"John Giannandrea, who was at the time Google's head of engineering, though he would soon oversee all of the company's AI and search products, eventually leaving to join Apple, told me that core AI research on simple things like handwriting was essential."

"Amazon has canceled plans to build a second headquarters in New York City, following pushback from residents and local lawmakers who were concerned about what the influx of high-skill, high-paying jobs would do to an area that's already facing fast gentrification."