Google Says It Did Not Kill Its Golden Ad Goose - DTNS 5384
Summary
Hosts Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane analyze Alphabet's Q3 earnings, focusing on slowing search ad revenue and the strategy to expand ads within AI mode. The episode also covers Nintendo's underestimation of demand for Zelda 40th anniversary products, U.S. intelligence suspicions regarding a Megaspeed executive and NVIDIA, and the DoorDash acquisition of Instacart. Additional briefs include a DHS data breach, Microsoft's cloud-driven growth, and the release of Mistral's LM4 model.
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Sponsorships: Capital One, Orderly, Zen, and Mod
Show Introduction and Hosts
Alphabet Earnings: Slowing Search Revenue and AI Mode Ads
Google Cloud Growth and Capacity Constraints
Discussion: AI Mode Ad Experience and User Engagement
Market Reaction to Alphabet Earnings
Patron Thanks and Half-October Promotion
Sponsorships: Capital One, Zen, Mod, ShipStation, Grainger
Nintendo Zelda 40th Anniversary Console Shortage
Suspected NVIDIA Spy at Singapore Data Center
Promo: Live With It Podcast and Capital One
Sponsorships: Capital One and Zen
DHS Data Breach via Okta SSO
DoorDash Acquires Instacart
Chrome Autofill with Google Personal Intelligence
Sony Prism Collection Transparent PS5 Controllers
Samsung Chip Profit Misses Estimates
Microsoft Earnings: Cloud Growth vs Device Decline
Mistral LM4 Release and Anthropic Distillation Defenses
Listener Feedback and Closing Remarks
Sponsorship: Capital One AI Concierge
Sponsorship: Zen Nicotine Pouches
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