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☆ Elon Musk's Grok AI was pretty excited Trump won the 2024 election. Here's what else AI chatbots had to say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThe 2024 presidential election has been called, and this year voters had the option to follow along with AI-enabled search tools. AdvertisementOpenAI's ChatGpt-4o, Perplexity AI, Google Search and Google Gemini, Microsoft's consumer CoPilot, and X's Grok were prompted with the following questions:Who will win the presidential election? Who won the presidential election? The top of the AI search results included the latest news articles about the election and a ticker for the Electoral College. Perplexity AI's election tool answers a question about the 2024 Presidential election.

Persons: ChatGPT, Copilot, —, OpenAI's, X's Grok, Elon, Grok, Douglas Adams, Elon Musk, Helen Li, Perplexity, Kento Morita, Morita Organizations: Google, Service, Associated Press, Reuters, Business, Trump, Microsoft, Gemini, Electoral College

☆ Google and Meta are blocking political ads to combat misinformation. Some experts say it’s too late
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Meta last week began blocking advertisers from creating or running new ads about US social issues, elections or politics across its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. But experts say that previous moves by social media companies — such as cutting their own internal safety teams — could undercut their current efforts. Former President Donald Trump and many of his supporters have already made repeated false claims that Democrats are cheating in the election. But since then, those companies have made cuts to those teams and walked back policies designed to restrict false claims about politics and elections. Last year, they said they would no longer remove false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

Persons: TikTok, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, What’s, Twitter, Musk, we’ve, ”, Sacha Haworth, ” Imran Ahmed, “ It’s, —, Trump, Helene, Harris, Ahmed’s CCDH, Ahmed, ” Ahmed, Leslie Miller, ” Mann, X, Biden, Kamala, Kamala Harris Organizations: New, New York CNN, Facebook, Google, Meta, Capitol, Tech, Center, CNN, Biden, Trump, YouTube, ” Meta, Associated Press, Integrity Locations: New York, Milton, U.S

☆ Google curbs politics discussion among employees on U.S. Election Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Google has been moderating and removing employees' internal election-related conversations, CNBC has learned. Despite the warnings, employees continued posting memes related to the election and criticizing the company's policies on Tuesday. The most recent leadership guidance shows the company is taking expanded action to temper internal political discussions. That includes through the company's Google Search, Google News and YouTube services. Google briefly shut down an internal message board this March after employees posted comments about the company's Nimbus contract.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, Pichai, Donald Trump Organizations: Google, CNBC, Tuesday's, Monday, YouTube, Republican, Amazon, U.S . National Labor Board Locations: Tuesday's U.S, U.S

☆ The election is a big test for AI companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AI companies have been adjusting their election offerings and guidelines ahead of Election Day. Perplexity launched an Election Information Hub with information on candidates, voting logistics, and results. Related VideoThe AI search engine launched a dedicated "Election Information Hub" that uses AI to provide information about the upcoming election and results tracking. While the live election updates may be helpful to users, AI-generated election content poses a number of risks. AdvertisementGoogle , which experienced some highly publicized AI fails with its Gemini AI and AI Overviews, chose to implement constraints on what users can ask its AI products about the election.

Persons: Perplexity, —, Sara Platnick, Platnick, Perplexity Alon Yamin, Yamin, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Anthropic, Brad Carson, it's, Carson Organizations: Google, Service, Business, Associated Press, Democracy, Reuters, Innovation

☆ Tesla, Alphabet or GM? A breakdown of the autonomous driving battle and how to trade it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Michael Khouw | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Autonomous driving is at a pivotal juncture, with several companies vying for leadership in a sector that promises to revolutionize transportation. While Tesla (TSLA) has dominated the autonomous vehicle headlines with its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, it may not be the best autonomous driving investment. Waymo: A leader in the autonomous race Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet , has long been a frontrunner in the autonomous driving sector. Tesla's FSD software relies primarily on optical cameras, supported by advanced AI algorithms to interpret the road environment. The value autonomous driving adds to stock Currently, Alphabet, GM, and Tesla are not generating meaningful revenue from autonomous driving or robotics technology.

Persons: GM's, Google's Waymo, Waymo, Tesla's, Cruise, Mary Barra, Elon Musk, Tesla, AVs, GM's supercruise, TSLA, Price, Mary Barra's Organizations: General Motors, PACE, Hyundai, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety, Cruise, Cruise's, National, Traffic Safety Administration, Ford, Elon, GM's, Tesla, GM, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL Locations: Phoenix, Los Angeles, AVs

Search interest for "Travel Tuesday" rose more than 500% from 2021 to 2023, according to a report published by McKinsey & Company on Thursday. Searches are highest among American and Canadian consumers, but interest is also rising in Australia, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Spain, according to McKinsey. "European travel companies can anticipate the possibility that Travel Tuesday will become a growing phenomenon in their region," McKinsey's report notes. Searches for "Cyber Monday" are far greater than "Travel Tuesday," but interest in the former is declining, it showed. "But unlike some of the impulse purchases consumers make on Black Friday, travel bookings can require more planning."

