Bytes: Week in Review — Google on trial, underwater data centers and how AI spurred a celebrity endorsement
No, you’re not having déjà vu all over again. Google really is back in court this week for its second antitrust trial of the year. This one is focused on the search giant’s ad technology, while the last one was all about Google search.
We’ll dig into the latest trial on this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”
Plus, a startup in Silicon Valley wants to make AI data centers more sustainable by putting them underwater. The company, NetworkOcean, plans to launch a capsule full of graphics processing units into the San Francisco Bay, but regulators have questions.
First, though, pop icon Taylor Swift announced her endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris in this year’s presidential election. She took to Instagram on Tuesday night to publish her official stance, citing artificial intelligence-enabled misinformation as a driving force.
Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, for his take on this week’s tech news.
More on everything we talked about
“Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris” from The New York Times
“Taylor Swift Cites ‘Fears Around AI’ and Deepfakes In Kamala Harris Endorsement” from Billboard
“Trump’s AI fakes of Harris and Swift aren’t meant to fool you” from The Washington Post
“Google Faces Blockbuster Antitrust Case—Again” from The Wall Street Journal
“News publishers in spotlight at Google’s latest monopoly trial” from The Washington Post
“An Underwater Data Center in San Francisco Bay? Regulators Say Not So Fast” from Wired
“This Company Wants to Sell You Sunlight at Night From Space” from Vice
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