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President Donald Trump's push to bring back manufacturing to the U.S. from abroad has forced major companies to rethink their entire business models and invest in the country.
Earlier this year, Apple (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) announced plans to invest $500 billion in the U.S. to expand its manufacturing in the country, while Nvidia (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) said last month that it will produce AI servers worth up to $500 billion in the U.S. Other major tech giants, including Amazon (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), Alphabet (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>, GOOGL)) and IBM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>), have also announced their U.S. investment plans.
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In an interview with <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/cnbc-transcript-united-states-commerce-secretary-howard-lutnick-speaks-with-cnbcs-brian-sullivan-on-the-exchange-today.html">CNBC</a> last month, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick talked about the progress the Trump administration has made so far in reshoring key manufacturing. Lutnick said the U.S. needs to cut its reliance on foreign manufacturing for national security and economic progress.&nbsp;
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Asked how the U.S. would secure the workforce needed for manufacturing, Lutnick said community colleges need to start training people for "jobs of the future" based on a "new model" where American families would work in major manufacturing plants.
"It's time to train people not to do the jobs of the past, but to do the great jobs of the future," Lutnick said. "You know, this is the new model where you work in these kinds of plants for the rest of your life and your kids work here and your grandkids work here."&nbsp;
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Lutnick called his proposed model the "future" of American manufacturing and said it would create job opportunities with salaries starting around $80,000 and rising to as much as $200,000.
"This is tradecraft. This is high school-educated, great jobs that start in the 80s and 90s and go up to one hundred and fifty to two hundred thousand dollars," according to Lutnick. "We are going to drive the high-value, high-performance jobs to America."
Lutnick's model assumes that the "rest of the world" will make "low-value" products and sell to the U.S. "inexpensively," he said.
When asked about the potential impact of automation and robotics on manufacturing, Lutnick said that even highly automated plants need humans to operate and fix equipment.
"What you're going to see is a highly automated plant that employs three thousand people per plant," he said. "You&#8217;ve got to remember these plants, all these automated arms and stuff. They need to be fixed. They all need a technician to fix them."
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Lutnick emphasized that bringing critical manufacturing back to the U.S. has national security significance, adding that without domestic semiconductor production, the country cannot build drones or fighter jets for its defense.
He also highlighted the importance of automobile manufacturing, connecting it to the production of military equipment.
"Why do you need to make autos? Because if you decide you want to make tanks and you want to make trucks and in military, if you don't have steel, if you don't have aluminum, if you don't have cars, you know what you are? You're nowhere," he said.
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At its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45573921/alphabet-shares-gain-following-annual-developer-conference-whats-going-on">annual developer conference</a> this week, Alphabet Inc.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google unveiled Veo 3, the latest upgrade to its AI video generation tool developed by Google DeepMind.
What Happened: The new model doesn't just generate high-resolution, cinematic visuals — it also <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45560919/everyones-losing-their-minds-over-googles-veo-3-ai-videos-and-everyones-also-annoyed-they-cant-actually-use-it-yet-here-are-some-wild-examples-of-the-magic-this-model-can-create">includes realistic audio</a>, such as ambient sound, effects, and even spoken dialogue, setting it apart from competing tools.
Unlike OpenAI's Sora, Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) MovieGen, or Runway's Gen-4, none of which currently offer audio support, Veo 3's ability to merge visuals with synchronized sound has sparked a wave of viral clips that left many online users questioning whether they were seeing AI or reality.
"It's kind of mindblowing how good Veo 3 is at modeling intuitive physics," said Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, on Friday, adding that this progress could offer crucial insights into the computational complexity of the universe.
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In response, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) CEO Elon Musk replied, saying, "It is awesome. Nice work." Musk <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/24/12/42525899/elon-musk-reacts-after-sundar-pichai-shares-veo-2-as-google-looks-to-challenge-openais-sora-in-ai-video-race-looks-impressive">expressed admiration</a> for Google's Veo 2 last year.
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Why It's Important: While Musk has been praising Google's video models, he has previously voiced concerns about Google's Gemini, which he accused of being biased following widespread backlash over its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/02/37258050/elon-musk-pushes-xais-grok-ai-chatbot-after-google-gemini-comes-under-fire-truth-never-been-more-ess">inability to generate accurate images</a>.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, it was reported that Musk's AI venture, xAI, is gearing up for a major investment that could significantly benefit Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>). xAI intends to deploy <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45534923/elon-musks-xai-plans-3040-billion-gpu-buy-near-memphis-nvidia-set-to-be-the-biggest-winner-says-top-analyst">1 million GPUs near Memphis</a>.
Price Action: Alphabet Inc.&#8217;s Class A shares slipped 1.40% on Friday, with Class C shares down 1.39%, based on <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.
According to Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings, Alphabet holds a growth score of 88.68%. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Click here to see how it stacks up against other companies</a>.
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Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has offered a more cautious outlook on the arrival of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/legal/25/04/44975360/geoffrey-hinton-ex-openai-insiders-and-top-ai-experts-sound-alarm-on-openais-restructuring-warn-it-could-strip-public-of-oversight-betray-agi-mission">artificial general intelligence</a> (AGI) than the tech giant's co-founder, Sergey Brin. 
What Happened: In a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/podcasts/google-ai-demis-hassabis-hard-fork.html">conversation</a> on the Hard Fork podcast by the New York Times this week, the interviewer pointed out that Brin thinks AGI will come before 2030, while Hassabis says just after 2030.
This raised an intriguing question: given that both individuals likely have access to similar data, roadmaps, and insights into the state of AI development, what accounts for their differing forecasts on AGI's arrival? What is one seeing that the other is not?
In response, Hassabis said that he is sticking to a timeline he's maintained since DeepMind's founding in 2010.
"We thought it was roughly a 20-year mission, and amazingly, we're on track," Hassabis said. "It's somewhere around there, I would think."
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Earlier, Brin jokingly accused Hassabis of "sandbagging"—intentionally downplaying timelines to later overdeliver. However, during the interview, Hassabis stood by his reasoning, pointing to the complexity of defining AGI itself.
"I have quite a high bar," he said. "It should be able to do all of the things that the human brain can do, even theoretically. And so that's a that's a higher bar than, say, what the typical individual human could do, which is obviously very economically important."
When asked whether AGI would emerge through steady improvements or sudden breakthroughs, Hassabis said both are likely necessary. "We push unbelievably hard on the scaling," he said, while also investing in "blue sky" research like AlphaEvolve.
Why It's Important: Last year, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicted that <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/24/11/41928832/anthropic-ceo-says-ai-similar-to-human-intelligence-could-be-around-the-corner-well-get-there-by-2026-or-2027">AGI could become a reality</a> as early as 2026 or 2027, though he cautioned that unforeseen external factors might delay its development.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has previously said that <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/01/42867568/openai-ceo-sam-altman-predicts-agi-will-arrive-during-the-trump-presidency-says-chips-act-not-effective-enough">AGI could arrive during</a> Donald Trump's presidency.
In 2022, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood also suggested that AGI could become a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/22/05/27339602/cathie-wood-has-cure-for-sagging-gdp-growth-sees-this-technology-accelerating-annua">major driver of economic growth</a>.
The definition of AGI itself remains fluid. As <a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/sam-altman-claims-agi-is-coming-in-2025-and-machines-will-be-able-to-think-like-humans-when-it-happens">noted</a> by Tom's Guide, while some define AGI as human-level competence across all domains, others focus on its capacity to learn, adapt, and perform tasks in ways that mirror human cognition, requiring the system to go beyond its initial training data and generate truly autonomous output.
Price Action: Alphabet Inc.'s Class A shares fell 1.40% on Friday, while Class C shares declined 1.39%, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro data</a>.
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BofA Securities on Thursday noted two key recently <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/ai" rel="noreferrer noopener">announced AI scale-up</a> interconnect protocols: Nvidia Corp&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) NVLink Fusion and the Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>) backed open-standard Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink). The analyst noted that both are critical scale-up techs connecting AI accelerators (GPUs, ASICs) via fast, low-latency, and shared-memory networking, enabling the scaling of accelerators into large rack-scale systems.
The analyst said UALink is the industry&#8217;s latest effort to catch up to Nvidia&#8217;s proprietary NVLink technology, the chip maker&#8217;s key advantage in creating large rack-level systems.
UALink is an open-standard initiative formed by a consortium of industry leaders including AMD, Broadcom, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>), Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>), MediaTek, Alibaba (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BABA#NYSE">BABA</a>), Alphabet Inc.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), and Arm Holdings plc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARM#NASDAQ">ARM</a>). 
Its primary goal is to provide an open alternative to Nvidia&#8217;s proprietary NVLink for AI scale-up interconnects. The UALink Consortium, founded in May 2024, now includes more than 70 member companies.
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While UALink generally remains 1-2 generations behind NVLink, the analyst noted UALink as a significant step forward for the non-Nvidia ecosystem in potentially tackling the chipmaker&#8217;s dominance in AI scale-up from 2027 onward. The analyst now views Nvidia as the chip, software, and system leader.
Meanwhile, Nvidia&#8217;s NVLink Fusion partially opened up NVLink IPs to some of its ecosystem partners (excluding Broadcom and AMD), opening up ~$12 billion in networking TAM that Nvidia previously did not have access to, the analyst noted.
The analyst said AMD is a founding member of the UALink Consortium and has since contributed to creating this industry standard and its surrounding ecosystem.
With the MI400 generation targeted for the second half of 2026, AMD aims to begin designing rack-level AI systems with its ZT Systems tech. According to the analyst, UALink could provide its much-needed accelerator-to-accelerator and switching capabilities intra-rack.
Still, the analyst highlighted that the latest UALink 1.0 standard only supports up to 800GB/s bandwidth per accelerator, less than half the rate of the latest NVLink 5.0, 1.8TB/s.
Given that UALink compatible systems will likely ramp from 2027, Nvidia would ramp its NVLink 6.0-based Rubin systems, which implied that Nvidia would likely maintain its 1-2 generation advantage in AI scale-up networking, per the analyst.
Meanwhile, NVLink Fusion could expand Nvidia&#8217;s TAM in networking that is attached to custom accelerators. The analyst assumed custom silicon represents ~15% of ~$500 billion AI compute TAM, or ~$75 billion, by the calendar year 2029-30, and AI networking represents 15% of that, or ~$11 billion.
Similarly, NVLink Fusion opens up opportunities in non-Nvidia-based ARM CPU systems (such as from Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/qcom#NASDAQ">QCOM</a>)), or ~$1 billion of networking TAM (15% of ~$5-6bn ARM CPU TAM), as per the analyst.
The analyst added that with NVLink Fusion, every end customer (hyperscalers) will have a choice between pairing their silicon with NVLink and UALink, an incremental benefit for Nvidia.
Nvidia&#8217;s NVLink, even with the partial openness of NVLink Fusion, is poised to remain the leading AI scale-up interconnect for the foreseeable future, driven by its technological lead and established ecosystem.
However, the analyst asserted that UALink&#8217;s emergence as an open standard backed by major industry players is a crucial development. The analyst added that it provides a viable alternative that could challenge Nvidia&#8217;s long-term dominance by fostering greater innovation and competition in the AI interconnect space.
The analyst stated that the coming years, particularly 2026 and beyond, will be critical in observing how UALink&#8217;s adoption accelerates and how Nvidia further evolves its proprietary technology.
Price Action: NVDA stock is trading lower by 2.05% to $130.11 at last check Friday.
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Emergence Of UALink As A Viable Alternative Could Challenge Nvidia's Dominance, Analyst Asserts

