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DeepMind Technologies Limited is a British artificial intelligence company founded in September 2010.  Acquired by Google in 2014, the company has created a neural network that learns how to play video games in a fashion similar to that of humans, as well as a Neural Turing machine, or a neural network that may be able to access an external memory like a conventional Turing machine, resulting in a computer that mimics the short-term memory of the human brain.

DeepMind

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. The service was created by three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google's subsidiaries.

YouTube

Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. In addition, Google has further developed Android TV for televisions, Android Auto for cars, and Wear OS for wrist watches, each with a specialized user interface. Variants of Android are also used on game consoles, digital cameras, PCs and other electronics.

Android

Nest Labs is a home automation producer of programmable, self-learning, sensor-driven, Wi-Fi-enabled thermostats, smoke detectors, security cameras, and other security systems. It introduced the Nest Learning Thermostat in 2011 as its first product. The Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector was then introduced in October 2013. After the acquisition of Dropcam, the rebranded Nest Cam was introduced in June 2015. Finally, in July 2016, the Nest Cam Outdoor was released.

Nest Labs

Boston Dynamics is an American engineering and robotics design company founded in 1992 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group. Boston Dynamics is best known for the development of BigDog, a quadruped robot designed for the U.S. military with funding from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and DI-Guy, software for realistic human simulation. Early in the company's history, it worked with the American Systems Corporation under a contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) to replace naval training videos for aircraft launch operations with interactive 3D computer simulations featuring DI-Guy characters. The company is a pioneer in the field of robotics and it is one of the most advanced in its domain. Marc Raibert is the company's president and project manager. He spun the company off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992.

Boston Dynamics

Alphabet, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in software, health care, transportation, and other technologies. It operates through the following segments: Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets. The Google Services segment includes products and services such as ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Google Maps, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. The Google Cloud segment refers to infrastructure and platform services, collaboration tools, and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment relates to the sale of healthcare-related services and internet services. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on October 2, 2015 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

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Alphabet addresses revenue challenges, bets big on AI innovation

Alphabet navigated revenue challenges in Q4 2022, emphasizing AI opportunities and cost efficiency. The company is focused on innovation, cost reengineering, and sustainable growth across its divisions. Strategic investments in AI, hardware, and Other Bets are key priorities.

Alphabet excels in Q1 with strong Search and Cloud performance

Alphabet's Q1 performance reflects strength in Search, Cloud, and YouTube segments, with a focus on AI and innovation.
Challenges include economic headwinds, expense management, and profitability in Other Bets segment.
Opportunities for growth lie in AI development, Shorts monetization, and evolving partnerships for sustainable growth.
Alphabet emphasizes innovation, user value, and expense optimization to drive long-term profitability and growth.

Alphabet (GOOG) reports strong Q2 earnings driven by Search and Cloud innovation

Alphabet's Q2 performance reflects revenue growth and operational efficiency improvements. The company's focus on innovation in AI and cloud services positions it well for future growth. Challenges in the Other Bets segment and infrastructure investments require strategic management.

Alphabet (GOOG) reports robust Q3 performance amidst AI-driven innovations

Alphabet's Q3 performance showcased strong revenue growth, driven by key segments like Search, YouTube, and Cloud, supported by AI advancements and hardware innovations.
While facing challenges related to geopolitical impacts on advertising and margin concerns, Alphabet's strategic strengths in AI integration, responsible deployment, and diversified revenue streams position it well for future growth.
Opportunities in leveraging AI for advertising efficiency, expanding AI-driven capabilities, and navigating privacy regulations present avenues for Alphabet to drive innovation, revenue growth, and market leadership.
With a focus on customer adoption, technological advancements, and strategic partnerships, Alphabet remains poised to capitalize on its strengths, address challenges, and seize opportunities for sustainable growth.

Alphabet posts strong Q4 earnings driven by AI and cloud growth

Alphabet's Q4 performance reflects robust revenue growth, profitability, and strategic focus on AI, subscriptions, and cloud services.
Strengths in Google Services and YouTube ads underscore revenue diversification and innovation, while challenges in Other Bets and rising costs warrant attention.
Opportunities abound in AI-driven growth, product expansion, and infrastructure investments, positioning Alphabet for continued success and market leadership.

Alphabet (GOOG) reports robust Q1 earnings, eyes $100B YouTube and Cloud run rate

Alphabet's Q1 2024 earnings call highlighted strong revenue growth, AI leadership, and innovation in Search, YouTube, and Cloud. Despite facing challenges in cost management and Cloud adoption, the company is leveraging its strengths in AI and efficiency to drive positive user engagement and monetization. With a focus on research and innovation, Alphabet is well-positioned for future growth and opportunities.

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Google's annual developer conference, Google I/O, returns to Mountain View's Shoreline Amphitheater next week, and for the first time in four years, we'll be returning along with it. The kickoff keynote is always jammed-packed full of information, debuting all of the different software projects the company has been working on for the past year.

