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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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At Google's I/O developer conference, the company announced that it's opening its second physical store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The company says the new store is the first of its “neighborhood stores” and will offer shoppers a similar hands-on experience to its first-ever physical retail store, which opened in Chelsea, Manhattan last year.

Google is opening its second physical store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday laid out plans to bridge the real world and its digital universe of search, Maps and other services using new advances in artificial intelligence.

Google unveils artificial intelligence tool for real-world searches

Google said Wednesday that it struck licensing deals with 300 news publishers in Europe in its latest effort to comply with a recently introduced European Union copyright law.

Google strikes content deals with 300 European publishers

YouTube is testing a new membership gifting feature with a small group of creators, the company announced this week. The company has launched a beta version of Channel Memberships Gifting starting today, which essentially allows users to gift paid memberships to each other.

YouTube is testing a memberships gifting feature with select creators

General Motors

The last month saw a spate of expansions in robotaxi service, letting us see glimmers of the coming land rush for such services.

Waymo, Cruise, Chinese Firms Expand Robotaxi Service Areas; It's On

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Safer than two-factor authentication and easier than remembering dozens of codes, the ‘Fido' system will make our digital lives smoother

How Apple, Google and Microsoft are about to make passwords a thing of the past

Match Group

Match Group Inc. MTCH, -0.65% on Tuesday said it plans to ask a federal judge in California to issue a temporary restraining order against Alphabet Inc.'s Google GOOGL, +1.67% GOOG, +1.33% to prevent the company from throwing Match off of its Google Play app store on June 1. The filing comes a day after Match sued the search giant for allegedly breaking antitrust laws with billing rules for the Android app store.

Match to seek temporary restraining order against Google

The dating-app company behind Tinder, OkCupid and Match.com sued Google on Monday, alleging that the technology giant runs an illegal monopoly in the Google Play Store and that its in-app payment policies, including its 30% cut of some in-app purchases, are anticompetitive.

Tinder parent Match Group sues Google, alleging anticompetitive app store behavior

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Alphabet stock is suffering from tough year-over-year comparisons, competition from TikTok, and currency headwinds. Even so, the company is reporting double digit growth.

Is Google Stock A Buy, Sell, Or Hold Before Or After The Stock Split?

The market has overreacted to Alphabet's earnings despite the company reporting year-over-year growth. Buy GOOG stock in the dip.

Alphabet Still Has Ample Room to Grow

Relative valuation is cheap. P/E multiple has pulled back to levels beneath mature consumer staples.

Riding The Stock Waves: Technical Update On Google

Match Group, the dating apps maker, has sued Google on Monday in what it says is a last-ditch effort to stop Tinder and its other apps from being booted off the Play Store, Reuters writes. That might happen because Match had refused to share up to 30% of its sales.

Tinder Owner Sues Google Over Play Store Fees

Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH), owner of the Tinder dating app, is suing Google over the search giant's app store platform. Match filed a lawsuit in California on Monday in which it accused Google of exploiting its control of the Android operating system to limit the ability of application (app) developers to build apps that use alternative in-app payment services to Google's own platform.

Match Group files lawsuit against Google

Tinder parent Match Group on Monday filed a lawsuit in a federal court in San Francisco accusing Google of abusing monopoly power at its Play Store that sells digital content for Android-powered phones.

Match Group takes Google app store war to court in US

The parent company of dating apps Tinder, Match and OkCupid is suing Google, alleging that the company exerts too much control over payments through its Google Play app marketplace. The lawsuit, filed Monday in California's Northern District, accuses the company of deploying “anticompetitive tactics” to maintain a monopoly on the Android mobile ecosystem: “Ten years […]

Match Group sues Google over ‘monopoly power' in Android app payments

Match Group wants to use its own payment platform.

Tinder-Parent Match Group Sues Google Over Play Store Billing

Amazon

Online grocery is no longer just the purview of brick-and-mortar incumbents and emerging eCommerce startups. Major technology companies are also making moves into the space.

Tech Giants Make Moves to Capture Rising eGrocery Sales

Dating apps maker Match Group Inc sued Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday, calling the action a "last resort" to prevent Tinder and its other apps from being booted off the Play store for refusing to share up to 30% of their sales.

Google faces antitrust lawsuit from dating app owner Match over Play store fees

Match Group Companies Seek Injunctive and Other Appropriate Relief for the Material, Irreparable Harm Google's Manipulation, Broken Promises, and Abuse of Power Have Caused DALLAS , May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Match Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTCH) companies, including those that operate the dating apps Tinder®, Match®, OkCupid®, and several others (collectively, "Match Group"), today sued Google over its strategic manipulation of markets, broken promises, and abuse of power in requiring Match Group to use Google's billing system to remain in the Google Play Store. Google's requirement will eliminate user choice on Match Group apps and increase costs to consumers by allowing Google to charge Match Group an arbitrary and discriminatory tax of 15% on all subscriptions and up to 30% on all other in-app purchases, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars in inflated "fees," while monetizing the personal data of billions of digital app users.

MATCH GROUP FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST GOOGLE OVER UNLAWFUL BILLING MANDATES

Google, Meta Dodge UK's Plan to Force Fairer Deals With Publishers

Google and NASA are poised to harvest wide-ranging tech, space, and aviation synergies once a revamp of the iconic Hangar One in Mountain View is complete in 2025, officials said Friday.

Google will finish vast revamp of Hangar One in Mountain View by 2025

Alphabet is growing its core businesses Google Search and Google Cloud rapidly. Alphabet generates about $15B quarterly in free cash flow. FCF margins in the last four quarters consistently exceeded 22%.

Google Stock: A Truly Silly Valuation

US stocks fell sharply Monday morning, extending last week's losses, as traders' anticipated a new load of bad news on inflation and earnings.

Tech wreck continues after a volatile week on Wall Street

The bear market in tech has been ferocious and terrifying for newer investors. But smart market veterans know that this is precisely when it's time to be "greedy when others are fearful."

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