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) autonomous driving service Waymo's CEO, Tekedra Mawakana, has shared her thoughts on the LiDAR vs Camera-based system debate for autonomous driving.
What Happened: "Asking people to put their children, their families in a Waymo vehicle without a human behind the wheel is a brand new product category," she said in an interview with CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/05/21/waymo-co-ceo-on-10m-driverless-rides-and-teslas-robotaxis.html">on</a> Thursday.
She then said that therefore Waymo has no reason to eliminate aspects that make the experience safer for the passenger. She also outlined that Waymo's focus lies on safety and then cost, rather than it being the other way round.
When asked whether she thinks Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) camera-based approach is less safe, she said, "You have to be able to see at night. You have to be able to have this vision that&#8217;s better than humans," She said, touting LiDAR&#8217;s better capabilities in low-light conditions.
Mawakana also said that Waymo has taken a "belt and suspenders" approach where the company asks passengers to "relax and unwind" in the backseat and not take over the wheel during a critical moment.
The CEO also said that Waymo wanted competitors to enter the space with safety as their priority. "We have a healthy worry about who the company is," she said because there can "always be an overreaction from the public."
Why It Matters: The news comes in as Waymo recently announced the company reached the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45539621/tesla-robotaxi-rival-waymo-reaches-10-million-paid-rides-milestone-as-robotaxis-step-into-the-spotlight"> ten million paid autonomous rides</a> milestone, doubling the number from five million in five months.
However, the company still isn't<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45559524/gary-black-calls-tesla-rival-baidus-apollo-go-autonomous-ride-leader-following-eleven-million-paid-robotaxi-rides-milestone"> the global leader</a> in terms of autonomous driving as Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BIDU#NASDAQ">BIDU</a>) Apollo Go completed 11 million paid trips, the company shared at its Q1 Earnings call.
Elsewhere, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the company's Robotaxi launch in Austin is set for <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45529030/elon-musk-confirms-tesla-robotaxi-launch-is-on-track-for-next-month-these-things-happen-slowly-but-then-all-at-once">a late June debut</a> with over 10 cars in the first week, which could be ramped up to 1,000 in a couple of months.
Price Action: GOOGL declined 1.47% in Pre-Market trading, valued at $168.36, according to<a href="http://pro.benzinga.com"> Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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Waymo CEO Takes Aim At Tesla's Camera-Only Approach: 'You Have To Be Able To Have This Vision That's Better Than Humans'

