The tech giant is using AI and significant computational power to better predict when and where floods will occur, saving lives and trying to mitigate billions in damages, Yossi Matias explains.

People using the app, developed for entry-level devices with spotty connections, will now be able to listen to news and long-form articles in 28 languages, says Google's VP of engineering and head of its R&D Center in Tel Aviv, Yossi Matias.

Google Duplex, unveiled in California this month, was developed by Yaniv Leviathan, principal engineer at Google, and Yossi Matias, VP of engineering and managing director of Google's R&D Center in Tel Aviv