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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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European home improvement retailer Kingfisher has agreed a five-year partnership with Google Cloud , a move it said should provide customers with faster and more intuitive searches, and better tailor product ranges.

DIY retailer Kingfisher partners with Google Cloud to boost e-commerce

Google Search is losing market share to competitors. YouTube audience growth has been declining since 2017.

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The Federal Trade Commission this week announced that it has settled lawsuits against Google and iHeartMedia relating to “deceptive endorsements” of the Pixel 4 phone. According to a statement issued by the FTC, nearly 29,000 ads were aired featuring radio personalities.

Google/iHeartMedia will pay $9.4M to settle FTC charges for ‘deceptive' Pixel 4 radio ads

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Google owner Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and iHeartMedia Inc have reached a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and seven US states over allegations of deceptive advertising promoting Google's Pixel 4 smartphone. In a statement on Monday, the FTC said that the two companies aired nearly 29,000 deceptive endorsements by radio personalities promoting their use of and experience with Google's Pixel 4 phone in 2019 and 2020.

Google owner Alphabet settles charges of deceptive Pixel 4 adverts

The Federal Trade Commission and a handful of states announced settlements Monday with Google and iHeartMedia related to misleading radio advertisements about a Google cellphone.

States settle with Google, iHeartMedia over misleading ads

A U.S. judge in California on Monday allowed litigation against Alphabet Inc's Google to proceed as a consumer class action of 21 million individuals who accuse the company of violating U.S. anti-competition laws in how it runs its Google Play app store.

Lawsuit against Google over app store competition gets class-action designation

Google and iHeartMedia will pay millions as they settle with the FTC and a handful of states in connection to ads for the tech giant's Pixel 4 smartphone.

Google, iHeartMedia to pay millions amid settlement with FTC over Pixel 4 ads

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Federal Trade Commission and a handful of states announced settlements Monday with Google and iHeartMedia related to misleading radio advertisements about a Google cellphone.

FTC, 7 states settle with Google and iHeartMedia over misleading ads

Both Google and radio company iHeartMedia are paying $9.4 million to end the case.

Google Settles FTC Charges About 'Deceptive' Pixel 4 Endorsements

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and seven U.S. states sued Alphabet Inc's Google and iHeartMedia Inc on Monday over alleged deceptive ads promoting Google's Pixel 4 smartphone in 2019 and 2020, the FTC said.

U.S. FTC sues Google, iHeartMedia for alleged deceptive ads promoting Pixel 4

Investors are getting impatient with the pace of driverless-car development, pressuring an industry that has had to scale back plans and retrench.

Investors Are Losing Patience With Driverless Cars' Slow Pace

Google could be facing more calls from activist investors urging CEO Sundar Pichai and team to cut its OpEx base further, given slowing growth. However, we discuss why Google has been relatively consistent with its OpEx spending over time. Moreover, its OpEx margins have also been trending down, unlike Meta Platforms.

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London-based DeepMind said it has paused hiring new interns while it reviews how the internship program aligns with the company's "long-term focus."

Alphabet's DeepMind has put a hiring freeze on new interns, canceling one applicant's interview with just an hour's notice

Google is leveraging its deep bench of AI expertise to monetize YouTube Shorts and Google Lens. It maintains a fortress balance sheet and holds a credit rating that's on par with that of the U.S. Government.

Google's Price Belies Strong Potential

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Markets will increasingly focus on Google's bottom-line as revenue growth slows in a challenging macro environment. While the CEO has promised to make things "20% more efficient," it's unclear whether this means costs will go down by an equal percentage.

Google: Here's What Things Would Look Like Without 'Other Bets'

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A bruising year for technology has left investors and workers gasping for breath and wondering when the layoffs will end and IPOs will come back.

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An arbitration court in Moscow has upheld a 2-billion rouble ($33 million) fine against Google issued by Russia's federal anti-monopoly service over the company's decision to block some YouTube channels, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing a court decision.

Russian court upholds $33 mln fine against Google

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