US President Joe Biden has named Lina Khan, a 32-year-old antitrust law scholar and a leading critic of Big Tech, as the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC’s mission is to investigate issues regarding antitrust law, data privacy, and false advertising. Confirmed by the Senate with...
Google is being sued over gender pay disparity in a class-action lawsuit by 10,800 women who have held various positions at the company since 2013. The original suit brought by Google employees Kelly Ellis, Holly Pease, and Kelli Wisuri in 2017 was tossed out by a judge before being...
Google has developed an AI tool [https://blog.google/technology/health/ai-dermatology-preview-io-2021/] that can help users learn about their skin conditions through smartphones. The tool uses a camera to capture and analyze images of users’ hair, skin, and nails to give possible causes for various skin conditions and whether or...
Google has unveiled Project Starline, an immersive video chat setup that can create 3D life-size models of speakers during its annual ‘Google I/O’ developer conference. The glasses-free system uses a combination of multiple cameras and sensors to capture the speaker’s appearance from various angles making it appear as...