Google I/O 2023 is next week; here's what we're expecting

Commonly available software poses threat to tech company and OpenAI's ChatGPT, leaked document says

Google engineer warns it could lose out to open-source technology in AI race

Microsoft

Alphabet faces what is arguably the most serious threat in its history. ChatGPT could provide considerable competition to its Google search.

Microsoft Is the Clear Leader in the AI Space -- Will Alphabet Ever Catch Up?

Alphabet (Google)'s stock (NASDAQ: GOOG) has gained around 20% YTD as compared to the 8% rise in the S&P500 index over the same period.

What To Expect From Alphabet Stock?

Sonos

Sonos Inc and Alphabet's Google LLC will face off in a San Francisco federal trial on Monday over claims that Google copied Sonos' patented smart-speaker technology in wireless audio devices like Google Home and Chromecast Audio.

Google, Sonos head to trial in contentious smart speaker patent fight

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Palantir Technologies

This company has spent years learning the ABCs of AI. Don't count this chipmaker out of the AI race.

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Just a few days ahead of its product launch, Google unveiled an early look at its first foldable smartphone.

This is Google's new folding phone

Self-driving car pioneer Waymo announced Thursday that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through most of the Phoenix area for the first time.

Waymo robotaxis expand service in Phoenix, San Francisco

Apple

Apple Inc on Wednesday accused patent owner Arendi S.A.R.L. of revealing secret information about a settlement agreement between them, including how much Apple paid, during Arendi's separate infringement trial against Alphabet's Google LLC.

Apple says patent owner, law firm revealed settlement secrets in Google trial

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday told the heads of Google, Microsoft and other companies that they're responsible for the safety and security of artificial-intelligence products, as AI increasingly draws Washington's scrutiny.

Kamala Harris tells Google, Microsoft chiefs they're responsible for safety of AI products

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the dominant investment theme so far this year. Given how it can (and will) revolutionize so many businesses, that's no surprise.

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday told the chief executives of tech companies including Microsoft and Google they have a "legal responsibility" to ensure the safety of their artificial intelligence products.

VP Harris tells Microsoft, Google they have legal responsibility to ensure safety of AI products

Look, I'm not going to sit here and pretend like the entire world didn't know this was happening next week, but is a bit of theatrics too much to ask? Google learned a few years back that the best way to juice a product hype cycle is to “leak” the thing yourself, and here here

Oh hey, Google just announced the Pixel Fold

Waymo is doubling its commercial robotaxi service area in the Phoenix metro area, an expansion that will add new suburbs and connect previously isolated sections of the sprawling and car-dependent desert city. The service area, which now includes Scottsdale, nearly of Tempe and larger sections of Chandler and Mesa, is 180 square miles in size.

Waymo doubles robotaxi service area in Phoenix in bid to grow driverless trips tenfold

Waymo is expanding its driverless robotaxi service to a 180 square mile area covering almost all of metropolitan Phoenix

Waymo Expands Driverless Robotaxi Service To Most Of Metro Phoenix

Waymo now serves a large contiguous area in Phoenix, and is doing 10,000 rides/week. But it's not a car replacement yet, which it needs to be.

Waymo Hits 2 Million No-Driver Miles And Expands Phoenix Robotaxi Zone. Can It Replace Your Car?

We are still some way off reaching human-level artificial intelligence despite rapid advances in the technology, an early investor in DeepMind told CNBC.

'We're not at the moon yet': Human-like A.I. is still some way off, early investor in Google's DeepMind says

Some investors worry artificial intelligence is a potential threat to Alphabet, but the company is working to mitigate this risk. Its video-sharing platform, YouTube, has a promising future.

3 Reasons to Buy Alphabet Stock

Apple and Microsoft also collaborated on the technology which allows authentication with fingerprint ID, facial ID or a pin

Google rolls out passkey technology in ‘beginning of the end' for passwords

Google CEO Sundar Pichai received $226 million last year, mostly through stock awards, making him one of the highest-paid CEOs in the U.S.

Google employees complain about CEO Sundar Pichai's pay raise as cost cuts hit rest of the company

Google may be forced to remove links to news articles found in Canadian search results if the government passes legislation to compel internet companies to pay news publishers, a company executive told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Canada online news bill is 'unreasonable,' Google executive says

Alphabet's Google LLC won a jury trial on Tuesday in a long-running patent lawsuit in Delaware federal court over features in Google's smartphones and apps.

Google wins US patent trial over data-retrieval technology

The days of having to think up new passwords that aren't "password123" may be coming to an end -- at least on your Google accounts.

Google rolls out an alternative to the password

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis touted gains in so-called “artificial general intelligence."

AI could have ‘human-level' intelligence in next few years, Google DeepMind CEO says

After Google cut all but three of the projects at its in-house incubator Area 120 and shifted it to work on AI projects across Google, one of the legacy efforts — coincidentally also an AI project — is now officially exiting to Google.

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