Google on Monday 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. The trial before U.S. District Judge James Donato is scheduled to last until just before Christmas and include testimony from longtime Google executive Sundar Pichai, who is now CEO of the company's parent, Alphabet Inc...
Continue ReadingOn Oct. 30, the White House issued its first executive order to help regulate the development of artificial intelligence (AI). As you can probably tell, the executive order covers a lot of ground. Ultimately, however, its goal is to prevent existential threats and data breaches and protect the rights of consumers and workers to ensure the safety of AI models before they are released to the public...
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Continue ReadingArtificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as the next big thing in the business world. Tech giants such as Microsoft, Alphabet, Tesla, and Amazon have been investing heavily in AI technologies in an effort to strengthen their existing business lines or expand into new ones. Hence, it only makes sense for retail investors to open stakes in prominent AI stocks such as Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG)...
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