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) reportedly plans to launch AI-powered smart glasses in late 2026 to compete with Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) Ray-Bans.
What Happened: Apple has ramped up efforts to begin mass production of prototypes by the end of this year with overseas suppliers, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-22/apple-plans-glasses-for-2026-as-part-of-ai-push-nixes-watch-with-camera">reported</a> Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
The glasses are expected to have cameras, microphones and speakers — these integrations will enable the device to interpret the external environment and respond to voice commands through Siri.
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Moreover, they could support functions like making calls, playing music, providing real-time translations and offering navigation assistance, the report noted.
This strategy is similar to that of Meta's existing eyewear and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45534622/sergey-brin-comes-out-of-retirement-to-work-on-gemini-admits-he-made-a-lot-of-mistakes-with-google-glass-as-the-tech-giant-ramps-up-efforts-to-compete-with-meta-and-apple">upcoming devices powered</a> by Alphabet Inc.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) Android XR platform.
Apple has also reportedly shelved a separate project to develop a camera-equipped smartwatch that can analyze its surroundings, the report added.
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Why It&#8217;s Important: Apple's latest comes after the tech giant received a tepid response to its Vision Pro headset. The company's first-generation AR/VR headset struggled to gain traction with consumers due to its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41306527/apples-low-cost-vision-pro-could-hit-the-shelves-next-year-everything-you-need-to-know-about-iphone">high price and limited use cases</a>.
The Tim Cook-led company could also be planning to enter the growing market of AI-driven devices. On Wednesday, OpenAI <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/05/45550033/openai-teams-up-with-iphone-designer-jony-ive-as-chatgpt-maker-makes-push-into-hardware-apple-shares-slide">announced a collaboration</a> with former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive to launch new hardware products starting next year.
Price Action: As per <a href="http://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Apple shares declined by 0.36% on Thursday but rebounded with a 0.70% gain in after-hours trading.
According to Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings, Apple earned a growth score of 33.12%. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Click here to see how it compares with other leading stocks</a> like Meta and Alphabet.
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Apple Could Reportedly Launch AI Smart Glasses Next Year And Here Is What All They Are Expected To Do

