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Google expects to spend $75 billion this year on AI race

Google is spending massively on AI—but an analyst says it’s making the ‘right moves at the right time’

We disagree as this is an AI Arms Race and Alphabet is making the right moves at the right time. While this quarter was not a home run, we believe the stock down this much is an overreaction and we would be buyers.

The Verge on MSN · 15h

Google expects to spend $75 billion this year on the AI race

Google parent company Alphabet expects to invest “approximately $75 billion” in capital expenditures in 2025, according to a statement from CEO Sundar Pichai in Alphabet’s Q4 2024 earnings release. Capital expenditures have become a hot topic as of late as big tech companies race to build infrastructure to support their growing AI ambitions,

Android Headlines on MSN · 1h

Google expects to spend $75 billion in 2025 to boost AI

Google announces spending $75 billion in 2025, with most of it likely reserved for AI. The company further wants to accelerate its progress with the announced capital expenditures

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Gizmodo · 42m

Google Lifts Self-Imposed Ban on Using AI for Weapons and Surveillance

Google dropped a pledge not to use artificial intelligence for weapons and surveillance systems on Tuesday. And it’s just the latest sign that Big Tech is no longer concerned with the potential blowback that can come when consumer-facing tech companies get big, lucrative contracts to develop police surveillance tools and weapons of war.

Hosted on MSN · 1h

Google scraps promise not to develop AI weapons

Google updated its artificial intelligence principles on Tuesday to remove commitments around not using the technology in ways “that cause or are likely to cause overall harm.” A scrubbed section of the revised AI ethics guidelines previously committed Google to not designing or deploying AI for use in surveillance,

CNN on MSN · 14h

Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance

Google’s updated AI ethics policy removes its promise that it won’t use the technology to pursue weapons and surveillance.

Google parent Alphabet slides

MarketWatch · 21h

Alphabet earnings: What to expect on AI and the cloud, with Google parent’s stock near a record

Alphabet reports fourth-quarter earnings after Tuesday's closing bell. Investors will be focused on cloud momentum and AI traction, with shares of the Google and YouTube parent company holding fast near the record levels achieved last week.

The Financial Times · 16h

Google parent Alphabet slides after sales miss Wall Street estimates

Excluding traffic acquisition costs, that figure was $81.6bn, missing Wall Street estimates in a Bloomberg poll of $82.8bn. Net income rose 28 per cent to $26.5bn. Alphabet shares dropped more than 6 per cent in after-hours trading.

Investopedia on MSN · 16h

Google Parent Alphabet's Stock Slides as Cloud Revenue Disappoints

Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) reported fourth-quarter earnings that topped analysts' estimates, but its cloud revenue came in short, sending shares lower in extended trading Tuesday. The tech giant saw revenue grow 12% year-over-year to $96.

China launches anti-trust probe into Google

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

China Launches an Antitrust Probe Into Google. Here's What It Means

The Chinese government’s move to open an antitrust probe into Google is the latest development in a long and entangled relationship that goes back to the early 2000s

Bloomberg L.P. · 12h

Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Espionage to Boost AI in China

A Chinese software engineer who worked for Alphabet Inc.’s Google faces new charges of economic espionage by the US Justice Department for allegedly stealing trade secrets to boost China’s AI industry.

ABC · 1d

China says it will investigate Google on suspicion of violating antitrust laws

China says it will investigate Google on suspicion of violating antitrust laws.

Google Misses As AI Spend Increases; Trade War Heats Up

Stocks rose Tuesday, but Alphabet and AMD fell after earnings misses. The U.S.-China trade war escalated with new tariffs and ...

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Google's latest change to its AI policies signals how Silicon Valley is warming up to the defense industry

Google's latest update of its ethical AI guidelines included omitting previous commitments against using technology for ...

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Google wants Search to be more like an AI assistant in 2025

Google Search is in the midst of a "journey" around AI, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company's earnings call on ...

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Verizon bundles Google AI into its wireless plans for an extra $10

Verizon is adding a new option to bundle Google One AI Premium into its wireless myPlan and myHome internet plans, the ...

14h

Google CEO downplays DeepSeek threat as the company plans to spend $75 billion on AI this year

Google CEO Sundar Pichai tried to allay concerns about DeepSeek, boasting that Google's own AI models were comparable.

Google Gemini update makes asking the AI for assistance feel more like phoning a friend

Google ’s Gemini Live service received its 'Talk Live about this' update, which allows the AI to have a real-time chat with ...

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Google’s rising holiday’s season ad sales aren’t enough to ease worries about AI letdown

Google’s digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn’t enough to offset ...

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Google whiffed on cloud, but what’s happening in search is the real area to keep an eye on

Search remains Google's most important business. The impact of AI on the company's cash cow remains an open question.

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