Photo: Staff (Getty Images) Google CEO Sundar Pichai is reportedly calling on his staff to implement a “Simplicity Sprint” initiative meant to crowdsource employee ideas around product development, drive up efficiency and, “get better results faster.” The proposal comes on the heels of a hiring freeze and a series of worrying emails that has some … Read more
Sergey Brin has been spotted whisking his blonde date away in a Tesla after a cozy date with a mystery blonde in Malibu last night. The Google co-founder has been stoically silent during the past week where the spotlight shone on the breakdown of his marriage to his estranged wife Nicole Shanahan, 33. On Sunday … Read more
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam | Reuters Google is launching a new effort called “Simplicity Sprint” in an effort to improve efficiency and improve employee focus during an uncertain economic environment. The Alphabet company had its regular … Read more
After super charged, double-digital growth during the pandemic, the results from the five biggest U.S. tech giants this week showed a slowdown as they grapple with inflation, looming recession and an overall slowing economy, but they were largely rewarded by Wall Street because their size shows their strength. During the last week, all of Big … Read more
Although many people use Gmail for throwaway, one-time, spam avoidance use, there are, according to the latest numbers I could find, around 1.8 billion active Gmail users. To put that into perspective, there are an estimated 4.25 billion email users across all platforms and applications, so Gmail accounts for roughly 20% of them. No great … Read more
The Wall Street Journal says Elon Musk’s online attacks against Investigations Editor Michael Siconolfi are ‘unwarranted and unfounded after the paper claimed Musk had an affair with the then-wife of Google’s co-founder. A Wall Street Journal spokesman told DailyMail.com that they were ‘confident in our sourcing and stand by our reporting.’ WSJ also noted Siconolfi was … Read more
Image: Within It’s been a very bad year so far for Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, in ways extremely unique to being one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Despite still making almost $7 billion in profit in recent months, TikTok is eating its lunch, the stock price is in shambles, … Read more
Photo: Chevrolet Chevrolet has just revealed a ground-up redesign of its midsize pickup, the Colorado. With this third-generation model, Chevrolet has had the chance to assess what works for the Colorado, which struggled to stand out in the midsize pickup segment — until the Colorado ZR2 came out. The success of the ZR2 is clearly … Read more
Screenshot: Square Enix / Kotaku Factions. In-fighting. The whispers of a bounty. For the past few days, the Nier: Automata community has been tearing itself apart over a secret chamber no one knows how to enter, which could be anything from a prank to cut content to a well-executed spot of viral marketing. Only one … Read more
All eyes will be on the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. The central bank is widely expected to continue the fast pace of monetary tightening with another 75 basis-point hike in borrowing costs. But even before confirmation that inflation has peaked, the market is starting to price in the chances of interest cuts next year as … Read more