While tech giants such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet's Google (GOOG, GOOGL), Meta (META), Amazon (AMZN) and Nvidia (NVDA) dominate markets, a new group of innovative tech companies is emerging, set to capitalize on the AI trade. This episode explores the untapped potential of lesser-known firms such as Hubspot (HUBS) and Micron (MU) that can stand with the likes of the tech sector's biggest contenders. Today on Opening Bid, Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sat down with Goldman Sachs Asset Management portfolio manager Brook Dane to discuss identifying high-potential tech investments amid market hype, strategies for navigating the tech sector during an election year, while evaluating which up-and-coming names are best positioned to thrive in the AI-driven future. This post was written by Angel Smith...

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Italy is asking Google to pay 1 billion euros ($1.07 billion) in unpaid taxes and penalties, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday, seven years after the U.S. company settled a landmark tax dispute with Rome authorities. "We comply with tax regulations in all countries where we operate, including Italy," a Google spokesperson said in a statement, in response to a Reuters query about the claim. The sources said Italy's Revenue Agency has started an adversarial process with Google which may end either with a settlement or with the opening of a judicial litigation...