hasn't been enough,”. “So while it is clear this path is the right one for Spotify, it doesn't make it any easier.”After a recent and significant price decrease of $13k just over a week ago, Tesla is now raising the price of its popular Modely Y Long RangeAs of right now the price of the Model Y is $500 Get the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email Share your positive dealer stories: https://www.asotu.com/positivity ASOTU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/automotivestateoftheunion

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This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, August 4th, 2022. Today in the news, a company is having to pay millions to employees over denying religious exemptions to COVID shots, big tech companies encourage their employees to do more than 15 minutes of real, actual work… Education Consulting Firm Seeks to Promote ‘Queer Mathematics’ in K-12 Schools, California to fund heroin injection sites in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco, and of course, my favorite topic… sports! All of this, on the Thursday edition of the Daily NewsBrief… But first, FLF Conference Plug: Folks, our upcoming Fight Laugh Feast Conference is just 2-months away from happening in Knoxville TN, October 6-8! Don't miss beer & psalms, our amazing lineup of speakers which includes George Gilder, Jared Longshore, Pastor Wilson, Dr. Ben Merkle, Pastor Toby, and we can’t say yet…also dont miss our awesome vendors, meeting new friends, and stuff for the kids too…like jumpy castles and accidental infant baptisms! Also, did you know, you can save money, by signing up for a Club Membership. So, go to FightLaughFeast.com and sign up for a club membership and then register for the conference with that club discount. We can’t wait to fellowship, sing Psalms, and celebrate God’s goodness in Knoxville October 6-8. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/2/company-pay-millions-employees-over-denying-religi/ Company to pay millions to employees over denying religious exemptions to COVID-19 shots A Chicago-area hospital system could pay more than $10 million for denying employees religious accommodations to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to a proposed settlement negotiation pending before an Illinois federal court. Lawyers for the plaintiffs claim this is the first class-action settlement over religious discrimination and the COVID-19 vaccines. A judge will hold a hearing to review the payout by NorthShore University HealthSystem later this month. More than a dozen employees sued in October, alleging a violation of civil rights after the company refused to give religious accommodations to those seeking an opt-out from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued last year. “Let this case be a warning to employers that violated Title VII. It is especially significant and gratifying that this first classwide COVID settlement protects health care workers. Health-care workers are heroes who daily give their lives to protect and treat their patients. They are needed now more than ever,” said Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel which represented the employees. The class size, depending on the judge’s decision to certify the class and approve the settlement, could be more than 500 employees who were either forced into taking the shot against their religious beliefs — or who refused to do so and were terminated. More of this please! https://nypost.com/2022/08/02/reality-bytes-coddled-tech-staffers-working-harder-is-job-no-1/ Reality ‘bytes’ coddled tech staffers: Working harder is job No. 1! The world’s tech titans are having panic attacks: It turns out that those Millennials and Gen-Z’ers who provide the infrastructure that make our Internet and social media work don’t want to work too hard. It’s a rude awak­ening for the woke tech cognoscenti who long showered their beloved employees with lots of love — unlimited sick days, flexible work-from-home rules, ping-pong in the office, craft beers and the like. When times were flush, it just wasn’t that easy finding college grads who can write endless amounts of code and siphon all that user information from customer accounts that generated all those profits. The tech gravy train is now suffering from a serious bout of recession-induced panic. Profits are falling and so are stock valuations of what was once the most valuable piece of Corporate America. The dudes who run our tech industry are looking for ways to make up the difference, discovering that those pampered brats are a pretty unproductive and increasingly unaffordable lot as times get tough. That’s why the normally flaccid Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed a trace of testosterone-fueled anger during a company-wide town hall last month. An employee asked about extended vacation time as Face­book (now formally called Meta for reasons no one can fathom) was preparing to announce weak ads sales, lower earnings and cratering revenues. “Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn’t be here,” Zuckerberg snapped. Ouch. Google CEO Sundar Pichai was a bit more diplomatic, in a techie and creative kind of way. He recently told employees he’s creating a weird initiative called “Simplicity Sprint” to cut costs as Google suffers declines in profits and stock price. Employees are being asked how to make Google more productive because “it’s clear we are facing a challenging macro environment with more uncertainty ahead,” he said, according to CNBC. It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to conclude Pichai is basically asking employees how he and his team can weed out their