Tag: google
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Google cuts team of contractors who went on strike
A union representing contractors for YouTube Music claims that Google cut the workers’ contract after they went on a prolonged strike. The Alphabet Workers Union-CWA, which represents the contractors, said the team consisted of moderators employed by Google contractor Cognizant in Austin, Texas, that was responsible for approving music content for YouTube Music. In a…
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Google Search Really Has Gotten Worse, Researchers Find
Google search really has been taken over by low-quality SEO spam, according to a new, year-long study by German researchers (https://downloads.webis.de/publications/papers/bevendorff_2024a.pdf). The researchers, from Leipzig University, Bauhaus-University Weimar, and the Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, set out to answer the question “Is Google Getting Worse?” by studying search results for 7,392 product-review…
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Google layoffs continue with ‘hundreds’ from sales team
After laying off about 1,000 employees last week, Google is now cutting jobs on its advertising sales team. In a statement to The Verge, Google spokesperson Chris Pappas confirmed that “a few hundred roles globally are being eliminated” as part of the change. The news of Google’s latest layoffs was first reported by Business Insider, which obtained a…