Google parent Alphabet issues first dividend after strong earnings

thenationalnews.com Google’s parent company Alphabet on Thursday announced it would issue its first dividend, at 20 cents a share, and authorised a stock repurchase programme worth $70 billion.…

Sundar Pichai admits the generative AI boom took Google by surprise

aol.com None Google's CEO Sundar Pichai says the sudden public interest in AI surprised the company. • None During an event at Stanford University, Pichai said he had a "different…

relic weapon in FFXIV

polygon.com If you’re bored and feel like there’s nothing left to do in Final Fantasy 14, you may want to consider picking up a fancy weapon by completing the A Realm Reborn relic…

Google search boss warns employees of 'new operating reality,' urges them to move faster

cnbc.com Wearing a hoodie with the words "We use Math" on the front, Google search boss Prabhakar Raghavan had an important message for employees at an all-hands meeting last month.…

Here are Top 6 XRP Price Predictions after Bitcoin Halving

thecryptobasic.com We have compiled six of the most notable XRP price predictions after the recent Bitcoin halving event to spotlight expectations for XRP following the event. The…

Google squashes AI teams together in push for fresh models

theregister.com Google is consolidating the various teams working on generative AI under the DeepMind team in a bid to accelerate development of more capable systems. The decision, handed…

Digital humans: the relatable face of artificial intelligence?

edition.cnn.com Scrolling through the Instagram account of DJ and aspiring model Dex you’ll see her wearing new outfits, performing at shows around the world and chatting to her thousands…

3 Unstoppable AI Stocks Not Named Nvidia That You Can Buy and Hold for Years

finance.yahoo.com Nvidia is undoubtedly the name many investors think about these days when they think of artificial intelligence (AI). And that's not wrong, as the chipmaker has been playing…

Rachel Zegler, Kit Connor to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Romeo+Juliet’ With Music by Jack Antonoff

variety.com “West Side Story” star Rachel Zegler and “Heartstopper” breakout Kit Connor will make their Broadway debuts in “Romeo+ Juliet,” a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s…

Even a $2 Trillion Company Can Grow the Size of Its Pie

investorplace.com "I see this as a basis for growing the size of the pie,” emphasized Google vice president Amin Vahdat. Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) has certainly been cooking. On Tuesday, the…

The London Library and Elizabeth Winkler's female Shakespeare claims

theweek.com A leading literary institution has been accused of promoting an "anti-intellectual conspiracy theory" with an event exploring claims that Shakespeare may have been a woman.…

Cannabis For A Cause: How Pre-Roll Company Custom Cones USA Supports Veterans, LGBTQ+ Rights

benzinga.com Custom Cones USA's innovative campaign, Cones For A Cause, brings a new dimension to the act of smoking cannabis. By introducing DaySavers' American flag-themed pre-rolled…

From boom to burst, the AI bubble is only heading in one direction

theguardian.com “Are we really in an AI bubble,” asked a reader of last month’s column about the apparently unstoppable rise of Nvidia, “and how would we know?” Good question, so I asked an…

8 great alternatives to ChatGPT for workers

siliconrepublic.com ChatGPT is good, but there are a lot of other similar tools workers can use that perhaps aren’t as well known as OpenAI’s beast. Here are just a few. Is it just us, or is…