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Google says AI helped it beat profit expectations
Google says AI helped it beat profit expectations
Technology
by  AFP

Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday credited artificial intelligence with helping boost profits in the final quarter of last year. Google ads brought in a total of $65.5 billion in the quarter, compared with $59 billion in the same period the prior year, according to the earnings report.

US consumer confidence hits highest level since Dec. 2021
US consumer confidence hits highest level since Dec. 2021
Economy
by  AFP

US consumer confidence beat expectations in January to reach its highest level since December 2021, with the public more optimistic than at any point since the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates. Consumer confidence jumped to 114.8 in January, marking the third straight month of gains, the Conference Board announced in a statement.

Misogyny and sexual assault rife in music industry: UK MPs
Misogyny and sexual assault rife in music industry: UK MPs
Economy
by  AFP

British MPs on Tuesday called on the music industry to clean up its act, as it laid bare a catalogue of misogyny, discrimination and sexual abuse in a damning report. "When it comes to discrimination, and the harassment and sexual abuse of women, it has a lot of work to do."