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<p>Google employees will now be assessed once a year instead of twice.</p>

Google Revamps Employee Review System Following Criticism

Reduction in the number of reviews each year aims to boost morale and reduce time preparing for assessments.

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Twitter Shareholder Sues Elon Musk, Google Invests $9.5B in US Office Space

In today's top stories, a Twitter shareholder files a lawsuit against Elon Musk, Google plans to invest $9.5 billion in US offices in 2022 and the US Military confirmed a 2014 meteorite that hit Earth was an interstellar object.

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<p>A Google quantum computer at the company's Santa Barbara research lab. Google has begun moving operations to a larger new camps that will eventually employ hundreds of researchers.</p>

Google plans to build a practical quantum computer by 2029 at new center

It'll need a million or so qubits, Google's top researchers say at Google I/O. The company's biggest machines today have only a few dozen.

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Google I/O launches Android 12, 'Project Starline' and amped-up privacy features

In today's news, Google kicked off its annual developer conference by announcing Android 12, a new tech called Project Starline that creates hyper-realistic video calls and privacy features like quick deleting of search history.

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Facebook, Google and Twitter take on Congress, Amazon under fire

In today's top stories, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey answer questions from a House committee on disinformation. Meanwhile, a congressman from Wisconsin calls out Amazon for its treatment of workers.

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<p>EU flags in front of the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels.</p>

Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet CEOs asked to attend EU hearing, report says

The European Parliament is discussing more digital regulation.

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Facebook, Twitter, YouTube algorithms could be radicalizing people, congressional Democrats say

A letter to the CEOs of several major tech companies says their platforms may push people toward extremism.

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<p>Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified via video before members of the House judiciary's antitrust subcommittee in July.</p>

Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai to testify before Congress this month

A hearing will take place Oct. 28.

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<p>Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.</p>

US Senate to issue subpoenas for Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Sundar Pichai

The Senate Commerce committee wants the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google to appear.

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<p>Google Is supporting a new AI initiative with both money and resources.</p>

Google partners with NSF to fund human-AI research initiative

A new institute will study how humans and AI working together can make better decisions than either on their own.

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9 great reads from CNET this week

Why we're about to ruin the only good part of lockdown, how China used censorship to hide the coronavirus truth, and a peek into the hidden world of competitive lockpicking.

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<p>Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio and ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, speaks during a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Chief executives from four of the biggest U.S. technology companies face a moment of reckoning in an extraordinary joint appearance before Congress that will air bipartisan concerns that they are using their dominance to crush rivals at the expense of consumers. Photographer: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner/Bloomberg via Getty Images</p>

Four memorable moments from the congressional hearing on Big Tech

Rep. Jim Jordan's outburst, "Amazon heroin" and calls to break up Big Tech.

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