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Alphabet is a holding company that wholly owns internet giant Google. The California-based company derives slightly less than 90% of its revenue from Google services, the vast majority of which is advertising sales. Alongside online ads, Google services houses sales stemming from Google's subscription services (YouTube TV, YouTube Music among others), platforms (sales and in-app purchases on Play Store), and devices (Chromebooks, Pixel smartphones, and smart home products such as Chromecast). Google's cloud computing platform, or GCP, accounts for roughly 10% of Alphabet's revenue with the firm's investments in up-and-coming technologies such as self-driving cars (Waymo), health (Verily), and internet access (Google Fiber) making up the rest.

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President Donald Trump&#8216;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/04/44896834/dollar-hits-3-year-lows-us-stocks-tumble-as-trump-threatens-to-fire-powell-contrarians-of-the-world-unite">mounting fierce criticism</a> against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is unnerving the marker and taking down tech juggernaut 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>). 
Still, there may be a chance to extract quick profits for bold and opportunistic traders.
To be clear, no one should dismiss the anxiety surrounding the latest market rumblings. In a Truth Social post, Trump previously signaled discouraging intentions for the Fed chair. 
"Jerome Powell is always too late and wrong. His termination cannot come fast enough,&#8221; Trump said.
Trump initially nominated Powell in 2017. President Joe Biden appointed Powell to another four-year term in 2022. U.S. presidents do not have the legal authority to fire a Fed chairman before the end of a term, which for Powell is May 2026.
At the heart of the matter is the benchmark interest rate, with Trump blasting Powell for not cutting borrowing costs despite falling oil prices and easing inflation concerns. The president further <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/04/44875406/hell-be-out-if-i-ask-him-can-trumps-threat-to-oust-powell-shake-the-fed">stoked the flames of discontent</a>, remarking during a public appearance with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni that he could remove Powell "real fast" if he so wished.
Of course, the political drama only underscores a far more pressing concern: the White House's economic policies — particularly related to tariffs against key economic partners — threatens to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/25/04/44899617/90-chance-of-recession-due-to-trumps-tariffs-sharp-slowdown-is-coming-economist-says">sink the nation into a recession</a>, potentially sometime this year. For a company like Alphabet, which depends heavily on advertising revenue, a downturn would be problematic; hence, the volatility in Alphabet&#8217;s stock.
Despite the wide-ranging concerns, management has a chance to frame the narrative properly with the company's Thursday after-close <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GOOG/earnings">earnings disclosure</a>. One area that may convince investors to take a stab at Alphabet stock is the broader integration of artificial intelligence. By embedding AI across products to reduce costs and improve engagement, along with generative AI monetization efforts within the Search platform, the tech giant may help right its own ship.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Winners Like Alphabet Don't Stay Deflated for Too Long</h2>
Trump perceives tariffs as key to winning trade deals and often discussed the strategy on the campaign trail. And that's the main takeaway for Alphabet from a stock trading perspective: it's a winner and winners don't stay deflated for too long.
However, with headline metrics such as a year-to-date loss of 22%, it's easy for pessimism to cloud the discourse. Part of the reason for this tendency has to do with the way traditional analyses — whether technical or even fundamental — are structured. Specifically, standard methodologies rely on continuous-time signal processing frameworks. That's a complicated way of saying that there's no such thing as a "good" stock price or "bad" revenue.
Instead, metrics like share price or revenue represent scalar realities: they are what they are. The problem, of course, is that many fall into the trap of interpreting a discrete outcome — for example, "it's a good time to buy" — from a continuous signal without defining what exactly is "good."
To get around this dilemma, investors can deploy a process called abstraction, essentially compressing continuous events into discrete events, thus generating a discrete-event analysis for discrete conclusions. Personally, I deployed a quasi-binary compression for the purposes of calculating a modified first-order Markov chain model on Alphabet stock.
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What I noted was that in the past two months, the shares have printed in totality (meaning not necessarily in order) a "2-8" sequence: two weeks up, eight weeks down. The 2-8 sequence is rare, flashing only four times in the past decade. What's significant in my opinion is that in three out of the four cases, Alphabet popped sharply higher within the first two weeks of the 2-8 signal flashing.
