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Google goes on the AI offensive with a new and improved Bard

14.05.23|Omer Kabir
Google has made its chatbot available in 180 countries with a slew of new features
MindJourney אילוסטרציה לקרב בין קוד פתוח לקוד סגור.

Can open source defeat Google and OpenAI in the AI arms race?

09.05.23|Omer Kabir
A leaked Google document revealed the technology giant’s concern that it could be losing the generative AI arms race to open source researchers
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Google: “We want to make sure we help Startup Nation dream, build, and grow.”

22.03.23|James Spiro
Gali Shachar Efrat, General Manager at Google & Reichman Tech School and Hanit Marinov, Country Marketing Manager at Google Israel, joined CTech to discuss diversity efforts in Startup Nation.
איור הייטק טוב ורע

The fast & the spurious: Failures of Tesla, Amazon and Google testify to the motives behind the scenes

21.02.23|Viki Auslender
Tesla's autonomous driving is causing accidents, Amazon is killing small merchants, and Google's chatbot is wrong. The hasty launches and uncontrolled expansion indicate that it is not "innovation" that drives these companies, but short-term profits
משרדי גוגל תל אביב

Google cutbacks reach Israel, dozens of employees to be laid off

13.02.23|Meir Orbach
Google's parent Alphabet announced last month that it was cutting about 12,000 jobs globally, accounting for 6% of the workforce
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“If it's going to have high enough impact, it's worth trying”

19.01.23|CTech
Though he is a multiple award winner and celebrated researcher, vice president of engineering and research at Google Yossi Matias says his biggest impact has come through helping develop the people he’s worked with.
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Nine Israeli health startups selected to Google’s Growth Academy

12.01.23|CTech
The local companies from the fields of medicine and quality of life are joining the first cohort of the tech giant's program
כנס גיימינג - אסף וקנין ראש תחום אפליקציות Google וידאו

"The gaming industry will shrink in 2022 but will grow next year"

12.12.22|Irad Atzmon-Schmayer
According to Assaf Vaknin, Industry Head, Export, Apps, at Google Israel, the reason for the expected 6% contraction of the industry is that "the external environment has changed”
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Google merges Waze and Maps teams to cut costs

08.12.22|Reuters and CTech
Waze employs over 500 people, a significant number of which are based out of Israel. Google said it didn’t expect any layoffs as part of the reorganization
ועידת Tech TLV - יוסי מטיאס סגן נשיא בגוגל העולמית ומנכ״ל מרכז המחקר והפיתוח של גוגל בישראל

Google VP: "We can predict natural disasters before they occur"

30.11.22|Almog Azar
"Artificial intelligence has undergone a revolution in recent years, this is not an exaggeration," said Yossi Matias, VP at Google and Managing Director of Google's R&D center in Israel
עובדי גוגל משרדי גוגל בארצות הברית 2

Meet the Israeli startups joining Google’s Growth Lab

16.11.22|CTech
Ten local companies from different verticals are joining the sixth cohort of the tech giant's exclusive program
מגדל Toha2 תל אביב הדמיה

Google to pay over $30 million a year in Israel’s largest ever office rental deal

11.11.22|Dotan Levy
The tech giant is close to a deal that will see it pay over $300 million over 10 years for 55,000 square meters at the new ToHa2 tower currently being built in Tel Aviv
כנס מובילאי משדר ראשון דר ארנה ברי

"The crisis will cause investors to be more careful"

09.11.22|Maya Nahum Shahal
Dr. Orna Berry, a leader in the high-tech and science industries, was speaking as part of the Hi-Tech Effect series
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Google and Reichman University to establish school of high-tech

25.10.22|CTech
Courses will include core academic studies, combined with up-to-date professional training in the industry. Underrepresented populations will have an equal opportunity to join the program regardless of their financial ability to pay for the course
גוגל לוגו

Google launches new Cloud Region in Israel

19.10.22|CTech
Last year, Google Cloud was selected by the Israeli government to provide cloud services to government ministries
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Google acquires Israeli climatech startup BreezoMeter for over $200 million

20.09.22|Elihay Vidal
The Israeli startup aims to monitor air quality and improve people’s health by using atmospheric data that is acquired through multiple sensing stations, AI, and machine-learning algorithms