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Googol Become Google, Leadership Changes On Gemini, TikTok Extension and More: Hashtag Trending, Monday, April 8, 2025
Manage episode 475592277 series 1521067
Tech Updates: Google Leadership Change, TikTok Extension, and Canada's Clean Energy Move
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers several major developments in tech and energy. Google has appointed Josh Woodward to lead the development of its Gemini AI chatbot, following Sissy Chao's departure. President Trump extended the deadline for TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to divest its U.S. operations by 75 days amidst ongoing trade tensions with China. Canada has made a significant advance in clean energy by approving the construction of a small modular nuclear reactor at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. Lastly, despite increasing adoption of public cloud services, government agencies continue to rely heavily on private cloud infrastructures for security reasons.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:27 Google's AI Leadership Shakeup 02:30 Trump Extends TikTok Deadline Amid Trade Tensions 04:08 Canada's Nuclear Energy Milestone 06:25 Government Cloud Adoption Trends 07:52 The Quirks of Tech Naming Conventions 09:52 Conclusion and Sign-Off
842 episodes
Manage episode 475592277 series 1521067
Tech Updates: Google Leadership Change, TikTok Extension, and Canada's Clean Energy Move
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers several major developments in tech and energy. Google has appointed Josh Woodward to lead the development of its Gemini AI chatbot, following Sissy Chao's departure. President Trump extended the deadline for TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to divest its U.S. operations by 75 days amidst ongoing trade tensions with China. Canada has made a significant advance in clean energy by approving the construction of a small modular nuclear reactor at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. Lastly, despite increasing adoption of public cloud services, government agencies continue to rely heavily on private cloud infrastructures for security reasons.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:27 Google's AI Leadership Shakeup 02:30 Trump Extends TikTok Deadline Amid Trade Tensions 04:08 Canada's Nuclear Energy Milestone 06:25 Government Cloud Adoption Trends 07:52 The Quirks of Tech Naming Conventions 09:52 Conclusion and Sign-Off
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