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WhatsApp is working on chat themes with animated wallpapers (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-13 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: whatsapp, wabetainfo, ios

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U.S. Enlists Private Sector in Cyber Battle (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-13 | tags: u.s., private sector, chinese censorship

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DeepMind’s Hassabis Pitched AI-Oversight Body Before Shake-Up (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-13 | tags: deepmind, alphabet, ai oversight

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WhatsApp starts rolling out username support when creating new contacts (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-12 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: whatsapp, usernames, wabetainfo

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The probiotic bacteria engineered to treat diabetes (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-12 | by Petrić Howe | tags: probiotic bacteria, diabetes, nature.com

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The next great moonshots won’t come from Silicon Valley alone (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: alphabet, moonshot factory, sergey brin

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WhatsApp’s latest beta for iOS adds references to an in-chat search tool (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-10 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: whatsapp, ios, in-chat search

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Show HN: Alphabet Soup, a multiplayer game, build the longest word to win (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-09 | tags: alphabet, alphabet soup, buy coffee

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Four Top Google Scientists Are Leaving to Start Their Own AI Company. It Might Discover Things No Human Ever Could. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jonathan Small | tags: alphabet, alphabet ceo, dean

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Google DeepMind Boss Demis Hassabis Steps Down From CEO Role (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: ai strategy, alphabet, alphabet shaking

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Demis Hassabis steps down as DeepMind CEO, plus more Google leadership changes (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: alphabet, alphabet chief, announced

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Google's AI shake-up: DeepMind's Hassabis steps aside, senior scientists depart (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: alphabet, deepmind, google

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Google's AI shakeup: DeepMind's Hassabis steps aside, senior scientists depart (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: alphabet, deepmind, google

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WhatsApp beta for Mac tests flexible update schedules (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-03 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: whatsapp, mac, wabetainfo

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Google’s Moonshot Factory is just getting started (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: google x, alphabet, waymo

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Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft added nearly $1.5 trillion in combined value this week (cnbc.com)

2026-07-31 | by Annie Palmer Arjun Kharpal | tags: alphabet, amazon, microsoft

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Fresh off its Wiz payout, Index Ventures raises $2B across three funds (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Marina Temkin | tags: wiz, index ventures, alphabet

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Dwindling cash and soaring memory costs: Tech's AI buildout has ballooning price tag (cnbc.com)

2026-07-31 | by Annie Palmer Jordan Novet Lora Kolodny | tags: ai spending, amazon, alphabet

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The First Trailer for ‘Wicker’ Proves Alexander Skarsgård Is Hot in Any Form (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: alexander skarsgård, olivia colman, peter dinklage

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Amazon on deck to report earnings after the bell with cloud, capex in focus (cnbc.com)

2026-07-30 | by Annie Palmer | tags: amazon web services, aws, capex

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Waymos are starting to run on freeways again (engadget.com)

2026-07-29 | by Kris Holt | tags: waymo, robotaxis, freeway

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Amazon, Meta and Microsoft face skeptical investors this week after Google report sparked sell-off (cnbc.com)

2026-07-28 | by Jordan Novet Annie Palmer | tags: google, alphabet, amazon

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Google goes cash flow negative for the first time as AI data center buildout increases capex to a staggering $44.9 billion in a single quarter — CFO warns that capex will increase in 2027 as company banks big on TPUs (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-28 | by Luke James | tags: google, alphabet, tpu

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, July 28 (cnet.com)

2026-07-28 | by Gael Cooper | tags: greek alphabet, nato phonetic, coral reef

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Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-24 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: waymo, uber, robotaxis

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1 hyperscaler megacap down, 3 to go. Alphabet raises the stakes on AI spending (cnbc.com)

2026-07-24 | by Paulina Likos | tags: alphabet, ai spending, hyperscaler

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Moody's says 'unprecedented' AI spending threatens credit quality of Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and others (cnbc.com)

2026-07-24 | by Hugh Son | tags: amazon, alphabet, meta

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Google’s Profits Look a Little Terrifying Under the Hood (futurism.com)

2026-07-24 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: alphabet, google ai, spacex

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Tesla, Alphabet lose hundreds of billions in value in post-earnings stock plunge (cnbc.com)

2026-07-23 | by Arjun Kharpal | tags: tesla, alphabet, ai spending

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Tesla falls 14%, Alphabet sinks 6% as AI spending concerns spook investors (cnbc.com)

2026-07-23 | by Arjun Kharpal | tags: alphabet, tesla, elon musk