The shift is indicative of the importance of new artificial intelligence technology to Silicon Valley and Wall Street investors.
Tag: Alphabet Inc
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Google Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions
The company, which has been working to trim expenses, laid off employees who worked on core engineering, the Google Assistant product and hardware such as the Pixel phone.
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‘Lost Time for No Reason’: How Driverless Taxis Are Stressing Cities
In San Francisco and Austin, Texas, where passengers can hail self-driving vehicles, the cars have added to the workloads of city employees.
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Alphabet Has Strong Ad Sales but Cloud Business Disappoints
Google’s parent company reported that sales were up 11 percent from a year ago while profit jumped 42 percent to $19.7 billion.