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Alphabet shares soar as Wall Street cheers arrival of AI model Gemini
Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Searching for bargains with Manulife’s dividend-focused Prakash Chaudhari
PRAKASH CHAUDHARI is the SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER AND CO-HEAD OF THE ESSENTIAL EQUITY TEAM MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, photographed in Toronto Oct 2023
international business
Google-parent Alphabet dissolves stake in trading app Robinhood
FILE - This Dec. 17, 2020, photo shows the logo for the Robinhood app on a smartphone in New York. After a rocket rise where it introduced millions of people to investing and reshaped the brokerage industry, all while racking up a long list of controversies in less than eight years, Robinhood is about to take the leap itself into the stock market. Robinhood Markets and three of its executives are selling up to 60.5 million shares of its stock in an initial public offering, with trading expected to begin on the Nasdaq Thursday, July 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
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YouTube, TikTok must detail child protection measures by Nov. 30, EU says
FILE - Google and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Google on Monday, Nov. 6, will try to protect a lucrative piece of its internet empire at the same time it’s still entangled in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. The latest threat will unfold in a San Francisco federal court, where a 10-person jury will decide whether Google's digital payment processing system in the Play Store that distributes apps for phones running on its Android software has been illegally driving up prices for consumers and developers. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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Google-parent Alphabet reports quarterly revenue above estimates
FILE PHOTO: An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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Strong ad sales, stable enterprise spending wind beneath Big Tech earnings
The Microsoft logo at the Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting in Bellevue, Washington, on November 30, 2016.
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Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
A red light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
technology
EU to study mobile ecosystems to counter any Apple, Google antitrust pushback
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo
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Tech giants’ market cap dips on rising bond yields, AI caution
The Microsoft logo is seen at the Microsoft store in New York City, July 28, 2015.
world
Google introduces generative AI to ‘search’ in India, Japan
FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
mobility
Waymo, Cruise approved to operate robotaxis day and night after contentious vote
California Public Utilities Commission president Alice Reynolds, left, listens to public comment during a meeting regarding a proposed robotaxi expansion Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
u.s. business
White House partners with Amazon, Google and Best Buy to secure devices from cyberattacks
The fence surrounding the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2019. Approval was given for a new and taller fence around the White House complex in 2017 and now construction of a almost 13-foot tall fence is slated to begin this summer. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Morning Update: Toronto Star owner Nordstar, Postmedia in talks to merge
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U.S. newspaper publisher Gannett sues Google, alleges it monopolizes online advertising market
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/
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Google-parent Alphabet exceeds expectations on ad uptick
FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of building BV100, during a tour of Google's new Bay View Campus in Mountain View, California, U.S. May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva
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Tech earnings to test markets’ ‘most crowded’ trade
The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are displayed at the Apple Fifth Avenue store, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in New York.
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Gordon Pape: Want to know how to profit from AI? Here’s what ChatGPT advises
Rhis file photo taken on Jan. 23 in Toulouse, southwestern France shows screens displaying the logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT.
world
YouTube restores Donald Trump’s channel
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage to deliver remarks on education as he holds a campaign rally with supporters, in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
technology
Google unveils ‘magic wand’ to draft documents as AI race tightens
FILE - A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. Google is girding for a battle of wits in artificial intelligence with “Bard," a conversational service apparently aimed at countering the popularity of the ChatGPT tool backed by Microsoft. Bard initially will be available exclusively to a group of “trusted testers" before being widely released later in the year, according to a Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, blog post from Google CEO Sundar Pichai. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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With mass layoffs, Big Tech drops the good-guy act
Noam Cohen
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Chinese state media, AI companies warn of risks in ChatGPT stock frenzy
A keyboard is seen reflected on a computer screen displaying the website of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot from OpenAI, in this illustration picture taken February 8, 2023.
technology
Alphabet shares dive after Google AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad
FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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Retail investors flock to small-cap AI firms as Big Tech battles for share
This file illustration photo taken on February 14, 2020, shows the US multinational technology and Internet-related services company Google logo in Brussels.
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Google parent Alphabet begins layoffs in Canada
Google Canada employees return to the Google office in Toronto following a walkout in Toronto on November 1, 2018. Members of Canada's tech industry say another wave of layoffs the sector saw this week is tipping the power dynamic back in favour of employers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
technology
Big Tech earnings show digital ads market not out of the woods
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo/File Photo
technology
Google parent Alphabet’s revenue misses estimates as ad business takes a hit
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, U.S. August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Google’s Canadian employees in limbo as they await layoff details
The Google Canada office in Toronto. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail
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Google challenges Android antitrust ruling in India’s Supreme Court
FILE PHOTO: A view of the main lobby of building BV200, during a tour of Google's new Bay View Campus in Mountain View, California, U.S. May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva/File Photo
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Stock splits became a hot trend in 2022. Well, until share prices slid
Workers load packages into Amazon Rivian electric trucks at an Amazon facility in Poway, California, U.S., November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Sandy Huffaker
world
Google, YouTube content providers must face U.S. children’s privacy lawsuit
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Google and YouTube are seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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Five key investment themes to consider for 2023
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning tradingon December 02, 2022 in New York City. Stocks opened low this morning and are expected to rise after the release of the November jobs report that showed 263,000 jobs added in the month amid the surging rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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Big Tech tumbles as results set off alarm bells
The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in New York City on Nov. 17, 2021.