On Wednesday, Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIS#NYSE">DIS</a>) filed a lawsuit against YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google to stop the appointment of former ESPN executive Justin Connolly as its new global head of media and sports, alleging breach of contract, unfair competition and interference with a contractual relationship.
What Happened: The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles state court, claims Connolly signed a three-year contract in November 2024 that committed him to Disney through March 1, 2027, reported Reuters, adding that Connolly had a limited one-time termination option.
YouTube was aware of Connolly's contractual obligations, Disney alleged, seeking a court order to block his employment.
YouTube did not immediately respond to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga's</a> request for comments.
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Why It's Important: Connolly had spent over two decades at ESPN and Disney and stepped down earlier this week as head of platform distribution.
YouTube on Thursday confirmed the hire. Connolly will oversee relationships with major media companies and lead its growing live sports portfolio, the report added, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Price Movement: On Thursday, Alphabet Inc.'s Class A shares gained 1.37%, while Class C shares increased by 1.13%. During the same period, Disney shares rose 0.61%, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.
As per Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings, Alphabet boasts a growth score of 88.68%. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Click here to see how it compares to other companies</a>.
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Disney Sues YouTube To Block Hiring Of Former ESPN Executive Justin Connolly Amid Sports Streaming Turf War

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) shares are on the rise, trading up by 1.81% to $173.16 on Thursday afternoon. Thursday&#8217;s strength is likely a result of the tech giant&#8217;s annual <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/05/45537306/google-unveils-total-reimagining-of-search-with-chatbot-style-feature-to-compete-with-openai">developer conference</a> this week, where it revealed the Veo 3 upgrade to its AI video generation tool.
The conference also saw Alphabet&#8217;s CEO, Sundar Pichai, announce the launch of a new &#8220;AI Mode,&#8221; a feature that offers a conversational, chatbot-style experience similar to OpenAI&#8217;s ChatGPT. This update, which is now available for U.S. users across Search and Chrome, signifies Google&#8217;s aggressive push into generative AI.
What To Know: The annual I/O developer conference <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/05/45537306/google-unveils-total-reimagining-of-search-with-chatbot-style-feature-to-compete-with-openai">showcased</a> Alphabet&#8217;s commitment to AI, with the unveiling of several new offerings. These include the AI Ultra Plan at $249.99 per month, Project Mariner for browser automation and Deep Think, a high-level reasoning AI.
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Despite concerns about potential cannibalization of ad revenue, analysts from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs reiterated bullish outlooks, citing Alphabet&#8217;s leadership in AI and faster product rollout.
Why It Matters: Alphabet&#8217;s AI-centric upgrades, such as Gemini 2.5, real-time translation and media creation, highlight its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/05/45551039/alphabet-stock-is-rallying-wednesday-whats-going-on">long-term vision</a> for AI. With AI now at the heart of its ecosystem, Alphabet is well-positioned to maintain its dominance in the Search sector.
Analysts from Citizens, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/05/45548615/alphabet-well-positioned-for-google-search-dominance-analyst-says-can-navigate-the-shift-to-ai-search">offered their insights</a> on Alphabet&#8217;s new products and features. Citizens analyst Andrew Boone maintained a Market Perform rating on Alphabet with no price target. 
JPMorgan&#8217;s Doug Anmuth reiterated an Overweight rating on the stock with a $195 price target, while Goldman Sachs&#8217; Eric Sheridan reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $200 price target.
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Boone noted that the I/O conference demonstrated how AI is enhancing every aspect of Google and improving the company&#8217;s digital consumer experience. However, he also expressed concern about increasing competition for search and the U.S. search anti-trust trial&#8217;s impact on Alphabet.
Anmuth, on the other hand, felt &#8220;incrementally positive&#8221; about Alphabet after the Google I/O conference. He pointed out that Google&#8217;s product innovation is &#8220;accelerating&#8221; and new products and experiences are being launched faster than ever.
Sheridan highlighted the acceleration in AI innovation demonstrated in the company&#8217;s I/O keynote. He believes Alphabet is a leader in the AI and machine learning space and is well-positioned across many end-markets.
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Alphabet Shares Gain Following Annual Developer Conference: What's Going On?

