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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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AI Helps Lift YouTube and Google Cloud Subscriptions 5x Higher Than 2019’s Levels
AI Helps Lift YouTube and Google Cloud Subscriptions 5x Higher Than 2019’s Levels
January 30, 2024  |  Earnings

For Alphabet, the artificial intelligence (AI) boon has helped boost subscriptions. But advertising sales for the parent company of Google, having fallen just short of...

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White House Mulls Requiring Cloud-Computing Companies to Disclose Customers
White House Mulls Requiring Cloud-Computing Companies to Disclose Customers
January 26, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The Biden administration is reportedly set to propose new requirements for cloud computing companies in an effort to enhance security and protect sensitive data. The...

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This Week in AI: FTC, Partnerships and Enterprise Deployments
This Week in AI: FTC, Partnerships and Enterprise Deployments
January 26, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence tends to grow in leaps and bounds. And increasingly, so do the companies behind the technology, including Microsoft, which reached a market...

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FTC Probes Big Tech and GenAI Partnerships’ Impact on Competition
FTC Probes Big Tech and GenAI Partnerships’ Impact on Competition
January 25, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

The Federal Trade Commission has begun an inquiry into investments and partnerships in the generative artificial intelligence sector. The regulator has ordered Google parent company Alphabet, Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft and OpenAI to provide information...

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EU Antitrust Chief Meets With Big Tech CEOs Over Regulation and Competition Compliance
EU Antitrust Chief Meets With Big Tech CEOs Over Regulation and Competition Compliance
January 12, 2024  |  Big Tech

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s (EU) antitrust chief, recently met with the chief executives of tech giants Apple, Alphabet and Qualcomm.  The purpose of these meetings was to discuss regulation...

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Judge Rejects Social Media Companies’ Efforts to Dismiss Lawsuits
Judge Rejects Social Media Companies’ Efforts to Dismiss Lawsuits
November 14, 2023  |  Legal

A federal judge in Oakland, California, has ruled against major social media companies, rejecting their efforts to dismiss nationwide litigation accusing them of illegally enticing...

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Alphabet Sheds Entire Stake in Trading App Robinhood
Alphabet Sheds Entire Stake in Trading App Robinhood
November 13, 2023  |  Business

Google parent Alphabet has sold off all of its shares in trading app Robinhood. The tech giant in August had sold about 90% of its stake in...

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Tech Giants’ Murky Forecasts Make Investors Nervous
Tech Giants’ Murky Forecasts Make Investors Nervous
November 05, 2023  |  Big Tech

Recent big tech earnings reports have reportedly made Wall Street worried about the year’s end. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (Nov. 5), companies like Apple, Meta, Tesla and Alphabet have given investors...

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