In any other circumstance, one would consider the above assessment statistically fragile. But price action tends to marshal human emotions, which may lend credibility to this potential upside pivot.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Plotting a Bullish Strategy for Alphabet</h2>
With the prospect of a bullish reversal on the horizon — and especially with an earnings report coming — bold traders may be enticed to consider an out-the-money (OTM) wager as opposed to a hedged bet. Every good quarterback knows when it's time to go deep and this might be such a moment.
At this moment, the cheapest vertical spread which in my view touches the boundaries of rationality is the 157.50/160 bull call spread for the options chain expiring May 2. This transaction involves buying the $157.50 call (at an ask of $265) and simultaneously selling the $160 call (at a bid of $193), resulting in a net debit paid of $72, the most that can be lost in the trade.
Should GOOG stock rise through the $160 short strike price at expiration, the maximum reward is $178, or a payout of over 247%.
It's a highly speculative, capped-risk, capped-reward setup. The justification for the trade is that in 75% of the time when the 2-8 sequence flashes, the median return (under the positive pathway) two weeks out is 13.15%. Coincidentally, the timing of the earnings release lends loose support to the speculation that something special could be cooking for Alphabet stock.
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Options Corner: Monday Blues Can't Hide Alphabet Stock's Potential Upside Pivot

BofA Securities analyst Justin Post 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 target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GOOGL/analyst-ratings" rel="noreferrer noopener">price forecast of $185</a> on Monday.
Google kicks off Online advertising earnings season on April 24. With tough comps &amp; tariff uncertainty, Post recently lowered his 2025 forecast.
The analyst projects first-quarter revenue and GAAP EPS of $74.1 billion and $1.93, below the Street&#8217;s $75.5 billion and $2.01, with search revenues up 7% (versus the Street&#8217;s 9%).
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He stated that the Street has been lowering expectations as business sentiment has deteriorated.
Street could be looking for 7-8% search growth, and an in-line first quarter would likely be viewed as a positive. However, a miss, even if macro-related, could fuel already elevated competitive/regulatory concerns.
With a negative tariff ad spend impact (PDD Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pdd#NASDAQ">PDD</a>) Temu/Shein ad spend down), growing competitor AI traffic, and cautious 3P search data, outlook uncertainty is elevated.
For the second quarter, Post expects some spending pressure in eCommerce verticals and for YouTube brand spend. His forecasts are below the Street at revenue and GAAP EPS of $76.2 billion and $1.98 versus $79.7 billion and $2.15.
That said, Amazon&#8217;s eCommerce and Netflix&#8217;s recent ad commentary suggest some pockets of resilience, and the analyst expects Google search ad spend to perform relatively well.
First-quarter positives include near-term eCommerce ad spend strength (frontloading), low expectations given 3P reports of click share loss, and cloud strength from added capacity.
Post expects Google to see relatively less topline pressure in the current uncertain macro than peers, given its higher performance-driven ad mix (versus brand).
Also, fourth-quarter call commentary was positive on AI Overviews usage and monetization. Additionally, the analyst noted Alphabet has greater flexibility for self-help measures to optimize for EPS if macro pressures persist.
At ~$153, Post noted the stock as attractive at 16 times his lower fiscal 2026 GAAP EPS (or 10 times core business).
Price Action: GOOGL stock is down 2.84% at $146.89 at the last check on Monday.
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Google Parent Alphabet's Topline Can Withstand Pressure In Uncertain Macro Scenario Compared To Peers: Analyst

Scotiabank analyst Nat Schindler maintains Alphabet (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) with a Sector Outperform and lowers the price target from $232 to $200.

Scotiabank Maintains Sector Outperform on Alphabet, Lowers Price Target to $200

Shares of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) are trading lower by 3.7% to $483.12 during Monday&#8217;s session and are lower by 13% over the trailing week. The stock has been volatile following remarks last week from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that highlighted risks of persistent inflation and slower economic growth stemming from newly imposed <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/25/04/44899617/90-chance-of-recession-due-to-trumps-tariffs-sharp-slowdown-is-coming-economist-says">trade tariffs</a>.
