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Big Subsidies for Google, Limited Water for Locals: The Dilemma of AI in India
Developing-world nations are offering billions of dollars in incentives for U.S. data centers, but locals say the cost is too high.
Google engineer charged with insider trading after making $1.2M on Polymarket
The U.S. Justice Department charged Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo with insider trading, alleging the employee made $1.2 million trading on Polymarket based on confidential business information.
Why Google's AI can't spell Google (or anything else)
How many Ps are in Google? According to Google, there are two.
Google employee charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading bet on search term
Federal prosecutors charged a Google employee with fraud on Wednesday, alleging that he made $1.2 million from bets on Polymarket that used insider information. The employee, Michele Spagnuolo, has been charged with money laundering, commodities fraud and wire fraud, according to the complaint filed in the Southern District of New York.
Google Employee Charged With Insider Trading on Polymarket
Federal prosecutors allege a software engineer made more than $1 million using nonpublic information to bet on who would be the most-searched people of 2025.
This Google alternative has a ‘No AI' function. Search visits are soaring by double digits
On Tuesday, May 19, Google used its I/O developer conference to announce a new “intelligent AI-powered Search box” that includes information agents and space for follow-up questions.
Some users may be giving Google's AI search the bird, and DuckDuckGo is benefiting
DuckDuckGo sees a surge in installs after Google's major AI search overhaul. Google changed its search box recently to incorporate AI Mode a lot more.
GOOGL's Innovative Ad Format to Boost Search Growth: What's Ahead?
Alphabet is testing Gemini-powered Search ads like Conversational Discovery and Highlighted Answers, adding AI explainers and contextual recommendations.
Sundar Pichai said a Google AI Search result was 'more opinionated than it should be'
Sundar Pichai said there was "scope for improvement" when shown a result from a Google Search query. The AI Overview and the organic search results had different answers when asked "best Chromebook.
How marketers are reacting to Google's big search and AI changes
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Alphabet: The Outperformance Opportunity Has Moved To A New Mag 7 Company
Alphabet has rapidly achieved market cap dominance over Microsoft, far sooner than anticipated. GOOGL's valuation now reflects AI dominance of OpenAI and a strong work ethos, both of which are nonexistent. Despite meeting high-quality investment criteria, I exited GOOGL, believing capital could be better deployed elsewhere given its current risk/reward.
DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed' Google's AI Search
Last week, after Google announced its huge overhaul to Search, I overheard a woman on the phone saying she was switching to DuckDuckGo because you can “opt out of using AI.”