Goldman Sachs analyst Eric Sheridan maintained a Buy rating on Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) with a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GOOGL/analyst-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">price forecast of $220</a> on Thursday.
Sheridan said that expanding upon its recent AI announcements, Google&#8217;s Marketing Live keynote outlined Alphabet&#8217;s vision for launching AI tools and services in the context of digital advertising.
The analyst noted that Google continues to repeat how AI can help increase ad spending performance across its suite of products.
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With respect to Search, Google continues to showcase how search is evolving with AI and provided disclosures around increasing usage, engagement and monetization of these AI features, the analyst noted.
Further, Google&#8217;s new AI Max for Search Campaigns highlights how AI can enhance advertisers&#8217; reach and conversions in existing search campaigns.
Per the analyst, this progress is a continued positive proof point against heightened investor concerns that AI may disrupt the monetization potential of its legacy formats and platforms over the long term.
For rich media formats, this keynote and Google&#8217;s recent Brandcast Upfront event showcased how Google plans to leverage its scale and position to capitalize on evolving consumer habits and the rise of creator content to introduce new solutions for advertisers.
Specifically, Sheridan noted Google&#8217;s recent announcements around new ad formats, generative AI for ad creative, unique content, and a unique scale of users, highlighting how the company is increasingly well-positioned to capitalize on evolving streaming and digital video trends over the long term.
As outlined in Sheridan&#8217;s recently updated 10 Internet Themes for 2025, digital advertising is one of the few subsectors within his coverage where AI is seeing early adoption and monetization. 
Against this backdrop, the analyst noted Alphabet is well positioned to capitalize on the theme of AI longer-term, given its leading AI capabilities, infrastructure advantage, and benefits of scale concerning both users and advertisers to deploy new AI tools &amp; services over the medium term. He remained constructive on the mix of Alphabet&#8217;s businesses and their operating profile in the coming years.
Sheridan projected fiscal 2025 revenue of $325.8 billion and EPS of $9.21.
Price Action: GOOGL stock is trading higher by 2.85% to $173.36 at last check Thursday.
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Google's AI Proves It's Boosting, Not Disrupting, Legacy Ad Monetization: Analyst

Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng maintained a Buy rating on Apple Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) with a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/AAPL/analyst-ratings" rel="noreferrer noopener">price forecast of $253</a> on Wednesday, ahead of Apple&#8217;s WWDC 2025 Keynote scheduled for June 9.
Ng expects Apple to demonstrate continued progress toward incorporating AI into its operating systems through developer access to its AI models for app development, as well as the potential announcement of Gemini AI integration on iPhones given Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) CEO Sundar Pichai&#8216;s recent comments regarding hopes to finalize a partnership with Apple by mid-2025.
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The analyst notes that Apple will need to demonstrate further success with Apple Intelligence before investors are willing to underwrite it as a demand driver.
Ng expects WWDC iOS updates to primarily feature design updates to standardize operating interface visuals across devices and convenience-oriented feature introductions, like public WiFi access syncing, AI-driven battery optimization, and Gemini integration. Some reported design updates include rounded app icons, a floating tab bar, and more translucent app displays.
Ng believes Apple&#8217;s incremental improvements to the user experience through iOS 19, expectations for AI-enhanced Siri to launch later in 2025/26, and the potential opening of Apple&#8217;s Large Language Models (LLMs) for app developers should help it maintain installed base stickiness and increase competitiveness.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ng projected fiscal 2025 revenue of $408.99 billion and EPS of $7.16. The analyst believes Apple&#8217;s valuation is appealing, asserting it is attractive compared to its historical multiples, both on an absolute and relative basis and when set against its key technology counterparts.
Most of Apple&#8217;s gross profit growth over the next five years is projected to come from its Services segment. This anticipated surge in Services revenue is expected to signify an inflection point in the segment&#8217;s investment narrative, thereby bolstering AAPL&#8217;s premium valuation, notes Ng.
He also highlights the durability of Apple&#8217;s installed base of devices as a critical factor. Apple&#8217;s robust user base provides significant visibility into future revenue growth, driven by the increasing attachment of more Services and Products. This phenomenon is understood to underpin the concept of recurring revenue, or what Ng refers to as the &#8220;Apple-as-a-Service&#8221; opportunity.
Price Action: AAPL stock is trading lower by 0.48% to $201.15 at last check Thursday.
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Apple Likely To Open LLMs, Integrate Gemini On iPhone At WWDC: Analyst

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Update: 'Announcing Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4 on Vertex AI' - Google Cloud

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Alphabet shares are trading higher. The stock may be rising on continued momentum following the company's annual developer conference earlier this week, during which it unveiled the Veo 3 upgrade to its AI video generation tool.