Additionally, the U.S. government has kicked off a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/04/44888906/meta-faces-an-antitrust-lawsuit-ftc-says-company-holds-a-social-network-monopoly">major antitrust trial against the company</a>, accusing it of maintaining a monopoly in social networking through years of anticompetitive practices. The Federal Trade Commission aims to force Meta to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. 
CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified on day one, defending Meta&#8217;s acquisition strategy. The case carries wide implications for other tech giants like 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>) and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>). Meta argues that its size is essential to competing globally, especially against platforms like TikTok.
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What Else: Meta, which generates the bulk of its revenue from digital advertising, is particularly sensitive to macroeconomic slowdowns. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/04/44848474/fed-chair-powell-says-tariffs-lead-to-temporary-rise-in-inflation">Powell's comments</a> that first-quarter growth has softened and inflation remains above target spooked investors already wary of margin pressures and ad budget pullbacks.
Tariffs raise input costs across industries, including for hardware Meta relies on for its VR and AR platforms. If inflation accelerates due to supply chain distortions, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/25/04/44643664/top-3-consumer-stocks-that-are-set-to-fly-this-quarter">consumer</a> spending may also decline, pressuring advertisers to scale back spending on platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Threads.
Moreover, Powell&#8217;s signal that the Fed may delay rate cuts adds another headwind. Higher interest rates weigh on tech stock valuations and increase the cost of capital for Meta's long-horizon projects in the metaverse and AI infrastructure.
Growing business sentiment uncertainty could also further delay corporate digital ad spend recovery.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How To Buy META Stock</h2>
By now you're likely curious about how to participate in the market for Meta Platforms &#8211; be it to purchase shares, or even attempt to bet against the company.
Buying shares is typically done through a brokerage account. You can find a list of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/best-stock-trading-platforms">possible trading platforms here.</a> Many will allow you to buy &#8220;fractional shares,&#8221; which allows you to own portions of stock without buying an entire share.
In the case of Meta Platforms, which is trading at $482.53 as of publishing time, $100 would buy you about 0.21 shares of stock.
If you're looking to bet against a company, the process is more complex. You'll need access to an options trading platform, or a broker who will allow you to &#8220;go short&#8221; a share of stock by lending you the shares to sell. The process of shorting a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock">stock can be found at this resource.</a> Otherwise, if your broker allows you to trade options, you can either buy a put option, or sell a call option at a strike price above where shares are currently trading &#8211; either way it allows you to profit off of the share price decline.
According to data from&nbsp;<a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/register174">Benzinga Pro</a>, META has a 52-week high of $740.91 and a 52-week low of $414.50.

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Meta Platforms Stock Falls Amid Antitrust Trial, Tariff And Inflation Concerns: What's Going On?

Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BABA#NYSE">BABA</a>) research arm, Damo Academy, has won <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/alibaba-group" rel="noreferrer noopener">a key endorsement</a> from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an&nbsp;artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cancer detection tool.
The FDA granted the &#8220;breakthrough device&#8221; designation to the research group&#8217;s Damo Panda model, SCMP <a target="_blank" href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3307083/alibabas-ai-cancer-detection-tool-clears-fda-hurdle-faster-approval-process" rel="noreferrer noopener">cited</a> Alibaba last Thursday.
Alibaba revealed that Damo Panda would identify pancreatic cancer in November 2023 in a paper published in &nbsp;Nature Medicine.
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Alibaba has already deployed Damo Panda in trials across China. It has screened 40,000 people at a hospital in Ningbo city.
Alibaba established Damo Academy in 2017, focusing on AI and the open-source chip architecture RISC-V. Damo Academy will promote the AI model by partnering with firms such as Ankon Medical Technologies.
