The head of Brazil's electoral authority, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, delivered a stern warning to the world's top tech companies on Wednesday, saying he would not let them undermine Brazil's democracy. Moraes' comments - which included the assertion that global tech giants "believe no jurisdiction in the world can oversee them" - reflect growing global debates about whether the firms are doing enough to police their platforms. They also constitute an ambitious new battle line for Moraes, a judge whose previous crusades have included squaring up to far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's efforts to undermine the country's electoral system during last year's presidential election...
Continue ReadingMicrosoft's strong third-quarter results being overshadowed by news about its attempt to buy Activision Blizzard. The $3 billion breakup fee Microsoft is now likely to have to pay. Motley Fool senior analyst Tim Beyers and Motley Fool engineering manager Tim White take a closer look at Amazon Web Services...
Continue ReadingAlphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) unveiled new AI-centered features tied to Gmail and Workspace as its annual developers conference, Google I/O...
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Continue ReadingAlphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday began unveiling more artificial intelligence in its products to answer the latest competition from Microsoft Corp, which has threatened its perch atop the nearly $300 billion search advertising market...
Continue ReadingGoogle is set to unveil its latest artificial intelligence offerings at its annual developers conference on Wednesday, alongside new products ranging from Pixel phones to the Android 14 operating system. Google I/O 2023 will offer Alphabet the chance to show what its massive investments into AI have delivered, as it seeks to take on OpenAI’s hugely popular ChatGPT chatbot. Integration of its Bard AI in to its Maps, Gmail and search is expected, while various leaks have hinted that the company will also launch a large language model (LLM) called PaLM 2, capable of operating in more than 100 languages...
Continue ReadingGoogle shows off what it's been working on over the past year — and this cycle is expected to be particularly heavy on artificial intelligence...
Continue ReadingMargin of Safety Investing's Kirk Spano talks to Best of Breed Growth Stocks' Julian Lin about AI hype and mega-cap tech stocks...
Continue ReadingHeadline CPI fell below 5% level for April. The Fed will likely have to consider hiking in June and possibly in July. See why SPY is not priced for a recession...
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