Alphabet (GOOG)'s stock soared 77% in the last six months, driven not only by slight increases in revenue and margins but also by heightened investor enthusiasm.
Google has disrupted a network that sold the ability to route internet traffic through consumer devices all over the world to bad actors who could then use this ability to mask their illicit activities.
Google faces potential new regulations covering its search services in the United Kingdom and, in separate news, reportedly agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit in the United States involving its operating system for smartphones. Potential measures announced Wednesday (Jan 28) would see the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) impose new rules covering Google's search services.
The settlement requires Google to change its Google Play terms of service and the setup screens for new Android mobile devices.
Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its digital services with more artificial intelligence technology.
Alphabet rides AI momentum in Search and Cloud, but rising competition from MSFT and AMZN may test its edge.
Alphabet (GOOG) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Alphabet (GOOGL) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday that Google should give news sites and content creators the choice to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed its AI overviews.
The UK's competition watchdog has proposed sweeping new rules to curb Google's dominance in search, including a requirement to let websites opt out of powering AI-generated summaries without disappearing from results entirely. Draft conduct rules from the Competition and Markets Authority, the first under new digital markets powers, also aim to prevent the Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) company from unfairly prioritising advertisers or punishing critics, and mandate more transparent ranking processes.
Under the plans, publishers could stop their content being used to power AI Overviews, or to train AI models outside of Google search and make sure their content is properly cited in AI results.
Google has accelerated a series of acquisitions, talent deals and strategic investments aimed at strengthening its artificial intelligence (AI) stack across media generation, voice interaction and international markets. The moves, executed over the past several weeks, reflect a more targeted expansion strategy as competition intensifies around foundation models, multimodal AI and distribution outside the U.S.