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Bard’s first public mistake cost Google $100 billion — Quartz

Google’s parent company made a costly blunder in its haste, writes Ananya Bhattacharya. Here is the link: https://qz.com/google-bard-rival-microsoft-chatgpt-ad-error-1850092796

FTC proposes rules to limit how personal info is used for targeted ads — Ad Age

The planned rules, kickstarted with a notice Thursday, would protect the personal data companies such as Alphabet Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. collect about...

Facebook ‘knew what it was doing,’ former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says — Time

Facebook’s conduct revealed in leaked documents is “pretty concerning,” said former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, according to a report by Emily Chang. Here is the...

Google invests $1B in derivatives marketplace CME

Google Cloud, part of Alphabet, has made an investment of $1 billion in derivates marketplace CME Group (CME). The companies have also inked a cloud agreement. 

Facebook, Google and Microsoft ‘avoiding $3bn in tax in poorer nations’ — BBC

Google, Facebook and Microsoft should be paying more corporation tax in developing nations, says ActionAid; according to the BBC report. Here is the link: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54691572