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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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EU lawmakers agree on rules to target big tech -FT

Google and Agence France-Presse on Wednesday said they had signed a "pioneering" five-year deal under which the world's biggest internet search company will pay an undisclosed sum for content in Europe.

Google agrees 5-year deal to pay AFP for online content: executives

Waymo Via is joining the freight-dense Interstate 45 route from Fort Worth, Texas, to Houston in a six-week test of its latest autonomous trucking software for UPS that comes as the package delivery company benefits from extra help for the holiday shipping season. The human-supervised Class 8 trucks with the Generation 5 Waymo Driver system are the first commercial application of Waymo's system that will be integrated into Freightliner Cascadias through Waymo's partnership with Daimler Trucks North America.

Seasonal assist: Waymo Via testing autonomous trucks with UPS in Texas

The Information Commissioner's Office contacted 40 companies in the areas of social media, gaming, video, music streaming, including Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, Financial Times reports. The U.K. data protection regulator aims to investigate their interactions with children, including location tracking, personalizing content or advertising, and serving up behavioral nudges, like automatically playing videos endangering children online and breaching U.K.'s Children Code.

ICO Probes Companies Including Apple, Google

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Waymo expanded partnership with United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE: UPS) to move freight using autonomous trucks between two of the parcel delivery company's Texas facilities during the holiday season. "Multiple trucks" from its test fleet of Peterbilts equipped with its fifth-generation Driver will be delivering goods for UPS's North American Air Freight (NAAF) unit between facilities in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, Texas.

Waymo Extends Autonomous Truck Partnership With UPS

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google CEO sees its next trillion-dollar market value coming from its core internet search service, Bloomberg reports. Consumers will ask computers more questions with voice and "multimodal experiences," Sundar Pichai predicted.

Where Does Google CEO See Next Trillion Value Coming From?

Alphabet Inc's Waymo said on Wednesday it is expanding its partnership with United Parcel Service Inc to move freight using autonomous trucks between two of the parcel delivery company's Texas facilities during the holiday season.

Waymo, UPS expand autonomous freight truck tie-up ahead of holidays

Waymo Via, the delivery division of Alphabet's self-driving arm, is expanding its existing partnership with UPS to carry freight via autonomous Class 8 trucks. The six-week pilot, which kicked off last week and will continue until the end of the year to support the holiday season, takes place in Texas between Houston and Dallas-Forth Worth.

Waymo Via expands UPS partnership to include autonomous freight with Class 8 trucks

Alphabet Inc.'s autonomous driving unit is expanding a partnership with UPS beyond urban delivery vans to include robotic semi-trucks to haul much bigger loads.

Waymo's Robotic Semis To Haul Cargo For UPS Amid Tight Freight Demand

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GOOG has a near-monopoly status in the "Search" business.

Google Continues To Improve In Measured Fashion

The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Google critic Jonathan Kanter, who was backed by progressives, to head the Justice Department's Antitrust Division.

U.S. Senate confirms Google critic Kanter to head Justice Dept Antitrust Division

Roblox

Snap

The investment firm sees a massive $8 trillion market opportunity.

Here Are Morgan Stanley's Top Stock Picks For Investing In The Metaverse

Spotify

A sweeping Google Cloud outage on Tuesday briefly crashed popular websites, including Spotify, Discord and Etsy that has been partially resolved.

Google Cloud outage crashes major sites including Snapchat, Spotify

Multiple companies have acknowledged their websites or apps are having issues on Twitter and say they are working on fixing them.

Snapchat, Spotify, Google Among Dozens Of Websites Experiencing Outages

Several social media apps and services were down on Tuesday, users reported, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Google, Amazon and several other websites down

Gaming giant Epic's CEO on Tuesday launched another broadside at Apple and Google, saying the tech giants must be stopped from abusing their control over the marketplaces for apps.

Epic CEO says Apple, Google must be stopped from monopoly abuse

Apple Inc and Alphabet's Google are not doing enough to comply with South Korea's law barring dominant app store operators from making app developers use only their proprietary payment systems, a lawmaker who spearheaded the amendment told Reuters.

S.Korea lawmaker says Apple, Google not doing enough to comply with app store law

In leaked audio of an all-hands obtained by CNBC, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said 'not every Googler will agree' with the company's decisions.

Facing employee unrest, Google execs defended its new bid for a multi-billion dollar Pentagon contract

Ten months after threatening to pull Search out of Australia, Google has pledged AU$1 billion to Australia's digital economy over the next five years.

Google invests $740M in Australia amid calls for more regulation

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management on Monday extended exposure to Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) shares while trimming stake in Google parent Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG). Ark purchased 86,340 Disney shares through the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (NYSE:ARKW).

Cathie Wood Buys $13.7M In Disney And Sells $7.95M In Google On Monday — Here Are Other Key Trades

Google will spend A$1 billion ($736 million) in Australia over five years, the tech giant said on Tuesday, just months after it threatened to pull its services from the country in response to tougher government regulation.

Google commits $740 million to Australia months after threatening pull-out

SYDNEY--Alphabet Inc.'s Google said it will invest 1 billion Australian dollars (US$730 million) over five years into Australian infrastructure, research and partnerships, which would be the company's single-biggest investment in the country.

Dow Jones Newswires: Google to invest nearly $1 billion in Australia's digital infrastructure

Tesla

Fund manager Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame exited bearish bets on Tesla Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google, and fund manager Cathie Wood's ARK Innovation fund last quarter, according to SEC filings released on Monday.

'Big Short' Burry exits bearish bets on Tesla, Google

Google CEO Sundar Pichai and cloud head Thomas Kurian were asked about the company's pursuit of a major government contract at last week's virtual TGIF meeting.

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