alphabet Alphabet Misses Q1 Earnings Estimates as YouTube Ad Revenue Slows Alphabet reports weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings and revenue, with YouTube ad revenue falling short due to tough comparisons and rising competition from TikTok. However, Google Cloud continues to show strong growth.
waymo Waymo Launches Fully Driverless Robotaxi Rides for San Francisco Employees Waymo kicks off employee-only, fully autonomous rides across a wide swath of San Francisco using its current testing permit. The move intensifies the competitive battle against Cruise in the Bay Area.
waymo Waymo Launches Driverless Robotaxi Rides for San Francisco Employees Waymo begins offering fully autonomous rides to its employees in San Francisco as it expands its testing territory. The move intensifies the ongoing competition with Cruise in the Bay Area.
waymo Waymo Gains Approval to Charge for Robotaxi Rides in San Francisco Waymo officially receives a permit to charge passengers for autonomous ride-hailing trips in San Francisco, though a human safety operator remains behind the wheel. This milestone marks a crucial step toward full commercialization for the Alphabet subsidiary.
waymo Waymo Gains Approval to Charge for Robotaxi Rides in San Francisco Waymo receives a crucial California permit to charge passengers for autonomous ride-hailing trips in San Francisco, though a human safety operator remains in the vehicle.
waymo Waymo Vehicle Strikes Pedestrian in San Francisco's Lower Haight A Waymo vehicle collides with a pedestrian in San Francisco's Lower Haight neighborhood, though the company claims a human driver operates the car at the time. The victim remains conscious after the late-night incident and receives transport to a local hospital.
deepmind DeepMind's Gopher AI Outperforms Rivals in Language Tasks DeepMind introduces Gopher, a powerful new language model that outperforms competing AI systems on various comprehension and question-answering tasks. The breakthrough signals Google's AI lab is stepping up its presence in natural language processing.
deepmind DeepMind Unveils Gopher, an Efficient Language Model Outperforming GPT-3 DeepMind introduces Gopher, a 280-billion-parameter language model that outperforms GPT-3 on key benchmarks through smarter resource allocation rather than sheer size.
deepmind DeepMind Unveils Player of Games AI That Masters Diverse Game Types DeepMind introduces Player of Games, a new AI system that successfully plays both perfect information games like Chess and Go and imperfect information games like Poker using a single algorithm.
alphabet Alphabet and Microsoft Stock Hit Record Highs After Strong Q3 Earnings Alphabet and Microsoft surge to record stock prices after both tech giants report third-quarter earnings that easily beat analyst expectations. The impressive results highlight the resilience of the top tech companies amid ongoing supply chain and inflation concerns.
microsoft Microsoft and Alphabet Defy Big Tech Gloom With Strong Revenue Growth Microsoft and Alphabet easily beat Wall Street revenue expectations, proving that digital demand continues to fuel the tech giants. Azure and Google Cloud lead the impressive quarterly gains.
alphabet Alphabet Tops Q3 Estimates as Ad Revenue Surges 43 Percent Alphabet beats Wall Street expectations for third-quarter earnings and revenue, driven by a massive 43 percent jump in advertising sales. The company also demonstrates resilience against Apple's privacy changes while Google Cloud losses continue to narrow.
alphabet Alphabet Posts Record $65.1 Billion Q3 Revenue Driven by Cloud and Ads Alphabet reports a massive 41% year-over-year revenue increase for the third quarter of 2021, reaching $65.1 billion. The financial growth highlights strong performances across YouTube ads, Google Cloud, and hardware sales.
waymo Waymo Launches Trusted Tester Program for San Francisco Residents Waymo brings its autonomous ride-hailing service to San Francisco through a new application-based Trusted Tester program. The expansion places the Alphabet unit in direct competition with local rivals like Cruise and Zoox.
waymo Waymo Reaches 20 Million Autonomous Miles While Tackling San Francisco Streets Waymo's self-driving technology reaches a major milestone of 20 million real-world miles as it intensifies testing in the complex environment of San Francisco. The Alphabet subsidiary also expands its autonomous trucking operations with a new hub in Dallas-Fort Worth.