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Google's stock has experienced its sharpest quarterly rally in 20 years, prompting investors to expect significant updates on the company's AI strategy during its upcoming comments.

Google and NextEra Energy are partnering to revive a major nuclear energy facility in Iowa, driven by increasing energy demands from AI.

Chegg, an online education company, laid off 45% of its workforce citing the impact of AI and decreased traffic from search engines like Google on its business.

Southeast Asian governments are collaborating to advance AI safety, infrastructure, and regional innovation, aiming to compete globally with China and the US.

Google's custom chip efforts are expected to drive growth in its cloud business and positively impact Broadcom's AI revenue, according to a Melius analyst.

Dow futures are up significantly on optimism surrounding a potential U.S.-China trade ceasefire and anticipation of a Federal Reserve rate cut.

Google has achieved a major breakthrough in quantum computing, running an algorithm 13,000 times faster than today's best supercomputers on its 'Willow' quantum chip, bringing quantum computing closer to real-world use.

Cipher Mining has signed a new 10-year high-performance computing (HPC) deal with Fluidstack, adding 56 MW at Barber Lake and securing $830 million in contracted revenue, leading to a 13% rise in shares.

Analysts are optimistic about Google's Gemini 3, expecting it to boost user adoption and revenue growth, which could positively impact Alphabet's stock.

Google introduced AI-powered voice search features in Gmail, Docs, and Keep, enabling users to search emails or draft documents via conversational queries.

A US judge rejected a proposed forced sale of Google's AdX division, averting a significant antitrust remedy for Alphabet.

Fervo Energy secured a 400 MW geothermal power purchase agreement with Google, with potential expansion to 1 GW, to supply a large AI data center in Utah.