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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 (GOOGL) reports robust Q2 earnings, Cloud hits $10B revenue

Alphabet's Q2 performance reflects strong financials, particularly in Google Services and Cloud, while facing challenges in the Other Bets segment.
The company's strengths lie in AI-driven innovations across Search, Cloud, and autonomous driving, with opportunities in marketing and user experience enhancements.
Efforts to reengineer costs and address analyst inquiries on AI adoption and revenue mix present ongoing challenges and opportunities for Alphabet.
Overall, Alphabet's Q2 earnings call showcases a mix of solid performance, strategic strengths, challenges to address, and promising growth avenues.

Alphabet (GOOGL) excels in Q3 with AI-driven growth and cloud success

Alphabet's Q3 earnings call highlighted impressive revenue growth, particularly in Google Cloud and YouTube, driven by AI innovation. Executives emphasized the company's strong focus on AI, cloud services, and autonomous driving, while acknowledging challenges in cloud margins and user experience. With a solid financial performance and strategic initiatives in place, Alphabet is poised for continued success and growth in the tech sector.

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US tech titan Google employs "anti-competitive practices" with regards to online advertising, Britain's competition watchdog concluded Friday in provisional findings of a two-year long investigation.

Google 'anti-competitive' over online ad tech: UK

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued a statement of objections against Google, accusing the tech giant of anti-competitive behaviour in the online display advertising sector. The CMA's provisional findings suggest that Google may have used its dominance in ad tech services to restrict competition in the UK market.

British regulator challenges Google's ad tech practices for stifling competition

The DOJ's second antitrust trial against Google begins Monday in a Virginia court. The agency will argue that Google has used its portfolio of ad tools to create a monopoly.

Google's second antitrust trial could help shape the future of online ads

The UK Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally determined that Google is abusing its dominant position in the advertising technology space. According to the watchdog, the Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)-owned search giant “disadvantages competitors and prevents them competing on a level playing field to provide publishers and advertisers with a better, more competitive service that supports growth in their business”.

Google faces severe penalties for anti-competitive advertising practices

More antitrust woes for Google. The U.K'.s competition watchdog said on Friday that it suspects the company of adtech antitrust abuses.

Google faces provisional antitrust charges in UK for ‘self-preferencing' its ad exchange

The U.K.'s competition watchdog on Friday issued Google a statement of objections, finding that its position in the digital advertising is harming competition.

British competition regulator objects to Google's ad tech practices

Britain's competition watchdog said on Friday it provisionally found Google had abused its dominant positions through the operation of both its publisher ad server and buying tools to restrict competition in the UK.

UK watchdog objects to Google's ad tech practices

Google is drawing more attention to its growing subscription business. Its services business could become an "Apple-like number," one analyst said.

Google has a fast-growing new business with 'Apple-like' rocketship potential: getting you to pay for subscriptions

Alphabet's YouTube said on Thursday it was terminating the Tenet Media channel and four channels operated by Tenet owner Lauren Chen, following an indictment from the U.S. Department of Justice.

YouTube terminating Tenet Media channel after US indictment

Analysts re-rated Google parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL Thursday.

Alphabet Remains Core Tech Bet But Regulatory Risks and AI Uncertainties Loom: Analysts

The cloud computing market is a massive growth opportunity, with Alphabet's Google Cloud showing robust revenue and profit growth, making it a compelling investment. Despite a recent stock dip, Alphabet's long-term performance and forward pricing remain strong, justifying a continued 'buy' rating. Alphabet's overall revenue and profits are growing, driven by its Google Services and rapidly expanding Google Cloud segment.

Google: With Cloud Surging, Expect Bright Days Ahead

Google announced Thursday that it expanded its generative AI-powered virtual try-on tool to support dresses, allowing users to virtually wear thousands of dresses from hundreds of brands, including Boden, Maje, Sandro, Simkhai and Staud.

Google expands AI-powered virtual try-on tool to include dresses

QUALCOMM

The chipmaker is working with Google-parent Alphabet and Samsung to produce mixed-reality glasses.

Meta Should Beware. Qualcomm, Google, and Samsung Are Coming After Its AI Smart Glasses.

Amazon

Microsoft

Investors who want to get on the train for the next big waves of innovation and adoption in the global economy have a special opportunity today. The technology sector is carrying some of the biggest and most powerful stocks that will likely carry the global economy onto the cloud, boosting GDP and productivity as they do.

3 Stocks to Watch as the Economy Shifts to the Cloud

Since my previous buy rating, shares of Google have slumped due to regulatory concerns. The tech giant's revenue and diluted EPS surged higher in Q2. Google's net cash and marketable securities balance is nearly $100 billion.

Google: Boosting My Stake In This Big Tech Bargain Now

Since its 20-for-1 stock split on July 15, Alphabet (GOOGL) stock has become readily available to a whole new class of investor. However, GOOGL is nursing a 14% drawdown this quarter, as the Big Tech behemoth suffers amid a broader sector correction.

Big Tech ‘Buy' Signal Has Never Been Wrong

Advertisers could hit Google with a class-action lawsuit, a top analyst has warned. A judge ruled Google broke antitrust law and artificially inflated ad prices.

Google used its monopoly power to artificially raise ad prices for years. That could cost it $100 billion or more.

An adviser to Europe's top court on Thursday sided with Italy's antitrust authority, saying Alphabet unit Google's refusal to allow an e-mobility app developed by Enel access to its Android Auto platform may breach competition rules.

Google limits on access to Android Auto may breach EU rules, court adviser says

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC the chip designer is working with Samsung and Google to explore a mixed-reality set of glasses. Google, Samsung and Qualcomm's smart glasses would be a different approach from Apple's Vision Pro, a mixed-reality headset launched this year that is worn on a user's head and can be controlled through hand gestures.

Qualcomm says it's working on mixed reality smart glasses with Samsung and Google

European Union antitrust regulators will seek feedback next week on Google's proposals to comply with tech rules aimed at promoting fair competition, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday, which could decide whether it faces formal charges.

EU regulators to seek feedback on Google's compliance proposals to avert charges

A month after losing a landmark antitrust case, Google will reportedly face another antitrust trial that targets its digital advertising business. In a trial set to begin Monday (Sept.

Antitrust Trial Targeting Google's Digital Ad Business to Begin Monday

ChatGPT looked to be gaining market share as a primary search engine option, a new survey suggests.

Google Is Losing Market Share to ChatGPT. What It Means for Alphabet.

Yelp

For years, Yelp has complained about Google's practices, alleging that the tech giant placed its own products above competitors in Google search results.

Yelp vs. Google: An antitrust court fight plays out in San Francisco

Alphabet's Google faces trial in a second antitrust case next week where the U.S. Department of Justice will challenge how the search giant monetizes advertising through a system that prosecutors say harms news publishers.

US antitrust trial targets Google's digital ad business

AI requires immense computing power, data to train the models, and a means to distribute the technology. Meta's social media business is perfect for this.

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