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Google blocked over 5 billion ads in 2024 as AI-powered scams skyrocketed
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Google blocked over 5 billion ads in 2024 as AI-powered scams skyrocketed

Google 2024 Ads Safety report says it blocked 5.1 billion bad ads It also blocked millions of advertiser accounts Google notes its detection...

“The opportunity with AI is as big as it gets” – Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledges  billion cloud, AI spending spree
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“The opportunity with AI is as big as it gets” – Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledges $75 billion cloud, AI spending spree

Alphabet and Google CEO pledges major spending spree Sundar Pichai reaffirms plans for $75 billion investment “We are excited about the possibilities, and...

Over .5 billion of crypto was lost to scams or theft in just three months of 2025
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Over $1.5 billion of crypto was lost to scams or theft in just three months of 2025

More than $1.5bn of crypto was lost to scams and theft in Q1 2025, report says Most of the funds were lost in...

Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for  billion in all-stock deal
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Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock deal

Workers install lighting on an “X” sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, July 28, 2023. Credit:...

Hyundai announces new  billion investment in US manufacturing
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Hyundai announces new $21 billion investment in US manufacturing

Hyundai has announced a new multi-billion-dollar investment in US manufacturing. South Korean auto giant Hyundai on Monday announced a multi-billion-dollar investment in the...

Arm’s parent company set to acquire only remaining standalone Arm server company for .5 billion
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Arm’s parent company set to acquire only remaining standalone Arm server company for $6.5 billion

SoftBank confirms $6.5 billion deal to acquire Arm-based chipmaker Ampere The deal could align Ampere with Arm and previously acquired Graphcore The acquisition...

SoftBank to acquire US semiconductor firm Ampere for .5 billion
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SoftBank to acquire US semiconductor firm Ampere for $6.5 billion

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain SoftBank Group said Wednesday that it had reached a deal to acquire US semiconductor firm Ampere for US $6.5...

Alphabet to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for  billion
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Alphabet to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, takes part in a discussion at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit Nov. 16, 2023,...

Google to acquire cloud security platform Wiz in  billion deal
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Google to acquire cloud security platform Wiz in $32 billion deal

Google will acquire Wiz in a $32 billion deal The pair say move will boost cloud offerings and lower customer costs Google will...