Pichai turned down a big new grant of restricted stock in 2018, writes Mark Bergen and Anders Melin. Here is the link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-29/google-ceo-turned-down-a-big-stock-award-after-lavish-payouts

“It’s like a white-collar sweatshop,” said one current Google employee, writes Julia Carrie Wong. Here is the link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/28/a-white-collar-sweatshop-google-assistant-contractors-allege-wage-theft

We need an algorithmic bill of rights, writes Sigal Samuel. Here is the link: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/22/18273284/ai-algorithmic-bill-of-rights-accountability-transparency-consent-bias

Researchers tested mechanisms linked to nuclear fusion at room temperature — but found no evidence for the phenomenon, writes Elizabeth Gibney. Here is the link:...

The U.S. government’s intention was to strike a blow at “foreign adversaries,” not to hit Google’s Android revenue; but the move could (and probably...