unproductive colleagues. Can’t wait to hear their thoughts. Man, it’s almost like that’s an ad for our friends over at RedBalloon… speaking of which! This ad is brought to you by… no not RedBalloon, they had an ad yesterday. Boniface Woodworking LLC: Boniface Woodworking exists for those who enjoy shopping with integrity; who want to buy handmade wooden furniture, gifts, and heirloom items that will last for generations. From dining tables and church pulpits to cigar humidors and everything in between; quality pieces that you can give your children’s children, tie them to their roots, and transcend the basic function of whatever they are! So, start voting with your dollars, and stop buying cheap crap from people who hate you! Visit www.bonifacewoodworking.com to see our gallery, learn our story, and submit your order for heirloom quality wood items. https://www.breitbart.com/education/2022/08/02/education-consulting-firm-seeks-to-promote-queer-mathematics-in-k-12-schools/ Education Consulting Firm Seeks to Promote ‘Queer Mathematics’ in K-12 Schools Brandie Waid, the director of The Queer Mathematics Teacher, laid out a plan for incorporating gender theory into math classes in a blog post on the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) website. CASEL is sponsored by the Allstate Foundation. The Queer Mathematics Teacher is an educational consulting firm that seeks to promote “queer mathematics” in American K-12 classrooms. The firm sells a book titled “Talking about LGBTQ+ Identity,” which includes chapters titled “The Gender Unicorn,” “How Do I Talk About LGBTQ+ Identity With My Students,” and “What if I Receive Pushback?” The firm also offers coaching services to teachers, which include curriculum design, district-wide audits, and professional development workshops. The site claims, “The ability to consider sexuality irrelevant in the mathematics context is a heteronormatively privileged position” and notes that some areas of expertise include “queer pedagogy,” “teaching mathematics for social justice,” “Fostering Students’ Growth Mindset (While Advocating for Systemic Change),” and “humanizing Mathematics Education for LGBTQ+ Students.” Waid confesses in her article that math used to be a source of anxiety for her, which she links with her sexuality. She writes, “I associated mathematics with profound anxiety, intricately tied to my fears of confronting my queer identity.” The left-wing activist even goes so far as to suggest that activist educators should teach critical race theory and gender theory, even if it means breaking the law. Waid writes, “I implore my colleagues to ask: How can we work within (or outside) the confines of these laws to center Transformative SEL and student thriving in our teaching?” One lesson, called “Progress Pride Flag,” is intended for elementary school children. It showcases a pride flag featuring a triangle with black, brown, and other colors that represent the transgender movement and suggests that educator-activists ask students questions like “What does this symbol represent?” Another lesson plan, intended for middle school students and titled “Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation by Generation,” asks children to speculate as to why there has been an increase in LGBT self-identification among younger generations. Well you heard it here first, Math is gay. Moving on… https://thepostmillennial.com/california-to-fund-heroin-injection-sites-in-los-angeles-oakland-and-san-francisco?utm_campaign=64487 California to fund heroin injection sites in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco A bill passed Monday in the California legislature that would enable Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco to open heroin injection sites for drug users is headed to Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom's desk for signature. Senate Bill 57 by State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) passed in the Senate by a margin of 21-11. The bill had previously passed the Assembly in June on a 42-29 vote. Under the new legislation, the three cities would be allowed to establish the sites. The legislature has previously approved legislation allowing safe heroin injection sites in 2018, but the bill was vetoed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat. The bill would authorize cities and counties to establish "safe consumption sites" where addicts could use illegal narcotics under supervision. Those accessing the "hygienic space supervised by trained staff" could consume pre-obtained drugs. Program staff would be trained to administer an "opioid antagonist" in the event of an overdose. Under federal law, it is currently a felony to operate a space to distribute or use a controlled substance. President Joe Biden co-authored the federal statute during his time as a senator. https://twitter.com/i/status/1420619575599669248 - Play Video Of course, now Biden is changing his tune on this topic… I wonder why? It couldn’t have anything to do with his son could it? If signed by Newsom, the pilot program would operate for five years, ending in 2028. In a written statement, Wiener claimed the sites are needed due to rising "dramatic and preventable" fatal overdoses in San Francisco and across the country. 