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Anthropic Posts On X " Introducing the next generation: Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4.Claude Opus 4 is our most powerful model yet, and the world's best coding model.Claude Sonnet 4 is a significant upgrade from its predecessor, delivering superior coding and reasoning"

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'Google Faces DOJ Antitrust Probe Over Deal for AI Technology' - Bloomberg Law

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) on Wednesday announced the&nbsp;Llama Startup Program, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/meta-platforms" rel="noreferrer noopener">which will empower</a> early-stage startups to innovate and build generative AI applications with&nbsp;Llama.
The Llama Startup Program is ideal for those building generative AI applications in various industries, including technology and software, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, telecommunications, and <a target="_blank" href="https://ai.meta.com/blog/llama-startup-program/" rel="noreferrer noopener">retail and eCommerce</a>.
The program invited incorporated startups that have raised less than $10 million in funding and have at least one developer on staff to apply.
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Members of the Llama Startup Program will receive resources and support from Llama experts along their journey.
During the initial phase of the Llama Startup Program, Meta will reimburse the cost of using Llama through hosted APIs via cloud inference providers. Members may receive up to $6,000 per month for up to six months to help them offset the costs of building and enhancing their generative AI solutions.
This funding enables startups to experiment, innovate, and scale their solutions without the immediate financial burden. Members of the program will receive hands-on technical support from the Llama team.
In April, Meta announced that it had launched a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/05/45160454/mark-zuckerbergs-meta-targets-1-4-trillion-revenue-from-generative-ai-by-2035-court-filing-reveals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">standalone AI app</a>, built with Llama 4, to compete with OpenAI&#8216;s ChatGPT, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google&#8217;s Gemini, and xAI&#8216;s Grok by providing users with a more personalized AI experience. The company projected that its generative AI products could potentially rake in revenue of $460 billion-$1.4 trillion by the year 2035.
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Google&#8217;s latest AI model is wowing the internet with near-realistic video generation—but for now, it's locked behind an expensive subscription.
What Happened: At its annual developer conference earlier this week, Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google unveiled Veo 3, an upgrade to its AI video generation tool.
The new model doesn't just create high-resolution, cinematic videos—it now adds realistic audio, including sound effects, ambient noise and even spoken dialogue, bringing AI creations eerily close to real life.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Say goodbye to the silent era of video generation: Introducing Veo 3 — with native audio generation. &#x1f5e3;&#xFE0F; Quality is up from Veo 2, and now you can add dialogue between characters, sound effects and background noise. Veo 3 is available now in the <a href="https://twitter.com/GeminiApp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GeminiApp</a> for Google AI Ultra… <a href="https://t.co/7rcXeBslyU">pic.twitter.com/7rcXeBslyU</a>
&mdash; Google (@Google) <a href="https://twitter.com/Google/status/1924893837295546851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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It is important to note that OpenAI's Sora doesn't include an audio feature. The same goes for other tools like Runway ML Gen-4, Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) MovieGen, Pika Labs and Stability AI's Stable Video 4D 2.0 — none of them offer audio support either.
Shortly after the announcement, the internet exploded with clips made using Veo 3, leaving many viewers wondering whether what they were seeing was AI or reality.
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Some viral examples include:
A user-generated video imagining Greek philosopher Pythagoras explaining the Pythagorean theorem in ancient Greece.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">&quot;Pythagoras explaining his theorem, in ancient Greece&quot; Video and audio generated by Veo 3 natively. <a href="https://t.co/vR1gbrLYYj">pic.twitter.com/vR1gbrLYYj</a>
&mdash; Pietro Schirano (@skirano) <a href="https://twitter.com/skirano/status/1924957061969834382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A fictional AI-generated stand-up set by a virtual comedian, which surprised users by actually being funny.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Less than 24 hours ago, Google dropped Veo 3, blurring the line between reality and AI. Its video and audio quality is so lifelike, it's unsettling. Here are 20 insane examples &amp; a full guide on how to use it: 1) A standup comedian telling a joke:<a href="https://t.co/gLdpRX0TmC">pic.twitter.com/gLdpRX0TmC</a>
&mdash; Mark Gadala-Maria (@markgadala) <a href="https://twitter.com/markgadala/status/1925184405212917914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The 100 men vs. a gorilla at a rave prompt brought to life with chaotic energy and hyperrealism.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Did someone say 100 men vs a gorilla at a rave dance off? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/veo3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#veo3</a> <a href="https://t.co/CDBmIo0TIG">pic.twitter.com/CDBmIo0TIG</a>
&mdash; Ruben Villegas (@RubenEVillegas) <a href="https://twitter.com/RubenEVillegas/status/1924916992806359090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Another user posted a video captioned, "Imagine if AI characters became aware they were living in a simulation."
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">I did more tests with Google&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Veo3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Veo3</a>. Imagine if AI characters became aware they were living in a simulation! <a href="https://t.co/nhbrNQMtqv">pic.twitter.com/nhbrNQMtqv</a>
&mdash; Hashem Al-Ghaili (@HashemGhaili) <a href="https://twitter.com/HashemGhaili/status/1925332319604257203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It's Important: Despite the buzz, most people can't access Veo 3. Currently, it's available only in the U.S. through Gemini Advanced (Ultra Tier) — a $249/month subscription and Vertex AI, Google's enterprise platform.
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The Internet Is Blown Away By Google's Cinematic AI Video Generator Veo 3 — But Good Luck Trying To Use It: Here Are Some Wild Examples Of The Magic This Model Can Create

