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CNBC
Google is rolling out a new feature allowing users to change their Gmail address
Google says it is rolling out a feature that lets users change their Gmail addresses in a long-requested update to their email policy.
CNBC
The blowout AI trades that surprised Wall Street in 2025
We lay out the AI trades that captured the market's attention, from Google's unexpected growth to the boom in rocket companies and self-driving cars.
CNBC
Motive, an Alphabet-backed fleet management software company, files for IPO
Motive says its products, including a dashboard camera for tracking truckers, have saved over 1,000 lives.
CNBC
Why we put Alphabet back in the Bullpen — plus, Cramer's case for Nvidia in 2026
The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.
CNBC
Novo Nordisk's new obesity pill, Alphabet's data center deal, the end of EV euphoria and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
TechCrunch
OpenAI says AI browsers may always be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks
Since Google launched its AI Overviews in May 2024, the percentage of news searches that don't lead to clicks on news websites has increased from 56%...
Bloomberg
Nigeria in Advanced Talks With Google for New Undersea Cable
Nigeria is in advanced talks with Alphabet Inc.’s Google for a new undersea cable to strengthen the West African nation’s digital resilience, a senior government official said.
Bloomberg
Rakuten AI Boss Diverges From Big Tech in Prioritizing Low Cost
Rakuten Group Inc. is expanding its AI team under the stewardship of a Google veteran and building models with a focus on cost efficiency.
Bloomberg
Larry Ellison Backs Paramount Bid for WBD | Bloomberg Tech 12/22/2025
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses Larry Ellison’s personal guarantee to back Paramount Skydance’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Plus, Google agrees to buy power provider Intersect Power for $4.75 billion, as the tech giant makes a push to grow its data center presence. And New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs a bill regulating advanced artificial intelligence into law. (Source: Bloomberg)
CNBC
We're putting an AI giant in the Bullpen — not letting a mistake cloud our judgment
Alphabet can no longer be ignored.
CNBC
Alphabet to acquire data center and energy infrastructure company Intersect
Alphabet said the acquisition will help bring more data center and generation capacity online faster.
Bloomberg
Alphabet to Buy Data Center Partner Intersect for $4.75 Billion
Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant to dramatically expand its data center footprint for AI.
CNBC
Tech stocks rebound, Google's boomerang strategy, Xbox's slump and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
SCMP
Huawei’s HarmonyOS crosses ‘survival line’ as user base hits 27 million
HarmonyOS, Huawei Technologies’ self-developed operating system, has crossed the threshold of 27 million users, a sign that the company’s efforts to take on Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android are paying off.
In announcing the user numbers for its latest iterations – HarmonyOS 5 and HarmonyOS 6 – the Shenzhen-based tech giant referred to the milestone as a “survival line” for the company.
The platform also boasted an ecosystem of over 10 million developers. User engagement crossed milestones, too,...
Bloomberg.com
AI Data Center Gold Rush Driven by Thousands of Newcomers - Bloomberg.com
... AI systems. New faces are behind the mega-campuses being developed ... News. Tech behemoths including Oracle, Meta and Alphabet have helped...
ARPU
Weekly Debrief: Google Opens a New Front in the AI Chip War
NPR
Apple, Google tell workers on visas to avoid leaving the U.S. amid Trump immigration crackdown
With months-long consulate and embassy delays being reported, the two tech companies say staying put in the U.S. right now could prevent workers from getting stranded in their home countries.
CNBC
Google was at risk of losing its dominance — until it promoted this AI executive
Josh Woodward, a 16-year Google veteran, is tasked with running the Gemini app and going head-to-head with OpenAI in the booming generative AI market.
CNBC
Google's boomerang year: 20% of AI software engineers hired in 2025 were ex-employees
As competition heats up for AI talent, Google turned to hiring more so-called boomerang employees in 2025.
Bloomberg
Microsoft, Google Among 24 Firms Joining US AI ‘Genesis Mission’
Two dozen top artificial intelligence companies have signed on to join the federal government’s “Genesis Mission,” an effort by the Trump administration to boost the use of the emerging technology for scientific discovery and energy projects.
Reuters
With freebies, OpenAI, Google vie for Indian users and training data | Reuters
Illustration shows message reading "AI artificial intelligence", keyboard and robot hands ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters,...
CNBC
Nvidia and Alphabet VC arms back vibe coding startup Lovable at $6.6 billion valuation
The announcement confirms details reported by CNBC on Tuesday.
Bloomberg
AI Startup Edison Raises $70 Million to Speed Up Scientific Research
A startup building artificial intelligence software to speed up and automate scientific research has raised $70 million in a new funding round, the latest sign of investor enthusiasm for using AI in the sciences. The financing for Edison Scientific, announced Thursday, was co-led by Spark Capital, Triatomic Capital and a US-based biotech investor that the company declined to name. Other participants included Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean and CrowdStrike co-founder Dmitri Alperovitch. The fund
Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley Offers More Junk Debt for Google-Tied Project
Developers of a data center linked to Alphabet Inc.’s Google are tapping the junk-bond market to finance the project in a deal led by Morgan Stanley, extending a borrowing spree powering the artificial-intelligence boom.
Bloomberg
Google Releases More Efficient Gemini 3 AI Model Across Products
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is rolling out a more efficient and affordable version of its most powerful artificial intelligence model across its products, building on the company’s momentum after the successful launch of Gemini 3.
Bloomberg
Ex-Google CEO’s Data Center Firm Partners With Texas Landowner
A data center firm co-founded by ex-Google chief Eric Schmidt has partnered with a major Texas landowner to develop large-scale data hubs.
CNBC
Alphabet-owned Waymo in talks to raise $15 billion in funding
The funding round would give Waymo a valuation as high as $110 billion, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.
The Verge
Google wants its AI assistant CC to replace your morning scroll | The Verge
Google's AI agent CC is similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT Pulse ... More in News.
Bloomberg
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Updated to Make Images Better and Faster
OpenAI is rolling out an update to ChatGPT that’s intended to generate images better and faster, the latest move by the artificial intelligence developer to bolster its flagship chatbot amid heated competition from Alphabet Inc.’s Google. The new version of ChatGPT Images, announced on Thursday, is designed to make and edit images more precisely, as well as to spit out pictures as much as four times faster than its previous AI image-generation model. The company is also creating a new section w
CNBC
OpenAI poaches Google executive to lead corporate development
Albert Lee previously led corporate development for Google Cloud and Google DeepMind.