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Waymo robotaxis honk horns while parking at 4am in San Francisco
Waymo’s autonomous robotaxis have become a nightmare for San Francisco residents — with their sleep being disrupted by the vehicles’…
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Google parent Alphabet posts 29% jump in profit on digital ad growth, AI offerings
Alphabet beat second-quarter revenue and profit estimates on Tuesday, driven by a rise in digital advertising sales and healthy demand for…
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Google loses bid to avoid trial in DOJ’s digital advertising antitrust case
Alphabet’s Google must face trial on US antitrust enforcers’ claim that the internet search juggernaut illegally dominates the online advertising technology market,…
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Google parent Alphabet taps Eli Lilly’s Anat Ashkenazi as new CFO
Google parent Alphabet has poached Anat Ashkenazi from pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly to serve as its next chief financial officer, the…
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Google’s Alphabet unveils improved AI chatbot Gemini
Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday showed how it is building on artificial intelligence across its businesses, including a beefed-up Gemini chatbot and…
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Ex-Google workers out over Israel protests claim they were illegally fired
A group of ex-Google employees has filed a federal labor complaint alleging they were illegally fired by the tech giant…
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Google’s parent announces first-ever dividend, sending shares soaring
Alphabet announced its first-ever dividend on Thursday and a $70 billion stock buyback, cheering investors who sent the stock surging nearly…
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Google hit with $271M fine over Gemini AI tool copyright breach
France’s competition watchdog on Wednesday said it fined Alphabet’s Google $271.7 million for breaches linked to EU intellectual property rules in its…
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Google ‘predatory’ advertising practices probe expanded by Canada’s antitrust watchdog
Canada’s antitrust watchdog widened its investigation into whether Google’s online advertising business is engaging in predatory pricing. As part of…
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Investors weary of cost of AI development as Microsoft, Alphabet shares fall
Tech giants on Tuesday talked up how customers are lapping up their generative AI-powered products, but mounting costs of developing…
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