Persons: —, Kristen Jennings, Ryan Mann, Mann Organizations: McKinsey & Company, McKinsey, Google, Bawah Reserve, McKinsey's, Logistics, Infrastructure Locations: Canadian, Australia, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain, North America, Western Europe, Singapore, Asia, Riau

☆ Google employees pressure costumed execs at all-hands meeting for clarity on cost cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Alphabet executives, donning Halloween costumes, faced questions from concerned employees at an all-hands meeting on Wednesday, following comments on the company's earnings call suggesting that more cost cuts are coming. "There is a reality to it," said Brian Ong, vice president of Google recruiting, according to a recording of the meeting reviewed by CNBC. Ashkenazi said one of her key priorities in the new role would be to make more cuts as Google expands its spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2025. Google has been restructuring its workforce to move more quickly in the AI arms race, where it faces increased competition. Within Google, employees have expressed concern that the company is preparing for more layoffs, possibly after the end of the year, according to internal correspondence viewed by CNBC.

Persons: Brian Ong, Ong, Anat Ashkenazi, Ruth Porat, Jeff Dean, Ashkenazi, Reggie Miller, Sundar Pichai, That's Organizations: Google, CNBC, Indiana Pacers, Amazon Locations: Silicon Valley

A security guard has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder charge in the death of a 32-year-old man he is accused of shooting at a hookah lounge early Sunday, police in Texas said. Teddy Lee Mills is accused of shooting Day’shaun Colen shortly after 2 a.m. at the Bravo Hookah Lounge in Abilene, where Mills was working a private security detail and Colen was a would-be patron, police said. Mills, who had a firearm, and another unarmed security guard were at the door, according to the complaint. Mills also told officers that Colen said he was “gonna get him” and that when the crowd was pushing in, he felt “them” grab his Taser. The Bravo Hookah Lounge in Abilene, Texas.

Persons: Teddy Lee Mills, Day’shaun Colen, Mills, Colen, Day'shaun Colen, Charles Reynolds, Rounsaville, Colen “, mouthy ”, “, Colen’s, Lawrence Glover, Reynolds, Glover, Glover’s Organizations: Bravo, NBC News, Abilene, J.R, Google, NBC, Apex Tactical Security, Army, Knox County Sheriff’s Department, Police Locations: Texas, Abilene, Taylor, Sunday, Fort Worth, Colen, Abilene , Texas, Knox County, Indiana, Florida

☆ Russia fines Google more than the world's entire GDP
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( David Hodari | David Hodari Is A London-Based Editor. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The court that imposed the fine might be in for a long wait for Google to pay up, however. “This should be a reason for the Google leadership to pay attention to this and improve the situation.”The amount the court says Google owes is growing, too. The court ordered Google to restore the accounts within nine months, with a fine of 100,000 rubles (around $1,000) levied for each day after that period. Some of those Russian media outlets have also appealed to courts in Turkey, Hungary, Spain and South Africa to enforce court decisions made against Google in Russia. In the section of its third quarter earnings release titled 'Legal Matters,' Alphabet said: “We have ongoing legal matters relating to Russia.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s, it’s, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Dmitry Peskov, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Konstantin Malofeev Organizations: Google, Kremlin, NBC, RBC, YouTube, International Monetary Fund, NBC News, Wagner Group Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Turkey, Hungary, Spain, South Africa, Russia, South Africa’s

☆ Amazon's cloud unit records highest profit margin in at least a decade
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon said revenue in its cloud unit increased 19% in third quarter, just missing analyst estimates. AWS leads the cloud infrastructure market over Google and Microsoft and is an important source of profit for Amazon. On Tuesday Alphabet said revenue from Google Cloud, which includes cloud applications as well as infrastructure, totaled $11.35 billion, up 35%. Microsoft said Wednesday that revenue from Azure and other cloud services grew 33%. Google Cloud reported an operating margin of 17%.

Persons: Matt Garman, Oracle, Garman, Databricks, Naveen Rao Organizations: Amazon Web Services, Tech, Amazon, Revenue, Google, Microsoft, AWS, CNBC, TechCrunch Locations: Laguna Beach , California

☆ AI is coming to Google Maps to help you find inspiration for what to do in an area
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Google Maps and its platforms rolled out a Gemini AI update that enhances its location services. Starting this week, the company's Gemini AI will be integrated into Google Maps in the US on Android and iOS. Google vice president Miriam Daniel told Business Insider that the presentation of the results in Google Maps and the Gemini app might look different, "but the fundamental core is somewhat the same." AdvertisementDrivers will be able to report incidents within Google Maps. The tech giant has been working on integrating AI into various platforms, such as AI Overviews in Google search results.