Gene Munster, Managing Partner at Deepwater Asset Management, warned Wednesday that OpenAI represents the first serious competitive threat to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) in two decades following the artificial intelligence company&#8217;s $6.5 billion acquisition of former Apple design chief Jony Ive&#8216;s hardware startup.
What Happened: &#8220;The real risk for AAPL is whether the threat of these devices from OpenAI compresses Apple&#8217;s multiple,&#8221; Munster wrote on X, highlighting concerns about the iPhone maker&#8217;s premium valuation amid intensifying AI competition.
OpenAI announced plans to acquire io Products, Ive&#8217;s AI device startup, in an all-stock transaction that values the company at $6.5 billion despite having no revenue. The deal adds Ive and approximately 55 hardware engineers to OpenAI&#8217;s team as the ChatGPT maker pivots into consumer <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/05/45550033/openai-teams-up-with-iphone-designer-jony-ive-as-chatgpt-maker-makes-push-into-hardware-apple-shares-slide">devices expected to launch in 2026</a>.
Munster characterized the move as part of a generational technology shift comparable to the internet and smartphone revolutions. &#8220;Before AI, there was no real threat to Apple&#8217;s or Google&#8216;s business,&#8221; he noted, emphasizing that OpenAI is &#8220;catalyzing this shift into something tangible.&#8221;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">The real risk for AAPL is whether the threat of these devices from OpenAI compresses Apple's multiple. <a href="https://t.co/z6CqfMGcpA">https://t.co/z6CqfMGcpA</a>
&mdash; Gene Munster (@munster_gene) <a href="https://twitter.com/munster_gene/status/1925245923694620994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: The acquisition triggered over 2% decline in Apple shares on Wednesday as investors weighed the competitive implications. Ive, who designed iconic Apple products including the iPhone, left the company in 2019 after nearly three decades.
However, Munster tempered concerns about Apple&#8217;s competitive position, citing the company&#8217;s ecosystem lock-in with an estimated 1.7 billion users across 2.35 billion active devices. &#8220;It&#8217;s going to take more than a great phone from OpenAI to get Apple users to walk away from a decade of investment in hardware and services,&#8221; he said.
The analyst suggested Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) faces greater risk, noting that Google&#8217;s ecosystem integration is &#8220;not nearly as strong&#8221; as Apple&#8217;s hardware-software integration.
OpenAI previously <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/05/45550033/openai-teams-up-with-iphone-designer-jony-ive-as-chatgpt-maker-makes-push-into-hardware-apple-shares-slide">held a 23% stake in io Products</a> before moving to full acquisition. The transaction requires regulatory approval and is expected to close within months, positioning OpenAI to compete directly with established hardware manufacturers in the emerging AI device market.
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Apple Faces 'First Serious Threat In 20 Years' As OpenAI Acquires iPhone Maker's Former Design Chief Jony Ive's Hardware Startup, Says Gene Munster

Future Fund LLC's Managing Director, Gary Black, called Baidu Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BIDU#NASDAQ">BIDU</a>) autonomous taxi service, Apollo Go, the "world's autonomous ride-hailing leader" as it reached the eleven million paid rides milestone.
What Happened: "$BIDU‘s Apollo Go autonomous ride hailing business has now completed 11 million paid autonomous rides," Black said in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24BIDU&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$BIDU</a> ‘s Apollo Go autonomous ride hailing business has now completed 11 million paid autonomous rides, making it the world's autonomous ride hailing leader. For context <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24GOOG&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$GOOG</a> ‘s Waymo has now completed 10M paid autonomous rides, while <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24TSLA&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$TSLA</a> has completed zero. In 1Q, Apollo Go…
&mdash; Gary Black (@garyblack00) <a href="https://twitter.com/garyblack00/status/1925167125196317082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Black then set the context and drew parallels with services like Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) Waymo and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>). "In 1Q, Apollo Go expanded its driverless ride-hailing business into Dubai and Abu Dhabi," he said, highlighting the company's growth.
He also shared updates from the company's Q1 earnings release and how Apollo will provide fully autonomous rental services in China. The company also completed 1.4 million rides in Q1 2025.
Why It Matters: The news comes in as Baidu CEO Robin Li touted the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/05/45557944/baidus-apollo-go-enters-dubai-and-abu-dhabi-ceo-robin-li-touts-global-robotaxi-lead-with-1-4-million-rides-in-q1">Apollo Go's robotaxi prowess </a>at the company's earnings call. With the Dubai and Abu Dhabi expansion, the service operates in over 15 cities globally.
"With over 1,000 fully driverless vehicles now deployed globally, we continue to solidify our position as the world's leading autonomous ride-hailing service provider," Li shared at the earnings call.
Elsewhere, Waymo recently announced it reached the ten million paid autonomous rides mark, doubling its total in a period of 5 months. The figure includes rides from cities like Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Austin.
Waymo has had a substantial lead over rivals like Tesla and Amazon.com Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) Zoox, as the company had also previously shared it reached <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/45001569/waymo-announces-250000-weekly-paid-rides-across-four-us-cities-sundar-pichai-says-personal-ownership-an-option-in-the-future">250,000 weekly rides</a>.
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Gary Black Calls Tesla Rival Baidu's Apollo Go 'Autonomous Ride Hailing Leader' Following Eleven Million Paid Robotaxi Rides Milestone

