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Nico Grant

Nico Grant is a technology reporter covering Google from San Francisco. Before joining The New York Times, he spent five years at Bloomberg News, where he reported on Google, cloud computing and hardware companies. He is based in Oakland, Calif., and grew up in New York City. He attended the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.

  1. Google Releases Bard, Its Competitor in the Race to Create A.I. Chatbots

    The internet giant will grant users access to a chatbot after years of cautious development, chasing splashy debuts from rivals OpenAI and Microsoft.

    By Nico Grant and Cade Metz

     

  2. YouTube Restores Donald Trump’s Account Privileges

    The Google-owned video platform became the latest of the big social networks to reverse the former president’s account restrictions.

    By Nico Grant

     

  3. Microsoft and Google Unveil A.I. Tools for Businesses

    New artificial intelligence technology is roiling Silicon Valley. For now, the most obvious ways to use it are in software like Microsoft’s suite of products.

    By Karen Weise and Nico Grant

     

  4. How Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Lost the A.I. Race

    The virtual assistants had more than a decade to become indispensable. But they were hampered by clunky design and miscalculations, leaving room for chatbots to rise.

    By Brian X. Chen, Nico Grant and Karen Weise

     

  5. The Perils of Working on a C.E.O.’s Pet Project

    Big tech companies have long been willing to fund efforts with no obvious payoff. But those groups have been hit hard in recent layoffs.

    By Karen Weise, Nico Grant and Mike Isaac

     

  6. The Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy

    The new technology could upend many online businesses. But for companies that figure out how to work with it, A.I. could be a boon.

    By Tripp Mickle, Cade Metz and Nico Grant

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  7. Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s Longtime C.E.O., Says She Will Step Down

    One of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, she was an early Google employee and a key member of the inner circle of the company’s founders.

    By Nico Grant

     

  8. Combating Disinformation Wanes at Social Media Giants

    As the companies have shed jobs recently, many teams assigned to combat false and misleading information have taken a hit.

    By Steven Lee Myers and Nico Grant

     

  9. Racing to Catch Up With ChatGPT, Google Plans Release of Its Own Chatbot

    The internet giant said it would begin testing its new chatbot, Bard, with a small, private group before releasing it to the public in the coming weeks.

    By Cade Metz and Nico Grant

     

  10. Tech’s Biggest Companies Discover Austerity, to the Relief of Investors

    After years of expansion and billions in profits, Big Tech is pulling back from its famously lavish spending as a long boom finally ends.

    By Tripp Mickle, Karen Weise and Nico Grant