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Marketing

Pinterest credits shoppability, AI investments for 'milestone' Q1

Investments in shoppability and AI drive Pinterest's revenue growth and user engagement. [ more ]

Miami Herald

Analysts eye Google spending ahead of earnings as Meta spooks AI bets

Alphabet shares fell ahead of report, will increase AI investments. [ more ]

The Motley Fool

4 weeks ago

Meta Platforms Stock Has 14% Upside, According to 1 Wall Street Analyst | The Motley Fool

AI investments are expected to drive additional growth for Meta Platforms.

Analysts maintain a positive outlook on Meta Platforms due to its focus on AI and potential for revenue growth. [ more ]

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Meta sounds profit warning as AI spending soars

Generating substantial returns from AI will be a time-consuming process as highlighted by Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg. [ more ]

Theregister

Meta's value plummets as Zuckerberg admits AI needs time

Meta's AI investments will take a while to pay off financially despite promising revenue and profit growth. [ more ]

ComputerWeekly.com

Meta chief lays out long-term AI plan | Computer Weekly

Meta's first-quarter revenue hit $36.5bn, emphasizing long-term AI and AR investments for profitability. [ more ]

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Washington Post

Big Tech keeps spending billions on AI. There's no end in sight.

Tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Meta are significantly increasing their investments in AI, with plans to spend tens of billions more, leading to increased demand for computer chips and potential strains on the U.S. electrical grid. [ more ]

ITPro

CIO frustration grows as firms prioritize AI investment over digital transformation projects

CIOs deprioritizing digital transformation for increased AI spending could lead to long-term financial inefficiencies. [ more ]

Observer

Mark Zuckerberg Made Meta A.I. the Main Character in Q1 Earnings

Meta focused on Meta A.I. growth and A.I. products, anticipating them to become large businesses.

Strong financial results for Meta in the first quarter of the year with significant revenue and net income growth. [ more ]

The Motley Fool

2 weeks ago

History Says the Nasdaq Will Continue to Soar in 2024: My Top 5 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Growth Stocks to Buy Before the Surge Continues | The Motley Fool

AI adoption is nascent, offering investment opportunities with Nasdaq's potential to rise further fueled by AI advancements. [ more ]

Theregister

4 weeks ago

Google Cloud chief is really psyched about this AI thing

Google Cloud achieved a $36 billion annual run rate, a significant growth over five years.

Google Cloud emphasizes AI investments as a key driver for its progress and competitive edge. [ more ]

The Globe and Mail

1 month ago

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Microsoft made a significant investment in OpenAI, driving stock gains.

Microsoft diversified its AI investments by partnering with Mistral and other prominent firms. [ more ]

The Verge

Tech industry

Microsoft's Surface and Xbox hardware revenues take a big hit in Q3

Microsoft's Office and cloud revenues continue to dominate, with Microsoft posting strong financial results.

Investors are monitoring Microsoft's revenue from AI investments and Windows OEM revenue, expecting growth post-2023 slump. [ more ]

The Motley Fool

Tech industry

The Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy in 2024, According to Certain Wall Street Analysts -- No, It's Not Nvidia | The Motley Fool

Alphabet is well-positioned in generative AI

Diversifying investments in a basket of AI stocks is prudent [ more ]

TechCrunch

1 month ago

Why Amazon is betting $4B on Anthropic's AI success

Big tech investments in AI are becoming increasingly common

The scale of investment in AI is growing exponentially [ more ]

The Drum

Marketing

5 CMO priorities today, from AI and cookieless personalization to funnel collapse

Marketers increasing AI investments

Importance of understanding new technology for brand marketers [ more ]

AdExchanger

Marketing

DoubleVerify Is Feeling Social | AdExchanger

DoubleVerify bullish on social media growth

Focusing on expanding AI investments and brand safety products [ more ]

London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

NVIDIA expands AI stock portfolio

NVIDIA strategically invested in SoundHound AI and other innovative AI stocks, showcasing a strong interest in the AI industry.

SoundHound AI's exceptional stock value surge and conversational AI solutions make it a standout investment for NVIDIA. [ more ]

SiliconANGLE

The AI funding race continues unabated, even as challenges grow - especially for OpenAI - SiliconANGLE

Investors are still pouring money into AI companies despite uncertainty about returns.

Enterprise technology earnings mostly positive with some exceptions like Snowflake and Thoughtworks. [ more ]

Axios

AI wave leads some VC investors to put money on other bets

Investing focus shifting to application layer of AI

Importance of avoiding crowded categories in AI investments

Transition from entertainment to utility applications in AI investments [ more ]

Medium

Venture Capitalists: AI Now Significant Part of Funding Pitches

AI has become a central issue in funding pitches, with more than 80% of start-up ideas mentioning AI

Not mentioning AI or utilizing it would be a missed opportunity [ more ]

BetaKit

3 months ago

A|I: The AI Times - Ex-CPPIB chief wants to raise $500M-USD AI growth fund

Mark Machin and Mark Shulgan are raising a $500 million growth capital fund to invest in AI startups.

Toronto-based legaltech startup Spellbook has secured $20 million in funding to scale its AI-powered contract review and drafting tool. [ more ]

Theregister

3 months ago

FTC opens inquiry into Amazon, Google, Microsoft AI deals

The FTC is investigating the AI investments and partnerships of five Big Tech players, including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google.

The FTC is concerned about these deals potentially distorting innovation and undermining fair competition in the AI and cloud service provider markets. [ more ]

www.mercurynews.com

3 months ago

The tech sector is pouring billions of dollars into AI. But it keeps laying off humans

Tech sector experiencing a spate of job cuts

AI investments cited as a reason for rethinking head counts [ more ]

Digiday

4 months ago