Augmented reality mapping out tech's next mind-bending trip
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Thu Mar 31, 11:27AM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Virtual reality is a trip, but an even wilder ride could be around the corner as mind-bending startups and technology trendsetters try to emblazon the world with interactive holograms that enlighten, entertain and empower us.
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Google Cloud Platform Versus Amazon And Microsoft
Alex Cho - Amigobulls - Thu Mar 31, 2:58AM CDT
Breaking down the pricing/feature set, it seems Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has identified a niche to cater to, but Amazon continues to be a better cloud play.
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Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning To Power The Alphabet Cloud
Giulio Prisco - Amigobulls - Thu Mar 31, 2:50AM CDT
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) is deploying AI and Machine Learning (ML) technologies to its commercial cloud computing service, which could give it the edge.
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Watch for Google to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 1.01% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 30, 11:47AM CDT
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $748.74 to a high of $757.88. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.0%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $747.25 on volume of 1.0 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
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Facebook Adds Air Travel Services to Messenger With KLM Partnership
at The Street - Wed Mar 30, 10:43AM CDT
KLM customers can now get boarding passes and flight information right in Messenger.
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Forget Apple, Microsoft and Facebook: Alphabet Is the Big Tech Stock to Own
at The Street - Wed Mar 30, 9:32AM CDT
Here's why this reconfigured tech giant will dominate the tech sector and generate market-beating gains for years to come.
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3 Large-Cap Global Technology Stocks Poised for More Gains
at The Street - Wed Mar 30, 8:20AM CDT
Investors should buy shares of Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook right now.
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Hedge Funds Love These 5 Big Tech Stocks -- but Should You?
at The Street - Wed Mar 30, 6:40AM CDT
Here's a look at some of hedge funds' favorite tech stocks in the past quarter.
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YouTube Connect To Challenge Twitter’s Periscope And Facebook Live
Giulio Prisco - Amigobulls - Wed Mar 30, 3:12AM CDT
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) is believed to be entering the live video streaming space with YouTube Connect, which could challenge Facebook, Twitter, and IBM.
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Alphabet Inc. Commences Exchange Offers for Google Notes
PR Newswire - Tue Mar 29, 4:34PM CDT
Alphabet Inc. ("Alphabet"
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eBay Joins FIDO Alliance and Announces FIDO Certified Open Source Authentication Server and Android Client
Marketwired - Tue Mar 29, 8:01AM CDT
eBay today announced its membership in the FIDO Alliance and its FIDO(R) Certified open source authentication server based on the FIDO UAF protocol. Standing with leading industry members among device manufacturers and software vendors, eBay is the first e-commerce company to directly achieve FIDO certification, and the first to open source a FIDO UAF authentication server. This is the latest development in eBay's mission to foster dynamic collaboration and create expansive opportunity across the technology community at large.
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Amazon, Microsoft, or Google: Which Tech Stock Is Winning the Cloud Wars?
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 28, 5:00PM CDT
Tech companies often get a lot attention for their flashier consumer-side devices like smartphones and wearable devices. That was great when the smartphone industry was just getting started, but now some tech companies are in need of new, long-term...
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Is Google About to Take on Amazon's Echo?
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 28, 3:15PM CDT
Image source: Amazon. There's a cold war brewing between the major tech companies. The smartphone land-grab that sparked hardware and software innovations from Apple , Samsung , Alphabet 's Google and Microsoft is now, essentially, over....
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Apple Inc. Won't Declare Cloud Independence Anytime Soon
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 28, 1:24PM CDT
Alphabet 's Google recently landed Apple as a cloud platform customer, dealing a nasty blow to its other two cloud providers, Amazon and Microsoft . While...
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Facebook Looks to Add Shopping to Messenger but It Won't Look Like Amazon
at The Street - Mon Mar 28, 1:24PM CDT
The social network appears set to add the ability to make transactions to its popular messaging app, but don't expect to see simple buy buttons.
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Google To Open A Dozen New Data Centers To Take On AWS
Brian Wu - Amigobulls - Mon Mar 28, 3:16AM CDT
After the big wins for Google Cloud with Spotify and Apple, Google's 5X expansion of data centers could make the cloud its next big driver in coming years.
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Here's Why Google Isn't Conceding the Cloud War to Amazon Just Yet
at The Street - Sat Mar 26, 12:30PM CDT
Alphabet's Google may be losing the battle to Amazon when it comes to the cloud, but the company's massive push suggests the war isn't over just yet.
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Google's Selling Boston Dynamics -- but Who's Buying?
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 26, 11:13AM CDT
Meet Atlas, designed by Boston Dynamics, funded by DARPA. Source: Boston Dynamics . It never fails. You buy your kid a new toy, and a few weeks later, you find it tossed into a corner, forgotten and unloved. (Hint: He's probably playing with the...
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Better Buy: Microsoft Corporation vs. Alphabet Inc
Brian Stoffel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 26, 5:47AM CDT
The Microsoft Surface. Photo: Vernon Chan , via Wikimedia Commons. In the world of technology companies, you'd be hard-pressed to find two giants who have stood at the top of their respective niches for as long as Microsoft and Alphabet ,...
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Will the iPhone SE Reverse Apple's Slowing Growth in China?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 26, 5:40AM CDT
Apple's store in Shanghai. Image source: Flickr user Jon Skilling. China has been a large part of Apple 's growth story over the past few years. Since fiscal 2013, Apple has grown its Chinese-based revenue 47% annually versus overall top-line...
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