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Senators Demand Accountability From X, Meta, and Alphabet Over Sexualized Deepfakes

By Maria Konash Jan 15, 2026

U.S. senators are demanding detailed explanations from major tech platforms on how they prevent and monetize AI-generated sexual deepfakes. The inquiry follows renewed scrutiny of generative AI tools and their safeguards.

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Alphabet’s Market Cap Tops $4 Trillion Thanks to AI Investments

By Maria Konash Jan 12, 2026

Alphabet reached a $4 trillion market valuation after a 65% stock gain in 2025, fueled by AI investments including Gemini 3 and custom AI chips for enterprise and consumer products.

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Anthropic Reportedly Targets $10 Billion Raise at $350 Billion Valuation

By Maria Konash Jan 8, 2026

Anthropic is preparing to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, nearly doubling its recent value. Major backers include GIC, Coatue, Microsoft, and Nvidia, supporting cloud expansion and AI model development.

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OpenAI Reorganizes Teams to Advance Audio-First AI Devices

By Maria Konash Jan 2, 2026

OpenAI has consolidated internal teams to accelerate development of advanced audio models ahead of a planned audio-first personal device. The effort signals a broader industry shift toward voice-based interfaces.

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Alphabet to Acquire Intersect for $4.75 Billion to Advance U.S. Energy Innovation

By Maria Konash Dec 22, 2025

Alphabet announced plans to acquire Intersect for $4.75 billion, aiming to expand data center capacity and accelerate energy innovation. The acquisition includes in-development projects and Intersect’s technical team.

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Verkada Raises $100M to Boost AI Security Platform

By Maria Konash Dec 3, 2025

Security startup Verkada reaches a $5.8 billion valuation after a $100 million funding round led by CapitalG to expand AI-driven security solutions.

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China’s DeepSeek Challenges Google With Open Source AI

By Maria Konash Nov 28, 2025

China’s DeepSeek has released an advanced open source AI model, intensifying competition with Google’s Gemini 3 and other proprietary systems. The move highlights China’s growing influence in global AI development.

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AI Bubble or Just the Beginning? Nvidia’s Earnings Spark New Market Divide

By Maria Konash Nov 27, 2025

Nvidia’s strong earnings reignite AI bubble fears, but analysts say the boom has years of runway as real demand, revenue growth, and new AI use cases accelerate.

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Meta and Google Discuss Multi-Billion Dollar Chip Deal

By Maria Konash Nov 25, 2025

Meta is in talks to spend billions on Google’s TPUs for its data centers, a shift that would position Alphabet as a stronger competitor to Nvidia. The discussions include Meta potentially renting Google Cloud chips as early as next year.

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Alphabet CEO Warns Against Blindly Trusting AI Tools

By Maria Konash Nov 18, 2025

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai urged users not to blindly trust AI outputs, citing errors in generative models and emphasizing the importance of cross-checking information with reliable sources.

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Google Wins U.S. Approval to Acquire Wiz for $32B

By Maria Konash Nov 5, 2025

Google’s $32B acquisition of cloud security startup Wiz has cleared U.S. antitrust review, bringing the tech giant one step closer to completing its largest-ever deal.

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HSBC, General Atlantic Executives Warn AI Spending Outpaces Revenue Growth

By Maria Konash Nov 4, 2025

HSBC and General Atlantic executives caution that AI investments are accelerating faster than revenue, creating risks of overvaluation and slow productivity gains.