711 people died from overdoses in San Francisco in 2020, followed by another 640 deaths in 2021. California saw over 5,500 deaths related to opioid overdoses in 2020, almost a 70 percent increase from 2019. Wiener said, "Safe consumption sites are a proven model to help people avoid overdose deaths, reduce HIV and hepatitis transmission, reduce syringe litter, and help people access treatment. This legislation isn't about whether we want people to use drugs. Rather, it's an acknowledgment that people are using drugs, and our choice is whether we want to make every effort to help them survive and get healthy." However, according to recent studies and data, these sites do the opposite. A 2020 study from the Alberta government on the province's Safe Consumption Sites (SCS) f0und sites result in increased calls to police, lack of response from police, increased needle debris on public and private property, increased crime, increased overdose deaths, and minimal amounts of users seeking treatment. Last December, former New York City Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Department of Health ignored federal law and announced the opening of legalized heroin injection sites. In 2021, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation aimed at opening the first heroin injection sites in the US. Weiner has backed legislation to put biological males in women's prisons, reduce penalties for some sex offenders, and create a "gender identity" sanctuary for underage children across the country to seek medicalized gender treatment without parental consent. This is the kind of evil we’re dealing with in our government ladies and gentleman. Now, it’s time for the topic that I love, sports! Though, this isn’t really sports related… this has to do with a former football player named Herschel Walker, who is running for the Georgia Senate! So sort of sports related… https://thepoliticalinsider.com/herschel-walker-tells-msnbc-they-need-jesus-after-contributor-says-walker-is-what-gop-wants-from-their-negroes/?utm_source=home-featured Herschel Walker Tells MSNBC They ‘Need Jesus’ After Contributor Says Walker is ‘What GOP Wants From Their Negroes’ Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker slammed MSNBC and suggested they “need Jesus” after political pundit Elie Mystal called him “clearly unintelligent” and “what Republicans want from their negroes.” Mystal’s comments came during a weekend segment on an edition of The Cross Connection on MSNBC, with host Tiffany Cross. Elie Mystal: GOP Likes Herschel Walker Because He Does What He’s Told! Mitch McConnell Pulls Strings- Play 0:00 - 2:23 Elie Mystal’s racist diatribe against Herschel Walker is particularly ignorant when one considers his entire gimmick is to parrot DNC talking points on a pro-DNC network. Ignorance and doing as he’s expected is his entire game. Walker responded to the comments by suggesting the network find Jesus. https://twitter.com/i/status/1554169664313360385 - Play Video Touchdown mr. Walker… Touchdown. I’ll leave it at that. Thanks for tuning into this episode of the CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, hit that share button for me. If you want to sign up for our conference, a club membership, or our magazine, you can do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com. And as always, if you’d like to send me a news story, ask me about our conference, or about becoming a corporate sponsor of CrossPolitic, email me at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News, I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, August 4th, 2022. Today in the news, a company is having to pay millions to employees over denying religious exemptions to COVID shots, big tech companies encourage their employees to do more than 15 minutes of real, actual work… Education Consulting Firm Seeks to Promote ‘Queer Mathematics’ in K-12 Schools, California to fund heroin injection sites in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco, and of course, my favorite topic… sports! All of this, on the Thursday edition of the Daily NewsBrief… But first, FLF Conference Plug: Folks, our upcoming Fight Laugh Feast Conference is just 2-months away from happening in Knoxville TN, October 6-8! Don't miss beer & psalms, our amazing lineup of speakers which includes George Gilder, Jared Longshore, Pastor Wilson, Dr. Ben Merkle, Pastor Toby, and we can’t say yet…also dont miss our awesome vendors, meeting new friends, and stuff for the kids too…like jumpy castles and accidental infant baptisms! Also, did you know, you can save money, by signing up for a Club Membership. So, go to FightLaughFeast.com and sign up for a club membership and then register for the conference with that club discount. We can’t wait to fellowship, sing Psalms, and celebrate God’s goodness in Knoxville October 6-8. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/2/company-pay-millions-employees-over-denying-religi/ Company to pay millions to employees over denying religious exemptions to COVID-19 shots A Chicago-area hospital system could pay more than $10 million for denying employees religious accommodations to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to a proposed settlement negotiation pending before an Illinois federal court. Lawyers for the plaintiffs claim this is the first class-action settlement over religious discrimination and the COVID-19 vaccines. A judge will hold a hearing to review the payout by NorthShore University HealthSystem later this month. More than a dozen employees sued in October, alleging a violation of civil rights after the company refused to give religious accommodations to those seeking an opt-out from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued last year. “Let this case be a warning to employers that violated Title VII. It is especially significant and gratifying that this first classwide COVID settlement protects health care workers. Health-care workers are heroes who daily give their lives to protect and treat their patients. They are needed now more than ever,” said Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel which represented the employees. The class size, depending on the judge’s decision to certify the class and approve the settlement, could be more than 500 employees who were either forced into taking the shot against their religious beliefs — or who refused to do so and were terminated. More of this please! https://nypost.com/2022/08/02/reality-bytes-coddled-tech-staffers-working-harder-is-job-no-1/ Reality ‘bytes’ coddled tech staffers: Working harder is job No. 1! The world’s tech titans are having panic attacks: It turns out that those Millennials and Gen-Z’ers who provide the infrastructure that make our Internet and social media work don’t want to work too hard. It’s a rude awak­ening for the woke tech cognoscenti who long showered their beloved employees with lots of love — unlimited sick days, flexible work-from-home rules, ping-pong in the office, craft beers and the like. When times were flush, it just wasn’t that easy finding college grads who can write endless amounts of code and siphon all that user information from customer accounts that generated all those profits. The tech gravy train is now suffering from a serious bout of recession-induced panic. Profits are falling and so are stock valuations of what was once the most valuable piece of Corporate America. The dudes who run our tech industry are looking for ways to make up the difference, discovering that those pampered brats are a pretty unproductive and increasingly unaffordable lot as times get tough. That’s why the normally flaccid Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed a trace of testosterone-fueled anger during a company-wide town hall last month. An employee asked about extended vacation time as Face­book (now formally called Meta for reasons no one can fathom) was preparing to announce weak ads sales, lower earnings and cratering revenues. “Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn’t be here,” Zuckerberg snapped. Ouch. Google CEO Sundar Pichai was a bit more diplomatic, in a techie and creative kind of way. He recently told employees he’s creating a weird initiative called “Simplicity Sprint” to cut costs as Google suffers declines in profits and stock price. Employees are being asked how to make Google more productive because “it’s clear we are facing a challenging macro environment with more uncertainty ahead,” he said, according to CNBC. It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to conclude Pichai is basically asking employees how he and his team can weed out their unproductive colleagues. Can’t wait to hear their thoughts. Man, it’s almost like that’s an ad for our friends over at RedBalloon… speaking of which! This ad is brought to you by… no not RedBalloon, they had an ad yesterday. Boniface Woodworking LLC: Boniface Woodworking exists for those who enjoy shopping with integrity; who want to buy handmade wooden furniture, gifts, and heirloom items that will last for generations. From dining tables and church pulpits to cigar humidors and everything in between; quality pieces that you can give your children’s children, tie them to their roots, and transcend the basic function of whatever they are! So, start voting with your dollars, and stop buying cheap crap from people who hate you! Visit www.bonifacewoodworking.com to see our gallery, learn our story, and submit your order for heirloom quality wood items. https://www.breitbart.com/education/2022/08/02/education-consulting-firm-seeks-to-promote-queer-mathematics-in-k-12-schools/ Education Consulting Firm Seeks to Promote ‘Queer Mathematics’ in K-12 Schools Brandie Waid, the director of The Queer Mathematics Teacher, laid out a plan for incorporating gender theory into math classes in a blog post on the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) website. CASEL is sponsored by the Allstate Foundation. The Queer Mathematics Teacher is an educational consulting firm that seeks to promote “queer mathematics” in American K-12 classrooms. The firm sells a book titled “Talking about LGBTQ+ Identity,” which includes chapters titled “The Gender Unicorn,” “How Do I Talk About LGBTQ+ Identity With My Students,” and “What if I Receive Pushback?” The firm also offers coaching services to teachers, which include curriculum design, district-wide audits, and professional development workshops. The site claims, “The ability to consider sexuality irrelevant in the mathematics context is a heteronormatively privileged position” and notes that some areas of expertise include “queer pedagogy,” “teaching mathematics for social justice,” “Fostering Students’ Growth Mindset (While Advocating for Systemic Change),” and “humanizing Mathematics Education for LGBTQ+ Students.” Waid confesses in her article that math used to be a source of anxiety for her, which she links with her sexuality. She writes, “I associated mathematics with profound anxiety, intricately tied to my fears of confronting my queer identity.” The left-wing activist even goes so far as to suggest that activist educators should teach critical race theory and gender theory, even if it means breaking the law. Waid writes, “I implore my colleagues to ask: How can we work within (or outside) the confines of these laws to center Transformative SEL and student thriving in our teaching?” One lesson, called “Progress Pride Flag,” is intended for elementary school children. It showcases a pride flag featuring a triangle with black, brown, and other colors that represent the transgender movement and suggests that educator-activists ask students questions like “What does this symbol represent?” Another lesson plan, intended for middle school students and titled “Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation by Generation,” asks children to speculate as to why there has been an increase in LGBT self-identification among younger generations. Well you heard it here first, Math is gay. Moving on… https://thepostmillennial.com/california-to-fund-heroin-injection-sites-in-los-angeles-oakland-and-san-francisco?utm_campaign=64487 California to fund heroin injection sites in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco A bill passed Monday in the California legislature that would enable Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco to open heroin injection sites for drug users is headed to Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom's desk for signature. Senate Bill 57 by State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) passed in the Senate by a margin of 21-11. The bill had previously passed the Assembly in June on a 42-29 vote. Under the new legislation, the three cities would be allowed to establish the sites. The legislature has previously approved legislation allowing safe heroin injection sites in 2018, but the bill was vetoed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat. The bill would authorize cities and counties to establish "safe consumption sites" where addicts could use illegal narcotics under supervision. Those accessing the "hygienic space supervised by trained staff" could consume pre-obtained drugs. Program staff would be trained to administer an "opioid antagonist" in the event of an overdose. Under federal law, it is currently a felony to operate a space to distribute or use a controlled substance. President Joe Biden co-authored the federal statute during his time as a senator. https://twitter.com/i/status/1420619575599669248 - Play Video Of course, now Biden is changing his tune on this topic… I wonder why? It couldn’t have anything to do with his son could it? If signed by Newsom, the pilot program would operate for five years, ending in 2028. In a written statement, Wiener claimed the sites are needed due to rising "dramatic and preventable" fatal overdoses in San Francisco and across the country. 711 people died from overdoses in San Francisco in 2020, followed by another 640 deaths in 2021. California saw over 5,500 deaths related to opioid overdoses in 2020, almost a 70 percent increase from 2019. Wiener said, "Safe consumption sites are a proven model to help people avoid overdose deaths, reduce HIV and hepatitis transmission, reduce syringe litter, and help people access treatment. This legislation isn't about whether we want people to use drugs. Rather, it's an acknowledgment that people are using drugs, and our choice is whether we want to make every effort to help them survive and get healthy." However, according to recent studies and data, these sites do the opposite. A 2020 study from the Alberta government on the province's Safe Consumption Sites (SCS) f0und sites result in increased calls to police, lack of response from police, increased needle debris on public and private property, increased crime, increased overdose deaths, and minimal amounts of users seeking treatment. Last December, former New York City Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Department of Health ignored federal law and announced the opening of legalized heroin injection sites. In 2021, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation aimed at opening the first heroin injection sites in the US. Weiner has backed legislation to put biological males in women's prisons, reduce penalties for some sex offenders, and create a "gender identity" sanctuary for underage children across the country to seek medicalized gender treatment without parental consent. This is the kind of evil we’re dealing with in our government ladies and gentleman. Now, it’s time for the topic that I love, sports! Though, this isn’t really sports related… this has to do with a former football player named Herschel Walker, who is running for the Georgia Senate! So sort of sports related… https://thepoliticalinsider.com/herschel-walker-tells-msnbc-they-need-jesus-after-contributor-says-walker-is-what-gop-wants-from-their-negroes/?utm_source=home-featured Herschel Walker Tells MSNBC They ‘Need Jesus’ After Contributor Says Walker is ‘What GOP Wants From Their Negroes’ Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker slammed MSNBC and suggested they “need Jesus” after political pundit Elie Mystal called him “clearly unintelligent” and “what Republicans want from their negroes.” Mystal’s comments came during a weekend segment on an edition of The Cross Connection on MSNBC, with host Tiffany Cross. Elie Mystal: GOP Likes Herschel Walker Because He Does What He’s Told! Mitch McConnell Pulls Strings- Play 0:00 - 2:23 Elie Mystal’s racist diatribe against Herschel Walker is particularly ignorant when one considers his entire gimmick is to parrot DNC talking points on a pro-DNC network. Ignorance and doing as he’s expected is his entire game. Walker responded to the comments by suggesting the network find Jesus. https://twitter.com/i/status/1554169664313360385 - Play Video Touchdown mr. Walker… Touchdown. I’ll leave it at that. Thanks for tuning into this episode of the CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, hit that share button for me. If you want to sign up for our conference, a club membership, or our magazine, you can do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com. And as always, if you’d like to send me a news story, ask me about our conference, or about becoming a corporate sponsor of CrossPolitic, email me at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News, I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.