Former&nbsp;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>) chief executive&nbsp;Eric&nbsp;Schmidt&nbsp;highlighted <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/04/44892275/eric-schmidt-warns-china-is-going-to-win-ai-race-unless-washington-fights-with-funding-and-instills-american-values-at-the-core" rel="noreferrer noopener">that Beijing&#8217;s sudden surge</a> in AI spending (building on the success of DeepSeek) could help it outperform the U.S. unless Washington redoubles its efforts.
Former Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) Facebook exec and famous investor&nbsp;Chamath Palihapitiya&nbsp;accused Nvidia&nbsp;of undermining the U.S.&#8217; best interests by allegedly bypassing export controls. His views coincided with reports claiming Chinese tech giants&nbsp;Tencent Holdings (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TCEHY#OTC">TCEHY</a>),&nbsp;Alibaba, and&nbsp;ByteDance are ramping up their orders for Nvidia&#8217;s H20 AI chips driven by the popularity of DeepSeek&#8217;s affordable AI models.
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Price Action: BABA stock is up 0.25% at $109.14 premarket at the last check on Monday.
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Date: 21.04.2025&nbsp; Press Release No. 10/2025-26&nbsp; CCI Approves Google's Settlement Proposal in Android TV Case&nbsp; 1. The Competition Commission of India (Commission), in terms of Section&nbsp; 48A (3) of the Competition Act, 2002 (the 'Act'), and the Competition&nbsp; Commission of India (Settlement) Regulations, 2024 (‘Settlement&nbsp; Regulations'), vide majority order, has agreed to the Settlement Proposal&nbsp; of Google in the Android TV case.&nbsp; 2. The case originated from the Information filed by two individuals, namely&nbsp; Mr. Kshitiz Arya and Mr. Purushottam Anand under Section 19(1)(a) of&nbsp; the Act, 2002 against Google LLC, Google India Private Limited, Xiaomi&nbsp; Technology India Private Limited and TCL India Holding Private Limited&nbsp; for alleged contravention of various provisions of the Act.&nbsp; 3. The gist of the allegation was that Google misused its dominant position&nbsp; by enforcing restrictive agreements on OEMs, including compulsory&nbsp; bundling of the Play Store with Android TV OS and preventing the use or&nbsp; creation of rival forked Android versions through its Anti-Fragmentation&nbsp; Agreements. These practices allegedly blocked market access, curbed&nbsp; competition, and placed unrelated obligations on Original Equipment&nbsp; Manufacturers (‘OEMs'), ultimately stifling innovation and violating&nbsp; provisions of Section 4 of the Act.&nbsp; &nbsp;
 2&nbsp; 4. The Commission formed a prima facie view that Google has contravened&nbsp; various provisions of Sections 3(4) and 4 of the Act and directed the DG&nbsp; to cause an investigation to be made under the provisions of Section 26(1)&nbsp; of the Act.&nbsp; 5. The investigation concluded that Android Smart TV OS has a dominant&nbsp; position in the relevant market of ‘licensable Smart TV device operating&nbsp; system in India' and Google Play Store is in a dominant position in the&nbsp; ‘Market for App Store for Android Smart TV OS in India'. It found that&nbsp; Google's agreements—Television App Distribution Agreement (‘TADA') and&nbsp; Android Compatibility Commitments (‘ACC')—executed together, imposed&nbsp; unfair terms by requiring the pre-installation of its full app bundle Google&nbsp; TV Services, preventing OEMs from developing or using Android forks,&nbsp; and hindering innovation. These agreements extended across entire&nbsp; device portfolios and included the tying of services like YouTube with the&nbsp; Play Store, strengthening Google's market dominance and breaching&nbsp; several provisions of Section 4 of the Act. The allegation of refusal to deal&nbsp; and exclusive supply under Section 3(4) was not substantiated.&nbsp; 6. Google filed a Settlement Application under Section 48A of the Act, read&nbsp; with the Settlement Regulations. The Commission invited objections and&nbsp; suggestions in terms of regulation 5 of the Settlement Regulations on the&nbsp; settlement proposal from 45 concerned parties. The Commission&nbsp; considered the settlement proposal and observed that under the "New&nbsp; India Agreement," Google will provide a standalone license for the Play&nbsp; Store and Play Services for Android smart TVs in India, thereby removing&nbsp; the requirement to bundle these services or impose default placement
