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Google CEO Pushes Back Against Regulation Talk

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back against talk of regulating tech companies, saying that the move could have unintended consequences, according to a report by CNBC. “I And so having leadership I think ends up being pretty critical.”. The government “can’t take for granted” the success that companies like Google have, Pichai said.

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Shipt Gets $20 Million In Funding To Challenge Amazon, Google

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million in Series A funding that the company plans to use to expand into new markets and further compete with well-heeled online food delivery giants, like Amazon, Google and Instacart. Under CEO Bill Smith’s leadership, Shipt has quickly become a nationally recognized company in the home grocery delivery space.

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New Tool To Provide Digital Access To Patients’ Health Records

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Technology giants Apple , Microsoft and Google are teaming up with a number of healthcare providers to test out the CARIN Blue Button API. The technology will be tested this year by participating companies, including certain BlueCross/BlueShield providers, the State of Washington, and Apple, Google and Microsoft.

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Numerous Gov’t Officials Will Visit CES

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The officials will visit in the midst of an interesting time for tech, when many government agencies are investigating the big four tech companies — Apple , Google , Facebook and Amazon — over potential antitrust and anti-competition practices.

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FCC, FTC Chairs To Talk Tech Policy At CES

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The officials will visit in the midst of an interesting time for tech, when many government agencies are investigating the big four tech companies — Apple , Google , Facebook and Amazon — over potential antitrust and anti-competition practices.

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Poll: Facebook Trustworthiness Dead Last At 22 Pct

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According to a new national Fortune poll , only 22 percent of Americans “trust Facebook with their personal information,” compared to Amazon at 49 percent, Google at 41 percent, Microsoft at 40 percent and Apple at 39 percent. That would be a C or D in grade school,” Gerzema said about Zuckerberg.

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US Considers AI Regulation For Foreign Countries

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In May it announced the creation of a Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence after executives from tech companies including Amazon , Google , and Facebook met with the Trump administration to discuss the country’s future in artificial intelligence. “As The White House is also looking to bolster the country’s AI position.