Persons: —, Miriam Daniel, Susanne Franz, We're, Daniel Organizations: Google, Gemini, Drivers, Service, Waze, Android, Business

☆ The Kremlin says it hopes an unpronounceably huge fine got Google's attention
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementAn enormous fine levied by a Russian court on Google caught the attention of the Kremlin — which hopes Google will notice in turn. President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, commented on the sum on Thursday. "This should be a reason for the Google leadership to pay attention to this and improve the situation." Google has not commented on the fine directly, including when asked by Business Insider. AdvertisementIn 2022, Google's Russian legal arm, Google LLC, filed for bankruptcy, and authorities seized its bank accounts.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, Dmitri Peskov, Donald Trump, Peskov Organizations: Google, YouTube, Service, NBC, Business Locations: Russia, Russian

☆ Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Russia is seeking an unfathomable sum of money from one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Google reportedly owes the Kremlin more than 2 undecillion rubles — a 2 followed by 36 zeroes — after refusing to pay fines for blocking pro-Russian channels on YouTube. The virtually unpronounceable penalty amounts to $20 decillion — or around $20 billion trillion trillion. Russian state media TASS reported this week that a Russian court has ordered Google to restore the YouTube channels or else face mounting charges. In quarterly earnings published this week, the company referred to “ongoing legal matters” relating to its business in Russia.

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☆ Amazon set to report Q3 earnings after the bell
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon will report results for the third quarter after the bell Thursday. Earnings are growing much faster, due largely to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's widespread cost-cutting efforts. Amazon is expected to report operating income of $14.7 billion during the quarter, up more than 31% from a year earlier, according to StreetAccount. During the third quarter, Amazon held its annual Prime Day megasale in July. WATCH: What to expect from Meta and Amazon earnings

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U.S. officials expect that in the coming weeks, Iran is likely to contact individual Americans directly to try to influence how they vote, stir societal divide or incite violence, according to three sources with knowledge of U.S. intelligence reporting on the issue. The U.S. intelligence community noted this month that Iranian hackers appear to have gained access to some Americans’ voting records, as they did in 2020. Last week, U.S. intelligence officials told reporters that both Iran and Russia were continuing propaganda operations to influence American voters and society. A spokesperson for Iran’s mission to the United Nations didn’t respond to a request for comment, but officials for Tehran have routinely denied American accusations of election influence campaigns. In the leadup to the 2020 election, U.S. officials announced that Iran was behind an ambitious effort to sow election discord.

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☆ Betting on the election is the hottest new trend. But can prediction markets keep the momentum going?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The big storyPresidential betsChris duMond; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIWe're less than a week from election day, but one group can already claim victory: betting markets. Kalshi's legal victory in October over the CFTC to offer election betting paved the way for the trend. iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BIThe betting market's biggest tests might come after the election. Betting markets have Trump as a heavy favorite, whereas traditional polls indicate a tight race. AdvertisementShould Trump win in a landslide, it could strengthen the case for using betting markets as a key tool for election analysis.

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☆ Jim Cramer looks at what to do with Eli Lilly, AMD shares after their big slides on earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Meanwhile, fellow Club stock Advanced Micro Devices fell 9.5% on Wednesday, the morning after it issued light guidance. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Brian Niccol, Jim, Eli Lilly, Lilly, Stocks, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Microsoft, Starbucks, Meta, Google, Club, Nvidia, AMD, GE Healthcare, Reddit Locations: China

A slain woman's body was found inside a guest room at a chic spa and resort in the Hamptons, authorities said Tuesday. "Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the murder of a victim whose body was found in a guest room at a Water Mll resort," county police said. The Shou Shugi Ban House in Watermill, N.Y., in 2021. "As the only comprehensive wellness program in the Hamptons, Shou Sugi Ban House offers an environment that is both tranquil and transcendent, encouraging one to Return to the Simplicity of Self," according to the resort's website. A representative for Shou Sugi Ban House could not be be immediately reached for comment on Tuesday.

Persons: Sabina Rosas, Shou Sugi, Sugi, Shugi Organizations: Hamptons, Suffolk County Police Department, Southampton Town Police, Police Homicide Squad, Mll, Police, Google, House Locations: Brooklyn, Water, Midtown Manhattan, Suffolk, Southampton

☆ Microsoft's GitHub expands beyond OpenAI, lets developers use AI models from Anthropic, Google
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft has a very expensive and very public relationship with artificial intelligence startup OpenAI. But one of Microsoft's most successful AI products, GitHub Copilot, is now going beyond OpenAI to give developers more choice in what models they want to use. Microsoft introduced GitHub Copilot in 2021, offering source code suggestions to software developers. Copilot relies on models from OpenAI, which has received billions of dollars in funding from Microsoft and has exploded in popularity since releasing ChatGPT in late 2022. At that point, it felt like "the right time" to add models from Anthropic and Google , Dohmke said.