Activist short seller Andrew Left&#8216;s Citron Research has renewed its bearish stance on Duolingo Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DUOL#NASDAQ">DUOL</a>), citing Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) subsidiary Google&#8217;s newly announced artificial intelligence translation technology as a significant threat to the language learning company&#8217;s business model.
What Happened: Citron acknowledged on social media platform X that the firm &#8220;got it wrong&#8221; with its initial short position before Duolingo&#8217;s last earnings report. However, it maintained that Google&#8217;s latest AI innovation has strengthened its bearish thesis rather than weakened it.
&#8220;Yesterday, Google changed the entire language learning market at I/O 2025,&#8221; Citron wrote, referencing Google&#8217;s developer conference where the tech giant unveiled Meet&#8217;s AI-powered speech translation feature.
Citron compared the potential impact to historical technological disruptions. &#8220;Saying Google&#8217;s new AI translation tool won&#8217;t impact Duolingo is like saying calculators didn&#8217;t reduce the need to learn arithmetic,&#8221; he stated.
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&mdash; Citron Research (@CitronResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/CitronResearch/status/1925195708585414764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: The new Google Meet tool translates conversations in near real-time while preserving the speaker&#8217;s voice, tone, and expression.
According to Google, the Gemini-powered feature can translate between English and Spanish initially, with Italian, German, and Portuguese support planned for the coming weeks.
The service requires a subscription to Google&#8217;s AI Pro plan or the new AI Ultra subscription at $249.99 monthly, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/670322/google-meet-gemini-translation-ai-english-spanish">according</a> to The Verge.
The short seller&#8217;s renewed pessimism contrasts sharply with recent Wall Street sentiment. JPMorgan analyst Bryan Smilek maintained an Overweight rating on Duolingo with a $500 price target earlier this month, projecting 20% revenue growth driven by user <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/05/45234350/duolingo-analyst-sees-ebitda-expansion-strong-user-trends-and-monetization-upside">expansion and gamification features</a>.
Duolingo currently serves 130 million monthly active users, representing approximately 18% of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/05/45234350/duolingo-analyst-sees-ebitda-expansion-strong-user-trends-and-monetization-upside">global online language learners</a>. 
Price Action: Duolingo Inc.&#8217;s stock closed at $514.30 on Wednesday, down 2.17% for the day. Year to date, the stock has gained 57.82%, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.
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Short Seller Andrew Left's Citron Doubles Down On Duolingo Short, Says Google's AI Tool Changes The Business

On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google and AI startup Character.AI must face a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Florida mother who claims the chatbot encouraged her teenage son to take his own life.
What Happened: U.S. District Judge Anne Conway rejected the companies' motion to dismiss the lawsuit, stating they failed to prove that the chatbot's responses are protected under the First Amendment, reported Reuters.
The lawsuit, filed by Megan Garcia, alleges that her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, became obsessed with Character.AI's chatbot, which engaged in harmful roleplay.
The complaint claims the chatbot portrayed itself as "a real person, a licensed psychotherapist and an adult lover," ultimately leading to the boy's suicide in February 2024.
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According to the filing, Setzer died moments after telling the chatbot—<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/04/31729836/character-ai-lets-people-talk-with-a-celebrity-receives-350-million-in-andreessen-horowitz-funding-r">impersonating the character</a> Daenerys Targaryen from &#8220;Game of Thrones&#8221;—that he would "come home right now."
Character.AI argued its chatbot&#8217;s outputs were constitutionally protected speech. However, Judge Conway wrote that the company "fail[ed] to articulate why words strung together by an LLM (large language model) are speech."
The startup said it plans to continue defending the case and maintains it uses safeguards to prevent harmful conversations, the report noted.
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&nbsp;A Google spokesperson said that the tech giant is "entirely separate" from Character.AI and did not build or manage the platform. Last year, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41141844/after-googles-2-7b-acquisition-of-founders-and-staff-this-ai-startup-abandons-large-language-model-p">Character.AI signed an agreement</a> with Google granting the search giant a non-exclusive license to its large language model technology. As part of the deal, Google provided additional funding to Character.AI, although the startup did not disclose the amount.
Still, Garcia's legal team argues that Google played a role by licensing the startup's technology and rehiring its founders. Attorney Meetali Jain called the ruling "historic" and a step forward in "legal accountability across the AI and tech ecosystem."
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