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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.

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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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Alphabet has a near monopoly in a lucrative business with several segments experiencing meaningful tailwinds.

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The founders of internet search and digital advertising giant Google wrote in a 1998 paper that goals for online advertising "do not always correspond" to useful internet search results.

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Market research firm IDC forecasts that AI spending will grow from $235 billion this year to $631 billion by 2028. Chipmakers Broadcom and Qualcomm stand to benefit from growing on-device processing needs and data center expansion.

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JPMorgan, Netflix, and Walmart are the top performers YTD among clients' top 12 holdings, while Microsoft, Amazon, and Nasdaq 100 underperform the S&P 500. Any international fund or ETF that doesn't have a US component (ex-US) is seeing single-digit returns, but the last 30 to 60 days, perhaps due to the weaker dollar, the asset class is starting to stir.

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Nvidia is currently worth $2.9 trillion, but Amazon and Alphabet could exceed that figure by 2029. Amazon is the market leader in U.S. e-commerce and retail media advertising, and it's the largest public cloud.

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Buying $1,000 of this tech giant's stock on the worst possible day in 2014 -- and holding until now -- would have gotten you $5,310. A recent sell-off makes Alphabet more affordable at 23 times trailing earnings.

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Yelp

Yelp is alleging unfair business practices after years of complaining about Google's practices with search and recommendations.

Google Sued by Yelp for Dominating Local Search Results

Apple

The market is underestimating the potential profit growth of Amazon Web Services. Alphabet's going to survive whatever the Department of Justice throws at it.

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Alphabet's business is doing very well (right now). Alphabet recently lost an antitrust suit due to its monopoly in search and advertising.

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The Nasdaq entered a correction in early August, but the index usually recovers quickly. Alphabet is the largest digital advertiser and the third-largest public cloud in the world.

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Alphabet Inc.'s Google has announced plans to expand its electoral policies to cover most of its artificial intelligence (AI) products in preparation for the upcoming US presidential election. The move aims to bolster the reliability of information across platforms like Search, YouTube, and various AI-driven tools.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

The past few weeks have seen extreme volatility in the market and the earnings season is usually a highly volatile period.

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Advanced Micro Devices

As a leading chipmaker, Advanced Micro Devices has a critical role in AI. Meanwhile, Alphabet's diverse business model gives it multiple use cases for AI.

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Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it will open its second data center in Latin America in the Uruguayan city of Canelones and invest more than $850 million in it.

Google to open second data center in Latin America, to invest over $850 mln

Google suffered a major defeat when U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta found that the tech giant had acted illegally to maintain its monopoly in online search. Mehta has yet to decide on the consequences — which Google will undoubtedly fight — but many have speculated how the decision could alter the way Google does business, change the structure of the internet or shake up opportunities for startups.

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US District Judge Leonie Brinkema shredded Google during a hearing to consider the DOJ's motion for an “adverse inference” finding against the company for deleting records it was ordered to preserve.

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Business review site Yelp (YELP) sued Alphabet's Google (GOOGL) in a San Francisco federal court, claiming the search giant uses its dominance to steer users to its own content.

Yelp Is Suing Google—What You Need To Know

After years of complaining about Google's practices with search and recommendations, Yelp has sued the company for unfair business practices.

Yelp Sues Google for Dominating Local Search Results

The lawsuit claims Google relies on its dominant hold on general search to "divert traffic away from those rivals and toward Google's own inferior local search product,” according to the complaint filed in federal court in San Francisco on Wednesday.

Yelp claims Google uses search monopoly to tout its own reviews, ‘starve' rivals: lawsuit

Alphabet is the world's fourth-most-valuable company, just after three tech firms worth more than $3 trillion. Meanwhile, the company has growth catalysts throughout tech.

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Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) has sued Google for stifling competition after a US federal judge ruled earlier this month that the Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) search engine violated antitrust laws. An antitrust lawsuit filed yesterday by the online review company alleging that Google manipulates search results to promote its own local reviews  rather than its rivals, such as Yelp.

Yelp sues Google for stifling competition for reviews after 'monopolist' ruling

Alphabet's Google is considering building a large data centre in Vietnam, a person briefed on the plans said, in what would be the first such investment by a big U.S. technology company in the Southeast Asian nation.

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