TNB Tech Minute: Ex-Google CEO Blames Remote Work for Slip in AI Race

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🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Plus, Chinese videogame giant Tencent sees profit surge as domestic demand rises. And Foxconn posts record revenue off the back of AI server sales. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.6	here is your Tn B tech minute for Wednesday August 14th. I'm Zoe Thomas for the
0:33.8	Wall Street Journal.
0:35.6	Google's former CEO says remote work is the reason the search giant is
0:40.2	losing the artificial intelligence race.
0:43.0	Eric Schmidt said Google decided work life balance and going home early was quote,
0:48.0	more important than winning.
0:50.0	His comments came during a wide-ranging discussion at Stanford University.
0:54.3	He was asked about Google competing with Open AI.
0:57.4	Google and Open AI have both required workers to be in the office three days a week since
1:02.1	2022.
1:03.6	Google Parent Alphabet and a representative for Schmidt
1:06.4	didn't respond to requests for comment.
1:09.9	Chinese video game giant Tencent
1:12.2	reported second quarter net profit jumped 82% from a year earlier
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