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Tess Townsend

Tess Townsend

Associate Editor

    Latest articles by Tess Townsend

    Technology
    Alphabet’s lawsuit against Uber will go to trialAlphabet’s lawsuit against Uber will go to trial
    Technology

    The judge has also referred the case to the U.S. Attorney, which means Uber could face criminal charges.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google’s Allo app has a new AI-powered illustrated selfie featureGoogle’s Allo app has a new AI-powered illustrated selfie feature
    Technology

    It’s not as simple as it looks.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Alphabet’s Verily more than doubled its headcount in two years to 500 staffersAlphabet’s Verily more than doubled its headcount in two years to 500 staffers
    Technology

    It’s not clear whether the life sciences company continues to be profitable.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Eric Schmidt said ATMs led to more jobs for bank tellers. It’s not that simple.Eric Schmidt said ATMs led to more jobs for bank tellers. It’s not that simple.
    Technology

    The Alphabet executive chairman was citing a popular, and flawed, anecdote about automation.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Eric Schmidt makes the case that AI will be good for societyEric Schmidt makes the case that AI will be good for society
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    Humans adapted to the industrial revolution and they’ll adapt to automation, the Alphabet executive chairman said at a forum at Columbia University.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    More than a million people were affected by the Google Docs phishing attackMore than a million people were affected by the Google Docs phishing attack
    Technology

    A small percentage of Gmail users — which is still a lot of users — were affected.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Alphabet says the executive at the center of its lawsuit against Uber had a deal before he left the companyAlphabet says the executive at the center of its lawsuit against Uber had a deal before he left the company
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    Alphabet’s attorneys claim that Anthony Levandowski received more than five million Uber shares that vested the day after he left Alphabet. Uber says that’s not true.

    By Johana Bhuiyan and Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google’s former HR boss is launching a jobs startup called HumuGoogle’s former HR boss is launching a jobs startup called Humu
    Technology

    It sounds HR-related.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Here’s where Alphabet makes its moneyHere’s where Alphabet makes its money
    Technology

    Google’s parent company now breaks out revenue by geography.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Amazon’s cloud gain could be Google’s cloud lossAmazon’s cloud gain could be Google’s cloud loss
    Technology

    Google could have a hard time catching up to Amazon.

    By Tess Townsend