 3&nbsp; conditions. Additionally, by waiving the need for a valid ACC for devices&nbsp; shipped into India that do not include Google apps, OEMs can now sell&nbsp; and develop incompatible Android devices without violating the TADA.&nbsp; 7. Consequently, considering the material on record and the assessment of&nbsp; the Settlement Proposal after taking into consideration the nature, gravity,&nbsp; and impact of the contraventions, the Commission agrees to the proposal&nbsp; for settlement in terms of Section 48A (3) of the Act and the Settlement&nbsp; Regulations. The Final Settlement Amount, after applying a Settlement&nbsp; Discount of 15%, is Rs. 20.24 crore.&nbsp; 8. A copy of the public version of the order passed is available on the CCI&nbsp; website at <a href="https://www.cci.gov.in/antitrust/orders/details/1182/0. " title="https://www.cci.gov.in/antitrust/orders/details/1182/0. ">https://www.cci.gov.in/antitrust/orders/details/1182/0. </a> &#x2A;&#x2A;&#x2A;&#x2A;&#x2A;&#x2A;&#x2A;
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As President Donald Trump seeks to strike a tariff deal with the European Union (EU), there are growing concerns that China might exploit the strained U.S.-EU relations to its advantage.
What Happened: Xi Jinping could propose an enticing deal to Europe, despite the risks associated with Chinese economic engagement. Elaine Dezenski, senior director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-world/china-poised-interfere-trump-seeks-tariff-deal-eu-experts-warn">told</a>  Fox Business that China might agree to increase EU imports, making its 1.4 billion consumers a more attractive market for European leaders than the U.S.&#8217;s smaller, albeit wealthier, consumer base.
&#8220;However, given China's economic pressures, it may be willing to offer a deal that Europe finds too hard to turn down,&#8221; cautioned Dezenski. 
Chinese exports to the U.S. rose over 12% in March year-on-year, but are expected to drop as the trade war escalates, potentially leading Beijing to shift exports to Europe.
However, the EU remains wary of China&#8217;s dumping practices in the European market. During a conversation with Chinese Premier Li Qiang last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen voiced concerns about China&#8217;s involvement in the U.S.-China tariff dispute and the risk of trade diversion, as per Fox Business. 
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Why It Matters: This development comes at a time when the EU and China are exploring the possibility of setting minimum prices for Chinese-made electric vehicles, as an alternative to<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/25/04/44756940/europe-china-eye-ev-price-pact-to-avert-trump-tariff-escalation-after-tesla-ceo-elon-musk-pushes-for-zero-eu-tariffs-amid-declining-sales"> tariffs imposed</a> last year.
Furthermore, the EU has threatened to<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/04/44784857/eu-threatens-additional-taxes-on-us-tech-giants-amid-ongoing-tariff-war-we-are-developing-retaliatory-measures-says-von-der-leyen"> impose levies </a>on U.S. tech giants like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) and Google (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>) if the ongoing tariff negotiations with the Trump administration fail.
Amid these <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/25/04/44874660/ecb-cuts-rates-amid-trump-tariffs-eurozone-growth-concerns">trade tensions</a>, the European Central Bank (ECB) has even cut its benchmark deposit rate by 25 basis points, marking the seventh cut since June 2024. This decision was taken in response to the dynamics of underlying inflation and the strength of monetary policy transmission.
Steve Yates, senior research fellow for China and National Security Policy at The Heritage Foundation, doesn&#8217;t believe that the EU and China&#8217;s trade relations could improve amid dumping concerns. He also stated, &#8220;EU and China cannot offset the U.S. market by expanding exchange between each other. Not by a long shot.&#8221;
Meanwhile, China has vowed to retaliate against nations siding with the Trump administration's<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/25/04/44891949/xi-jinpings-china-pledges-retaliation-against-countries-isolating-beijing-by-giving-into-trump-administrations-unilateral-bullying-says-it-will-never-accept-it"> &#8220;Unilateral Bullying,&#8221; </a>and declared that it will &#8220;Never Accept It.&#8221;
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Markets

Xi Jinping Could Woo Europe With A Potential China Deal To Undercut Trump's Tariff Strategy, Expert Warns

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>) chief executive Sundar Pichai is touting a new kind of "API" — what he jokingly calls Artificial Pokémon Intelligence — after the company's Gemini 2.5 Pro model cleared a fifth gym badge in the classic Game Boy title &#8216;Pokémon Red&#8217;.
