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Alphabet shares down 15 percent from May peak, $700 billion in market value wiped out

Alphabet shares have fallen more than 15 percent from a May high, wiping out about $700 billion in market value, Semafor reported. The decline reflects concerns that rising AI investment costs are weighing on the company and that it has not delivered a technically decisive breakthrough. Alphabet had led gains in the Magnificent 7 for 16 months, but its position has recently looked less secure amid executive and staffing changes and a delayed Gemini model launch.

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Five skills software developers need in the age of AI coding

Andrew Ng, a Coursera co-founder and deep learning expert, said software engineering fundamentals remain essential in the era of agentic coding. He said developers must understand core principles to tell coding agents what to do and what to forgo, and to manage trade-offs such as latency, availability, reliability and cost. Citing his “AI Engineering Skills” research, Ng listed five needed capabilities: building full-stack applications, data management, system architecture design, making systems secure and stable, and scaling and operating in production.

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Telecoms tapped for Korea's 'AI for All' project as infrastructure capability comes into focus

South Korea has completed the selection of operators for its government AI service project, 'AI for All', aimed at the entire population. The Ministry of Science and ICT selected consortia led by SK Telecom and KT, and a Kakao-led group that includes LG Uplus. The ministry said evaluation focused on the ability to expand and operate the service, including infrastructure plans. The government will support 512 Nvidia B200 GPUs this year and plans additional cost support from next year.