Global Investigative Journalism Network

Techniques for Investigating Data Centers

Expert tips for reporting on the impact of the resource-hungry data storage facilities that power AI — from water exploitation to greenwashing to flouting environmental regulations.
eWeek

Gemini Puts Google Maps in the Driver's Seat

Gemini just grabbed the wheel. Google says this is the app's "biggest update in over a decade," and it shows. The new Ask Maps button lets you chat in plain English—think, "Where can I charge my phone ...
The Business & Financial Times on MSN

HR frontiers with Senyo M Adjabeng: Cyber vetting: The new frontier of talent acquisition

For over two decades in the HR industry, I have witnessed the shifts and changes in how organizations identify and secure talent. The transition from handwritten applications to digital resumes was ...
CybernewsOpinion

World in crisis: why is JD Vance talking about aliens and can you trust your code?

As President Donald Trump wages his war of choice in the Middle East, he has his lieutenants, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ...
Seeking Alpha

Google reveals algorithms to address AI memory challenges; memory and storage stocks drop

Google (GOOG)(GOOGL) revealed a set of new algorithms today designed to reduce the amount of memory needed to run large language models and vector search engines. The algorithms introduced by Google ...
Ars Technica

Google’s TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x

Even if you don’t know much about the inner workings of generative AI models, you probably know they need a lot of memory. Hence, it is currently almost impossible to buy a measly stick of RAM without ...
TechCrunch

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

If Google’s AI researchers had a sense of humor, they would have called TurboQuant, the new, ultra-efficient AI memory compression algorithm announced Tuesday, “Pied Piper” — or, at least that’s what ...

What I Learned About The Future Of Search And AI From Sundar Pichai’s Latest Interview

See what Sundar Pichai reveals about agentic search, AI workflows, and why 2027 could mark a major shift in how we use ...
VentureBeat

Google's new TurboQuant algorithm speeds up AI memory 8x, cutting costs by 50% or more

As Large Language Models (LLMs) expand their context windows to process massive documents and intricate conversations, they encounter a brutal hardware reality known as the "Key-Value (KV) cache ...
InfoQ

Google Open-Sources the Common Expression Language for Python

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Agent workflows make transport a first-order ...
AOL

I bombed my first interview at Google so badly that it took 3 years to get another one. Here's what I learned.

Throughout university, Google was always my dream job. I watched "The Internship" and dreamt of the day that I would get to work there. Eventually, after a few years, I made my way in and landed a ...