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A Researcher Who Left the AI Labs Predicted Google's Stock Would “Explode”
Back in June 2024, researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner left OpenAI's superalignment team and predicted that Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL | GOOGL Price Prediction) stock would “explode.
Stanford grads booed Google CEO Sundar Pichai's commencement speech—but not for the reason you think
At graduation ceremonies in 2026, the mere mention of artificial intelligence is enough to garner boos from the crowd.
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Facts
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) closed the most recent trading day at $367.11, moving +2.5% from the previous trading session.
Alphabet (GOOGL) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
Alphabet (GOOGL) closed the most recent trading day at $368.56, moving +2.47% from the previous trading session.
AI Scam Surge Prompts Google to File Lawsuit
Phishing texts that mimic a bank alert or a package delivery notice usually point to a fake website built to capture passwords and card numbers. Google says one criminal network used artificial intelligence to build those websites at a scale no human team could match.
Chinese-linked hackers targeted U.S.,Canadian research facilities for a year, Google says
A Chinese-linked hacking group spent more than a year secretly stealing data from U.S. and Canadian academic, medical and military research institutions, before being detected, Google said on Monday.
Meta to Follow Alphabet's Footsteps? What an Equity Raise Could Mean
Up to this point, Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META has failed to thoroughly convince markets that its artificial intelligence (AI) spending will pay off long-term.
Alphabet's Most Overlooked Division Just Had a Big Week
As Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL continues to dominate headlines with Google Cloud's acceleration, Gemini's progress, and its massive AI infrastructure buildout, one segment of the company rarely gets mentioned: Other Bets. It is home to Alphabet's moonshot ventures, experimental projects that do not yet contribute materially to earnings but have the potential to reshape entire industries.
Trump heads to G7 summit in France as world awaits Iran deal
President Donald Trump is set to head to France for the annual summit of the Group of Seven nations. The U.S. and Iran have yet to finalize an anticipated deal that would end the war, open the Strait of Hormuz and address Tehran's nuclear program.
Alphabet: Buckle Up For What's Coming
Alphabet demonstrates robust growth, with Q1 revenue up 21.8% Y/Y and a $460B cloud backlog supporting aggressive AI-driven CapEx plans. GOOG's AI demand now exceeds supply, justifying $180–$190B CapEx in 2026, while oversubscribed $85B equity offerings—anchored by Berkshire Hathaway—strengthen expansion without overleveraging. Strategic partnerships, such as powering Apple's Siri with Gemini and deep ties to Anthropic and OpenAI, position GOOG to benefit regardless of the AI race outcome.
Google researchers introduce 'faithful uncertainty', allowing LLMs to offer best guesses instead of hallucinations
Large language models continue to struggle with hallucinations, presenting a major roadblock for real-world enterprise applications. Reducing these errors is a messy business, forcing model developers to navigate a strict tradeoff where eliminating factual errors often suppresses valid answers.
Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims' sued by Google
Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation.
