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Alphabet, Google’s parent company, just made it clear it’s not tiptoeing into artificial intelligence it’s sprinting. The tech giant says it plans to spend as much as $185 billion this year, nearly double what analysts had expected, as it goes all-in on AI. The announcement landed with
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For years, many smartphone users joked that their phones were “listening” to them. Mention a restaurant, a pair of shoes, or a medical issue out loud and suddenly ads for those exact things would appear on their screens. What once sounded like paranoia has now turned into costly legal trouble
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The lawsuit brought by a Florida mother after the death of her teenage son has come to an end with a settlement, but the conversation it sparked about artificial intelligence, responsibility, and child safety is far from over. Google and chatbot company Character.AI have agreed to settle a case
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Google rolls out its deepest AI research agent yet, while OpenAI simultaneously updates GPT-5.2, showing intensifying competition among leading labs to push AI capabilities forward. On December 11, 2025, the AI landscape witnessed a rare moment of dual breakthroughs, as Google unveiled what it describes as its deepest AI
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A 70% rally in 2025 has transformed Alphabet from a company defending its relevance to a frontrunner in AI and enterprise infrastructure, even as regulators, investors, and rivals question whether the momentum can hold. Alphabet’s stock closed the week at a valuation just shy of $3.82 trillion, placing