Google pivots hard into AI

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• Google is restructuring to fuel their AI push

• Logitech: The funky new AI mouse (what?)

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Google restructures to fuel AI push

Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat has announced significant changes to Google's finance division, focusing heavily on artificial intelligence.

This reorganisation will result in job cuts and relocations, aiming to better position Google to leverage AI effectively.

Porat pointed out the tech sector's ongoing shift towards AI, which presents an opportunity for Google to improve its products and speed up service delivery.

More money for AI development

However, this also requires the company to make difficult adjustments in its operations to prioritise this new focus.

Here’s what’s happening:

• Google is shifting resources towards AI to tap into its transformative potential for products and services.

• Google is creating operational "hubs" in key cities around the world to streamline operations and enable around-the-clock productivity.

• The reorganisation involves tough decisions, like layoffs, underscoring Google's commitment to align its team with strategic goals.

In response to slower advertising revenue growth, Google is reshaping its workforce strategy to support continued investment in AI and other new technologies.

Also, Google is setting up these "hubs" in Bangalore, Mexico City, Dublin, Chicago, and Atlanta, while keeping a strong presence in the San Francisco Bay Area.

These hubs aim to cultivate a dynamic culture among Google's finance employees, known as 'Fin’ooglers', and upgrade the organisation's efficiency and operational capabilities.

Looks like Google is putting all its eggs in the AI basket.

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AI GADGETS

Meet Logitech’s AI mouse!

Logitech is coming out with a new tool called the Logi AI Prompt Builder, which allows users to access ChatGPT directly from their keyboards and mice, and is launching a new mouse with a dedicated AI button.

This feature simplifies tasks like editing text, summarising documents, and generating content through easy-to-use “recipes.”

Here are the main features:

• The Logi AI Prompt Builder provides straightforward, one-click access to ChatGPT via a button on Logitech devices.

• Users can set up predefined tasks that improve their productivity directly from their hardware.

• This feature requires a compatible Logitech device and the Logi Options Plus software, which isn’t available on older models like the M557.

No more overthinking about emails

The tool is designed to work independently of web browsers, creating a unique interactive environment on your desktop.

This mouse is available in the US and UK and aims to provide an easy and affordable way to integrate AI into daily computing tasks.

Throws old mouse OUT the window 

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