Welcome to the latest edition of “My Path to Google,” where we talk to Googlers, interns, apprentices and alumni about how they got to Google, what their roles are like and even some tips on how to prepare for interviews. Today’s post is all about Kevin Lozandier, a user experience engineer (UXE) based in San…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
There’s a lot to take in when you visit Google’s Bay View campus. There are the dragonscale solar panels, the grassy wetlands surrounding the building and…the elevators. Yes, the elevators. Bay View is a three-building campus composed of large, pavilion-like canopy structures, the highest point of which stands at 126 feet. Inside the two office…
Riot Games and Take This are teaming up to creative and provide mental health resources to gamers and content creators.Read MoreRead More
COBOL is 60 years old, and when the existing pool of its developers retires, some worry the knowledge of how COBOL applications have been built and structured will be lost. AI tools could be a solution.Read MoreRead More
Olive Diagnostics use AI to analyze urine in a toilet bowl so you don’t have to pee in a cup for urinalysis.Read MoreRead More
Legal filings about clout chasing are forum drama for sophists. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge So the thing about Elon Musk is that he’s cliqued up — specifically with the so-called PayPal Mafia. If you haven’t heard of it before, it’s a group of influential men in Silicon Valley who all used…
Image: 343 Industries 343 Industries is delaying its next season of Halo Infinite to March 2023, extending its current season that started in May to 10 months long instead of the original promised three months. While Halo Infinite players are desperate for fresh content, the long-awaited Forge beta has also now been delayed and will…
Withings first teased measuring nerve health back at CES. | Image: Withings Withings has a few nifty ideas when it comes to smart scales, and for IFA 2022, it’s announced the Body Comp. What makes the Body Comp stand out is it can assess the health of your arteries and nerves in addition to “normal”…
Image: Jabra At IFA 2022, Jabra is announcing the new $149 Elite 5 earbuds. Serving as the company’s midrange pair of buds — akin to something like the older Elite 75t — these will offer up to seven hours of continuous playback with active noise cancellation turned on. They also feature multipoint Bluetooth for two…
The AI-generated artwork entered by Jason Allen into the Colorado State Fair | Image: Jason Allen via Discord A game designer has sparked controversy after submitting an image created by an AI text-to-image generator to a state art competition and taking home first prize. Jason Allen entered the artwork titled “Theatre d’Opera Spatial” in the…