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DoorDash, Alphabet-Owned Wing and Wendy’s Launch Drone Delivery in Virginia
DoorDash, Alphabet-Owned Wing and Wendy’s Launch Drone Delivery in Virginia
March 21, 2024  |  Delivery

DoorDash and Alphabet-owned Wing have brought their drone delivery pilot program to the United States. This expansion builds on the pilot program that the two...

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EU Competition Chief Margrethe Vestager Says DMA’s Priority is App Stores
EU Competition Chief Margrethe Vestager Says DMA’s Priority is App Stores
March 05, 2024  |  Regulation

The new Digital Markets Act (DMA) will reportedly focus first on app stores. European Union (EU) competition chief Margrethe Vestager told Bloomberg TV Tuesday (March 5)...

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Monzo Valued at $5 Billion as Neobank Plans Expansion
Monzo Valued at $5 Billion as Neobank Plans Expansion
March 05, 2024  |  Digital-First Banking

UK digital bank Monzo has been valued at $5 billion following a $430 million funding round. The round was led by Alphabet’s CapitalG group as well as Google Ventures, HongShan Capital and...

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Report: Meta Rejects Partnership With Google on Virtual Reality Headsets
Report: Meta Rejects Partnership With Google on Virtual Reality Headsets
March 01, 2024  |  Big Tech

Meta reportedly turned down Google parent company Alphabet’s suggestion that the companies partner on virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets. Alphabet had suggested that...

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Alphabet Shares Fall Amid Concerns That OpenAI May Compete in Search
Alphabet Shares Fall Amid Concerns That OpenAI May Compete in Search
February 15, 2024  |  Technology

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, experienced a decline in its shares Thursday (Feb. 15) following a report that OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, is...

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AI Helps Lift YouTube and Google Cloud Subscriptions 5x Higher Than 2019’s Levels
AI Helps Lift YouTube and Google Cloud Subscriptions 5x Higher Than 2019’s Levels
January 30, 2024  |  Earnings

For Alphabet, the artificial intelligence (AI) boon has helped boost subscriptions. But advertising sales for the parent company of Google, having fallen just short of...

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White House Mulls Requiring Cloud-Computing Companies to Disclose Customers
White House Mulls Requiring Cloud-Computing Companies to Disclose Customers
January 26, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The Biden administration is reportedly set to propose new requirements for cloud computing companies in an effort to enhance security and protect sensitive data. The...

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This Week in AI: FTC, Partnerships and Enterprise Deployments
This Week in AI: FTC, Partnerships and Enterprise Deployments
January 26, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence tends to grow in leaps and bounds. And increasingly, so do the companies behind the technology, including Microsoft, which reached a market...

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FTC Probes Big Tech and GenAI Partnerships’ Impact on Competition
FTC Probes Big Tech and GenAI Partnerships’ Impact on Competition
January 25, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

The Federal Trade Commission has begun an inquiry into investments and partnerships in the generative artificial intelligence sector. The regulator has ordered Google parent company Alphabet, Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft and OpenAI to provide information...

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