Shares in Asia-Pacific slipped in Thursday morning trade after oil prices jumped around 5% on Wednesday.
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Google cloud growth tops Microsoft and Amazon as all three beat estimates on AI demand
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian speaks at the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco, April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images All three top cloud infrastructure providers surpassed analyst estimates in earnings reports late Wednesday, but Google was the standout, generating its fastest growth rate on record. Google is chasing Amazon […]
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AI boom: Big Tech capital expenditures now seen topping $1 trillion in 2027
Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a meeting with France’s President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Wall Street analysts estimate total AI capital expenditures could now climb above $1 trillion in 2027, following even bigger spending […]
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U.S. senators ban themselves from prediction markets trading
“Bets Off Act” signage as Representative Greg Casar, a Democrat from Texas, left, and Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, speak during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a rule […]
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