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Google Consolidates AI-Building Teams Across Research and DeepMind
Google Consolidates AI-Building Teams Across Research and DeepMind
April 18, 2024  |  Google

Google is consolidating the teams that focus on building artificial intelligence (AI) models across Google Research and Google DeepMind.  All this work will now be done within Google...

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Canada Considering Digital Services Tax Targeting Largest Tech Companies
Canada Considering Digital Services Tax Targeting Largest Tech Companies
April 17, 2024  |  Taxes

Canada’s Parliament is considering a tax on digital services revenue that would impact the world’s biggest tech companies. The legislation would cover companies’ digital services...

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Alphabet Stock Rises Amid Introduction of AI Products
Alphabet Stock Rises Amid Introduction of AI Products
April 11, 2024  |  Google

Alphabet’s stock is reportedly headed toward a $2 trillion market value, driven by investors becoming more optimistic about the company’s strategy in the artificial intelligence...

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Report: Alphabet Considers Bid to Acquire HubSpot
Report: Alphabet Considers Bid to Acquire HubSpot
April 04, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Google parent company Alphabet is reportedly considering making a bid to acquire HubSpot. The firm has met with investment bankers to discuss how much it should offer and whether...

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DoorDash, Alphabet-Owned Wing and Wendy’s Launch Drone Delivery in Virginia
DoorDash, Alphabet-Owned Wing and Wendy’s Launch Drone Delivery in Virginia
March 21, 2024  |  Delivery

DoorDash and Alphabet-owned Wing have brought their drone delivery pilot program to the United States. This expansion builds on the pilot program that the two...

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EU Competition Chief Margrethe Vestager Says DMA’s Priority is App Stores
EU Competition Chief Margrethe Vestager Says DMA’s Priority is App Stores
March 05, 2024  |  Regulation

The new Digital Markets Act (DMA) will reportedly focus first on app stores. European Union (EU) competition chief Margrethe Vestager told Bloomberg TV Tuesday (March 5)...

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Monzo Valued at $5 Billion as Neobank Plans Expansion
Monzo Valued at $5 Billion as Neobank Plans Expansion
March 05, 2024  |  Digital-First Banking

UK digital bank Monzo has been valued at $5 billion following a $430 million funding round. The round was led by Alphabet’s CapitalG group as well as Google Ventures, HongShan Capital and...

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Report: Meta Rejects Partnership With Google on Virtual Reality Headsets
Report: Meta Rejects Partnership With Google on Virtual Reality Headsets
March 01, 2024  |  Big Tech

Meta reportedly turned down Google parent company Alphabet’s suggestion that the companies partner on virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets. Alphabet had suggested that...

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Alphabet Shares Fall Amid Concerns That OpenAI May Compete in Search
Alphabet Shares Fall Amid Concerns That OpenAI May Compete in Search
February 15, 2024  |  Technology

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, experienced a decline in its shares Thursday (Feb. 15) following a report that OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, is...

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