... factors undermine the previous high-margin online advertising model. Outdated approaches are becoming less effective, raising the question for the industry: how to monetize user attention in the age of AI? Google: Fighting for Core Business For Google (Alphabet), the ongoing changes present an existential challenge. Years of revenue growth have been driven by dominance in search and related advertising. Now, this core business is under threat. Users are starting to search for information differently,...

... infrastructure supporting them. Thus, American startup Vast Data , specializing in data storage for large-scale AI systems, is negotiating to raise a new multi-billion dollar round with a valuation of up to $30 billion. According to insiders, both Alphabet's venture arm (CapitalG) and Nvidia itself plan to invest in this round, positioning Vast Data among the most valuable AI startups globally. Overall, such mega deals are creating a new wave of "unicorns" and even "decacorns" ...

... the rapid growth of IT giants’ stocks—from chip manufacturers to cloud services—has led to American stock indices experiencing their best first half in decades. Next week, attention will shift to the reports from tech industry leaders (including Alphabet and Tesla), whose results will set the tone for the market during the peak of summer earnings season. Europe: Modest Growth and Trade Negotiations European stock markets wrapped up the week predominantly neutrally. The pan-European STOXX 600 ...

... sector (for example, in real estate or IT) won't crash an entire portfolio if assets are spread across different industries sergeytereshkin.ru . The week continues – new challenges lie ahead, including the ECB meeting and further reports (Tesla, Alphabet, etc.). Today's events provided rich material for reflection and highlighted that the key to markets is the balance between expectations and reality. Overall, in the aftermath of July 22, it can be said: the situation is evolving smoothly, and ...