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Unpacking Google’s Week: Antitrust Ruling and Targeting Minors With Meta
Unpacking Google’s Week: Antitrust Ruling and Targeting Minors With Meta
August 09, 2024  |  Google

Alphabet’s Gmail email service, the world’s largest free email provider, was down Thursday (Aug 8). But the multi-hour disruption was merely the latest — and...

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Investors Increasingly Skeptical That AI Opportunities Outweigh High Costs
Investors Increasingly Skeptical That AI Opportunities Outweigh High Costs
August 02, 2024  |  Investments

Big Tech companies’ efforts around artificial intelligence (AI) are reportedly getting a largely negative reception on Wall Street. In the days since their most recent earnings reports, Amazon, Microsoft...

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Google’s $5 Billion Bet on the Bumpy Road to Self-Driving Cars
Google’s $5 Billion Bet on the Bumpy Road to Self-Driving Cars
July 26, 2024  |  Technology

Since the industrial revolution first brought machines into prominence, self-driving vehicles have populated future visions. And with the news that the autonomous delivery robot marketplace...

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They Said That: Notable Quotables From the Week of July 22
They Said That: Notable Quotables From the Week of July 22
July 26, 2024  |  Technology

It was a week that saw a presidential campaign end, the Summer Olympics begin and the start of banking and payments earnings season. We were...

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Alphabet Touts Organic AI Development in Q2 Earnings Beat
Alphabet Touts Organic AI Development in Q2 Earnings Beat
July 23, 2024  |  Earnings

Search. Cloud. AI. It was a winning combination for Google’s parent Alphabet in Q1 and it worked again in Q2, as reported in the company’s...

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Report: Alphabet Backs Out of HubSpot Acquisition Talks
Report: Alphabet Backs Out of HubSpot Acquisition Talks
July 10, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Google parent Alphabet has reportedly ended its efforts to acquire customer relationship management (CRM) company HubSpot. While Alphabet communicated its interest in a potential deal with HubSpot earlier...

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China’s AI Patent Boom: 38,000 Filings Dwarf Global Rivals
China’s AI Patent Boom: 38,000 Filings Dwarf Global Rivals
July 05, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

China has emerged as the dominant force in generative artificial intelligence (AI) patents, outpacing global competitors by a significant margin, according to a new report...

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Report: Apple Rejected Integration of Meta AI After Brief Talks
Report: Apple Rejected Integration of Meta AI After Brief Talks
June 24, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Meta’s offer to integrate its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot into Apple’s iPhone was reportedly a nonstarter. Apple rejected Meta’s overtures after the two held brief...

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Google Will Get Judge’s Hearing in AdTech Antitrust Trial
Google Will Get Judge’s Hearing in AdTech Antitrust Trial
June 07, 2024  |  Legal

Google parent Alphabet’s trial on antitrust charges around its advertising technology will be decided by a judge rather than a jury. Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled...

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