Persons: Claude, Thomas Dohmke, They're, GitHub, Dohmke Organizations: Microsoft, OpenAI's, o1, CNBC, Google

☆ Big Tech stocks have a high earnings bar to clear
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Overall S & P 500 profit growth is tracking below what analysts anticipated heading into the reporting period. Still, the S & P 500 is less than 1% below a record high reached earlier this month. Solita Marcelli, UBS Global Wealth Management chief investment officer for the Americas, also warned that high valuations could be a problem for megacap tech stocks as earnings roll out. Technical patterns based on price charts aren't too favorable, either, heading into megacap tech earnings. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) in June hit its highest level relative to the S & P 500 since March 2000 , when the dot-com bubble peaked.

Persons: Solita Marcelli, Marcelli, Wells Fargo Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Nasdaq, UBS Global Wealth Management, Netflix Locations: Americas

☆ Alphabet's two pillars of growth stand tall in the latest quarter. But we're not ready to act
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

However, on "Mad Money" following the release, Jim said Alphabet delivered an "unambiguously great quarter." Alphabet Why we own it : Alphabet's Google Search is an invaluable tool for advertisers. Revenue for the Google Search, YouTube ads, and Google Network line items totaled $65.85 billion. That was up more than 10% from the year-ago quarter, though it was a slower growth rate than in the second quarter. The company exited the quarter with $93.23 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities on its balance sheet.

Persons: It's, Jim Cramer, Jim, it's, Sundar Pichai, We're, Waymo, Anat Ashkenazi, Pichai, Jim Cramer's, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Google, U.S, European, Justice Department, Big Tech, Nvidia, YouTube, Microsoft, Revenue, Google Services, Walmart, Dallas Fort, CNBC Locations: U.S, Dallas, Dallas Fort Worth, Mountain View , California

☆ Microsoft just ramped up its cloud rivalry with Google by accusing it of 'shadow campaigns'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft leads Google in cloud market share, while Amazon Web Services is at the top. AdvertisementMicrosoft publicly accused Google of running "shadow campaigns" to undermine its business and influence cloud regulation in Europe, in an escalation of the tech giants' rivalry. A Google spokesperson told Business Insider the company had been "very public" about concerns with Microsoft's cloud licensing. In the second quarter, Google Cloud generated $10.35 billion in revenue, while Microsoft's Azure, included as part of the company's Intelligent Cloud group, reported $28.5 billion in revenue. AdvertisementIn 2023, Google Cloud generated $33.7 billion in sales, while Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud group reported $96.8 billion in sales.

Persons: —, Rima Alaily, Alaily, Nicky Stewart, Stewart Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Service, Cloud Coalition, Open Cloud Coalition, European Commission, Big Tech, Amazon Web Services, Department of Justice, Games Locations: Europe

☆ Microsoft calls out Google for running 'shadow campaigns' in Europe to influence regulators
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft took the unusual step on Monday of publicly criticizing longtime rival Google for running "shadow campaigns" in Europe designed to discredit the software giant with regulators. "This week an astroturf group organized by Google is launching," Microsoft lawyer Rima Alaily wrote. "We've been very public about our concerns with Microsoft's cloud licensing, a Google cloud spokesperson said in an email. Google funded the Coalition for Fair Software Licensing that last year asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft, Alaily wrote. WATCH: Google Cloud exec says Microsoft is in violation of EU antitrust laws

Persons: Rima Alaily, Alaily, Microsoft's, didn't Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Justice Department, Group, Open Cloud Coalition, DGA, European Commission, Amazon Web Services, Amazon, Coalition for, Software, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Cloud Infrastructure Services Locations: Europe, U.S, Monday's

☆ Google reportedly paid $2.7 billion for a deal with Character.AI. Now, it's entangled in a lawsuit over a teen's suicide.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A mother is suing Character.AI after her son died by suicide moments after talking to its chatbot. Character AI's founders were re-hired by Google as part of a deal reportedly worth $2.7 billion. Garcia blames the chatbot for her son's death and, in the lawsuit against Character.AI, alleged negligence, wrongful death, and deceptive trade practices. AdvertisementAjder also said Character.AI had faced some public criticism over its chatbot before Google closed the deal. A Google spokesperson told Reuters the company was not involved in developing Character.AI's products.

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