Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest made significant trades on Monday, acquiring shares of Alphabet and Robinhood. The firm purchased Alphabet shares through its ARKQ and ARKX ETFs, while Robinhood shares were bought through ARKK, ARKW, and ARKF. These trades come amid Alphabet’s relatively low valuation compared to other tech giants and Robinhood’s strong Q2 earnings performance.
Susan Wojcicki, former CEO of YouTube and a key figure in the early days of Google, has passed away at the age of 53 after a battle with cancer. Her husband, Dennis Troper, announced her death on Facebook, highlighting her impact on their family and the world. Tributes poured in from across the tech industry, recognizing Wojcicki’s significant contributions to the development of both Google and YouTube.
Susan Wojcicki, former CEO of YouTube and a key figure in Google’s history, has passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. Google CEO Sundar Pichai and her husband, Dennis Troper, shared their grief and tributes to Wojcicki, highlighting her impactful leadership and contributions to the tech world.
Google is testing a new feature called ‘brainstorm with Gemini’ on YouTube, allowing creators to generate video topic, title, and thumbnail ideas using Gemini AI. This feature is currently in a limited beta phase, with selected creators providing feedback to help shape its development. This marks YouTube’s second foray into AI assistance, following the launch of a content inspiration tool in May that provides video topic suggestions.
Google and Meta, typically fierce competitors, secretly collaborated to target teenagers on YouTube with Instagram ads, bypassing Google’s own rules for treating minors online. The project, which involved promoting Instagram to 13- to 17-year-old YouTube users, violated Google’s policies on personalizing ads for under-18s and circumvented its guidelines.
Google is retiring the Chromecast brand after 11 years and replacing it with a more powerful and expensive streaming device called the Google TV Streamer. This new device offers enhanced features including a faster processor, more RAM and storage, support for 4K at 60FPS, and integrated Google Gemini AI for personalized content recommendations and summaries. The Google TV Streamer is available for pre-order and will launch on September 24th for $99.99.
Google’s growing reliance on Reddit is evident in both search results and AI training. The search giant has boosted Reddit’s visibility in search, benefiting from its vast repository of user-generated content. This close relationship raises concerns about Google’s motives and the potential impact on the internet’s future.
Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch 3 is getting a major upgrade with a larger screen, brighter display, and a new co-processor for improved battery life. Leaks suggest two size variants (41mm and 45mm) with thinner bezels and a peak brightness of 2,000 nits. The smartwatch is expected to offer up to 36 hours of battery life in battery saver mode and 24 hours in regular mode. Additionally, the Pixel Watch 3 will feature Ultra Wideband (UWB) support for improved location tracking.
Google has officially discontinued the Chromecast line, including the Chromecast with Google TV, after 11 years and over 100 million devices sold. The company is introducing the Google TV Streamer as a replacement, offering a more powerful streaming experience. The demise of Chromecast marks the end of an era for the popular streaming device that revolutionized how we watch content on our TVs.
Google’s annual Made by Google event is just around the corner, and expectations are high for the unveiling of the Pixel 9 series, including the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Alongside these new devices, we can expect advancements in AI features, a new Pixel Watch 3, and the second generation of Pixel Buds Pro. This article provides a comprehensive breakdown of what to expect from Google’s upcoming event.
