Google parent Alphabet has reportedly ended its efforts to acquire customer relationship management (CRM) company HubSpot. While Alphabet communicated its interest in a potential deal with HubSpot earlier this year, the discussions didn’t progress to the due diligence stage, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (July 10), citing unnamed sources. Neither Alphabet nor...
China has emerged as the dominant force in generative artificial intelligence (AI) patents, outpacing global competitors by a significant margin, according to a new report from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The study reveals that Chinese inventors filed over 38,000 GenAI patents between 2014...
Meta’s offer to integrate its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot into Apple’s iPhone was reportedly a nonstarter. Apple rejected Meta’s overtures after the two held brief talks in March, before any formal discussions were held, Bloomberg News reported Monday (June 24), citing unnamed sources. Neither Apple...
Google parent Alphabet’s trial on antitrust charges around its advertising technology will be decided by a judge rather than a jury. Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled Friday (June 7) after Alphabet paid the federal government an amount covering the damages eight federal government agencies alleged that...
July 02, 2023
June’s over, and thus far, two quarters in, the year’s been notably strong for the CE 100 Index. All indices were in the black, again, this past week, continuing a string of positive performances. And it was the Move sector, this time around — with a sanguine outlook on travel spending — that, well, helped […]
May 15, 2023
Just a few years back, “every company” was going to be a FinTech company. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities are the future-fit infrastructure integration du jour, as generative solutions enter...
April 10, 2023
Short sellers — who profit when stocks decline — held sway this past week. The CE 100 Stock Index slipped 2.2% as only one pillar gained ground in a holiday-shortened...
March 20, 2023
No surprise – this past week was all about the banking sector. Investors fled banks, worried about how bad the contagion would get in the wake of the collapses of...
July 10, 2024
Google parent Alphabet has reportedly ended its efforts to acquire customer relationship management (CRM) company HubSpot. While Alphabet communicated its interest in a potential deal with HubSpot earlier this year, the discussions didn’t progress to the due diligence stage, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (July 10), citing unnamed sources. Neither Alphabet nor HubSpot immediately replied to PYMNTS’ request for comment. HubSpot shares […]
June 24, 2024
Meta’s offer to integrate its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot into Apple’s iPhone was reportedly a nonstarter. Apple rejected Meta’s overtures after the two held brief talks in March, before any...
June 07, 2024
Google parent Alphabet’s trial on antitrust charges around its advertising technology will be decided by a judge rather than a jury. Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled Friday (June 7) after Alphabet...
May 27, 2024
Google has reportedly shifted its focus from “moonshot” projects to core products like its search engine and artificial intelligence (AI) businesses. This change comes at a time of shrinking budgets...
