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Alphabet to report Q4 earnings after the bell Tuesday
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, attends the inauguration of a new hub in France dedicated to the artificial intelligence sector, at the Google France headquarters in Paris, France, on Feb. 15, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Google parent company Alphabet is set to report its fourth-quarter results after the bell Tuesday. Here are the […]
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China to launch probe into Google over alleged antitrust violations
In this photo illustration, a Google logo is displayed on the screen of a smartphone. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images China said Tuesday it will launch an investigation into Google over alleged antitrust violations. The country’s State Administration for Market Regulation said that it would initiate an investigation into the technology giant because […]
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Stock futures jump after Trump pauses Canada tariffs: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 03, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures rose Monday night after U.S. President Donald Trump paused planned tariffs on goods from Canada, just hours after a reprieve was also announced on planned […]
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Earnings playbook: Your guide to the busiest week of the season, including reports from Alphabet and Amazon
The corporate earnings season will reach its halfway point with the busiest week of the reporting period. More than 100 S & P 500 companies are slated to post their latest quarterly reports. Among those are Alphabet, Amazon and Advanced Micro Devices. So far, about 180 S & P 500 members have reported fourth-quarter earnings. […]
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DeepSeek’s hardware spend could be as high as $500 million, new report estimates
Faisal Bashir | Lightrocket | Getty Images China’s DeepSeek became the biggest topic in tech this week, with many in the industry and on Wall Street focused on a single number: $6 million. In DeepSeek’s paper about its newest artificial intelligence model, the company said that its total training costs amounted to $5.576 million, based […]
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Google offers ‘voluntary’ buyouts to hardware and platform teams
Google’s Senior Vice President Hardware, Rick Osterloh, speaks during a launch event in San Francisco, October 4, 2017. Stephen Lam | Reuters Google is offering buyouts to employees in its “Platforms and Devices” unit ahead of expected cuts. That unit includes more than 25,000 full-time employees who work on Android, Chrome, ChromeOS, Google Photos, Google […]
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to meet with Trump at White House
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is in Washington, D.C., and will be meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon, CNBC has confirmed. The main topic Huang and Trump are expected to discuss is U.S. artificial intelligence policy, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because they weren’t authorized to […]
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TikTok’s traffic bounces back despite being pulled off app stores, fears of shutdown
A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken January 19, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters TikTok has nearly bounced back to its original traffic levels after usage fell 85% when the app temporarily shut down earlier this month, according to Cloudflare Radar. “DNS traffic for […]
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Chinese state-linked accounts hyped DeepSeek AI launch ahead of US stock rout, Graphika says
Chinese state-linked social media accounts amplified narratives celebrating the launch of Chinese startup DeepSeek’s AI models last week, days before the news tanked U.S. tech stocks, according to online analysis firm Graphika. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Chinese state-linked social media accounts amplified narratives celebrating the launch of Chinese startup DeepSeek’s AI models last week, days before the news tanked U.S. tech stocks, according to online […]
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OpenAI in talks to raise funding that would value AI startup at up to $340 billion
Key Points OpenAI is in talks to raise new capital at a valuation of up to $340 billion valuation, CNBC has confirmed SoftBank would contribute $15 billion to $25 billion of the roughly $40 billion being invested. OpenAI faces growing competition in the generative artificial intelligence market, including from China’s DeepSeek. Source
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