After losing a major customer contract with Google, machine intelligence and data company Appen (ASX: APX) has been taking proactive steps to address its financial impact. On January 20, 2024, Appen received notice from Google LLC that, as part of a strategic review process, Google would be terminating its global inbound services contract with Appen.
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Upon entering January 2024, Google employees likely felt an eerie sense of deja vu as they received emails from their CEO Sundar Pichai, warning them of impending layoffs. Last year, during the same period, Pichai sent out an email informing employees about the “difficult decision” to reduce headcount. Big tech companies have become synonymous with
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Artificial intelligence company UNITH (ASX: UNT) has turned heads this morning with the appointment of leading tech innovationist Justin Baird who is best known for his work in senior R&D positions with global players that include Google, Microsoft, Accenture and Dentsu. Now based in Singapore after stints in Silicon Valley and around the world, Baird
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Over the past year, tech companies in the US have become notorious for mass layoffs. IT giants, from Google to Amazon, have laid off thousands of employees in light of growing inflation. Now, that trend seems to be gaining steam in Australia. To return to cash flow positivity, Aussie online print-on-demand marketplace Redbubble (ASX: RBL)
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Sick of sitting on hold waiting for someone to provide the assistance that you called up for? Those days could soon be over after a Big Five tech company engaged artificial intelligence company Crowd Media (ASX: CM8) for their digital avatars that interact with humanised responses in real time. Crowd Media’s newest client, which they
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A global provider of technology-driven captioning, transcription and translation services, Ai-Media (ASX: AIM) has signed a three-year agreement with global technology giant Google. The deal represents strategic importance, positioning Ai-Media at an impressive position in the corporate world. Following this deal, the Company will become the lead global provider of premium live captioning and translation
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