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Ethics in Machine Learning: Interview with Dr. Hanie Sedghi, Research Scientist, Google Brain — Roya Pakzad

Dr. Hanie Sedghi, Research Scientist, Google Brain, is interviewed by Roya Pakzad. Here is the link: https://medium.com/@RoyaPak/ethics-in-machine-learning-54a71a75875c

Alphabet launches a cybersecurity company called “Chronicle” — Ars Technica

Aplphabet's new company Chronicle wants to apply the usual Google tenets of machine learning and cloud computing to cybersecurity, writes Ron Amadeo of Ars Technica. Here is the link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/alphabets-chronicle-is-a-moonshot-company-for-cybersecurity/

Google quietly buys U.K. sound tech startup Redux — Bloomberg

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has quietly acquired a U.K. startup focused on technology that turns surfaces such as phone displays into speakers, Giles Turner of Bloomberg writes. Here is the link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-11/google-makes-little-noise-buying-u-k-sound-tech-startup-redux

The University of Washington launching AR/VR lab funded by Google, Facebook, Huawei

The University of Washington is launching a new augmented and virtual reality research center — funded by Facebook, Google, and Huawei.

Eric Schmidt stepping down as executive chairman of Alphabet

Eric Schmidt is stepping down as executive chairman of the Alphabet board of directors, said the company in a statement.