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Alphabet revenue up 24 percent on Google Cloud; free cash flow turns negative on AI investment

Alphabet, Google’s parent, said on July 22 that second-quarter revenue rose 24 percent on the back of strong performance in its cloud business. It also said free cash flow turned negative as it continued to increase investment in AI data centres. Alphabet posted revenue of $119.8 billion, with cloud revenue at $24.8 billion and search revenue at $63.3 billion. Net profit was $112.1 billion, and the shares were little changed in after-hours trade.

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Upstage CEO Kim Sung-hoon says Fable5 foreign access ban highlights need for Korean sovereign AI

Upstage, a South Korean AI startup, said it aims to compete in global technology rivalry with sovereign AI. CEO Kim Sung-hoon said AI has become a national strategic asset and countries can cut off access. He cited a recent U.S. move to block foreigners from accessing Anthropic’s Fable5 and Mythos5. Upstage said its open-source Solar Open2 preview scored 44.4 on AAII 4.0 and is comparable to leading models.

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Google AI misspells words, raising doubts over search reliability

Google has overhauled its search service to put AI at the forefront, but basic spelling mistakes and information-processing glitches have triggered a dispute over reliability. TechCrunch reported that Google AI Overview gave incorrect letter counts and misspellings for words including “Google,” “poop” and “journalism,” and even misspelled the surname of a U.S. president. Google said letter counting is a known challenge for large language models and fixes are under way.