More layoffs at Google – this time within X, its innovation lab responsible for moonshot projects. Today – what’s inside Google’s moonshot factory; what might actually become a business; and why it’s important for Google and Wall Street.

Google’s Moonshot Cuts 1/23/24

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Elon Musk's startup xAI is now valued at $24 billion after raising $6 billion in a fresh round of funding. The new raise is backed by a web of Musk's most loyal insiders – including venture capitalists like Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia, who also invested in his acquisition of X, but also includes institutional support from Fidelity and some new faces.

Elon Musk’s Web of Loyalists Back xAI 5/28/24

CNBC’s Dierdre Bosa discusses the AI profit motives behind companies investing all into AI and the latest news on Amazon, home smart speakers, and more.

Pricing the AI Race & Battle of the Home Smart Speakers 5/22/24

CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa discusses the latest news on monetizations towards AI features and China’s AI competition. Plus, Brent Thill, software and internet research analyst at Jeffries, shares his reaction to Microsoft’s developer conference, the company’s approach to AI, and more.

AI Competition Heating Up 5/21/24

CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa breaks down the latest news on executive departures from OpenAI, big tech, AI plans, and more.

Microsoft & Departures from OpenAI 5/20/24

Gen AI startups are growing up -- through both the underlying tech as we saw with OpenAI’s demo of GPT-4o and Google’s showcase of Gemini and Project Astra, but also the composition of the companies themselves. Recent executive moves and hires are showing how AI startups are now focusing more on products, monetization and commercialization.

Google’s Moonshot Cuts 1/23/24

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