Alphabet shares close flat after earnings beat. Here's what's happening

Alphabet shares closed flat on Thursday after the company said it would hugely increase its AI spending in 2026.

Google Says Spending Could Double This Year Amid Its AI Push. Investors Don't Seem Excited

Alphabet shares sank Thursday after the Google and YouTube parent laid out massive spending plans to support its AI ambitions.
Crowdfund Insider

UK Finance Welcomes Move to Transfer PSR Functions to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

HM Treasury’s latest September consultation, A Streamlined Approach to Payment Systems Regulation, confirmed plans to get rid of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and transfer its overall functions ...
Geeky Gadgets

Google’s FunctionGemma Turns Natural Language into Fast, Private Function Calls

What if you could bridge the gap between natural language and precise, actionable commands, all without overburdening your hardware or compromising privacy? That’s exactly what FunctionGemma promises ...
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Google Duplex reveals how conversational AI functions

Mickey Rourke starts GoFundMe to avoid eviction from Los Angeles home: ‘Fame does not protect against hardship’ I asked 3 restaurant pros to name the most annoying thing diners do—and they all said ...
Wall Street Journal

Fervo Energy Raises $462 Million, Lands Google as Investor

The geothermal company Fervo Energy has privately raised $462 million from investors including Google to continue to develop a major project in Utah and fund new developments, company officials said.
MacRumors

Google Maps Quietly Added This Long-Overdue Feature for Drivers

Google Maps on iOS quietly gained a new feature recently that automatically recognizes where you've parked your vehicle and saves the location for you. Announced on LinkedIn by Rio Akasaka, Google ...
Forbes

Finance At The Forefront: Leading Transformation Amid Uncertainty And Innovation

CFOs and other finance executives continue to face growing urgency to build for the future, as technologies like AI reshape business and the speed of innovation accelerates across industries. Yet ...
JournalofAccountancy

As Finance Duties Shift, CAOs Take On Strategic Role

Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are accelerating the evolution of leadership responsibilities in the finance department, with cascading consequences for roles down the line. CFOs are ...
The Motley Fool

Google's TPUs Create Another Risk for Nvidia Stock

Google is reportedly talking with Meta Platforms about deploying its TPUs. This would mark a change in strategy for Google after keeping its AI chips to itself. Google could eventually steal a ...
The Motley Fool

Google's Latest AI Chip Puts the Focus on Inference

Google expects an explosion in demand for AI inference computing capacity. The company's new Ironwood TPUs are designed to be fast and efficient for AI inference workloads. With a decade of AI chip ...