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Mark Bergen

Mark Bergen

Senior Editor, Search & Online Advertising

    Latest articles by Mark Bergen

    Technology
    Welcome to the AI Conspiracy: The ‘Canadian Mafia’ Behind Tech’s Latest CrazeWelcome to the AI Conspiracy: The ‘Canadian Mafia’ Behind Tech’s Latest Craze
    Technology

    Deep learning -- the super-computing AI behind voice and image recognition -- is all the rage in Silicon Valley.

    By Mark Bergen and Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Digital Ad Report: Google Hitting Plateau on Search, Feeling Heat From FacebookDigital Ad Report: Google Hitting Plateau on Search, Feeling Heat From Facebook
    Technology

    A new survey from Adobe shows the ad giant continuing to slow.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Cost of a Potential Blackout From Cyber Crime: $1 TrillionCost of a Potential Blackout From Cyber Crime: $1 Trillion
    Technology

    A new report from Lloyd’s puts a dollar figure on a possible cyber attack on the power grid.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Search After the Search Box: Google Now Pushes Into the Next Frontier of Mobile BehaviorSearch After the Search Box: Google Now Pushes Into the Next Frontier of Mobile Behavior
    Technology

    Aparna Chennapragada, head of Google Now, talks about the future of Google’s personal assistant.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Elon Musk-Backed Group Attempts to Avert Judgment Day With AI RulesElon Musk-Backed Group Attempts to Avert Judgment Day With AI Rules
    Technology

    A research group aims to build a practical and ethical framework for AI -- and wrest the story from the Terminator.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    ‘Machine Learning Is Hard’: Google Photos Has Egregious Facial Recognition Error‘Machine Learning Is Hard’: Google Photos Has Egregious Facial Recognition Error
    Technology

    A programmer flagged a nasty problem with Google’s facial recognition. Thankfully, its engineers responded promptly.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Google Manipulates Search Results, According to Study From Yelp and Legal Star Tim WuGoogle Manipulates Search Results, According to Study From Yelp and Legal Star Tim Wu
    Technology

    Legal scholar Wu says, “This is the closest I’ve seen Google come to be the Microsoft case.”

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Google’s Self-Driving ‘Koala’ Cars Now Out in the WildGoogle’s Self-Driving ‘Koala’ Cars Now Out in the Wild
    Technology

    Look out, California.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    Google Shopping Will Yank Confederate Flags Following Amazon, eBayGoogle Shopping Will Yank Confederate Flags Following Amazon, eBay
    Technology

    Google Shopping follows Amazon and eBay in pulling Confederate flags from its online store.

    By Mark Bergen
    Technology
    With Supreme Court Hotel Registry Ruling, Google Bags Privacy WinWith Supreme Court Hotel Registry Ruling, Google Bags Privacy Win
    Technology

    An LA ordinance could have enabled warrantless demands for user data, the search giant said.

    By Mark Bergen