What Happened: "We are working on API, Artificial Pokémon Intelligence," Pichai wrote on X while quote‑tweeting a progress report from Google AI product lead Logan Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick's post shows a timeline chart of Gemini's run through the game: from its first rival battle in &#8216;Pallet Town&#8217; to claiming the &#8216;Soul Badge&#8217; roughly 500 in‑game hours later. "Just earned its 5th badge — next‑best model only has 3 so far," he noted, adding that Gemini is operating with an "agent harness" that feeds screen pixels and button presses back to the language model for long‑horizon planning.
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The playful benchmark arrives weeks after rival Anthropic bragged that its Claude 3.7 Sonnet model beat three gym leaders using a similar setup designed to test extended reasoning. Anthropic called Pokémon a "toy benchmark," but said the game's puzzles reveal how well an AI can remember objectives, navigate mazes and manage limited resources over tens of thousands of actions.
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Google's internal scorecard goes further. The line graph in Kilpatrick's tweet lists more than two dozen milestones — from snagging the PokéFlute to toppling Team Rocket's hideout — suggesting Gemini can chain subtasks and back‑track across the 8‑bit world map.
While neither company claims &#8216;catching 'em all&#8217; solves real‑world problems, the AI arms race reveals a broader push toward "agentic" AIs able to run software, explore virtual environments, and eventually automate complex digital chores.
Why It Matters: Pichai, who isn&#8217;t one for too many tongue-in-cheek or funny posts on social media, does like to stand up to Gemini critics whenever he feels the need to step in. On Alphabet's Q4 earnings call, CEO Sundar&nbsp;Pichai acknowledged China's DeepSeek as a fast‑moving rival but said Google's Gemini <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43487551/sundar-pichai-acknowledges-deepseeks-ai-advancementsbut-says-googles-gemini-still-leads-in-cost-performance-and-latency">still leads</a> on cost, efficiency, and raw performance.
Pressed later on revenue plans, he told analysts the model is starting with free and paid tiers, but that advertising will "likely" be layered on <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43488268/googles-gemini-ai-could-soon-include-adssundar-pichai-hints-at-future-monetization-beyond-subscriptions">over time</a>. In short, Gemini remains technically ahead for now, and Google expects to squeeze value from it through both subscriptions and future ad integration.
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Sundar Pichai Jokes About 'Artificial Pokémon Intelligence' After Gemini Pro Beats Claude At Classic GameBoy Title

Former 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>) chief executive Eric Schmidt says Beijing's sudden surge in artificial‑intelligence spending could vault China past the United States unless Washington redoubles its efforts — and he's urging President Donald Trump to do more than scrap his predecessor's policies.
What Happened: "As a result of the incredible success of DeepSeek, the Chinese government … has decided this is another national priority. They're pouring billions of dollars into this," Schmidt told tech investor Ameer&nbsp;Haj‑Ali during an online chat.
"So never underestimate the Chinese competition here." He added a blunt warning: "China is going to win this race … unless we get our act together."
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See also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/04/44892201/2025-largely-doesnt-matter-for-tesla-says-gene-munster-elon-musk-company-poised-for-a-major-rebound-in-2026-and-beyond">2025 &#8216;Largely Doesn&#8217;t Matter&#8217; For Tesla, Says Gene Munster: Elon Musk Company Poised &#8216;For A Major Rebound In 2026 And Beyond&#8217;</a>
Trump has already revoked President Joe Biden's <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/large-cap/25/01/43106379/trump-reverses-bidens-ai-policies-on-day-1-what-it-means-for-tech-giants-nvidia-amd-alphabet">2023 AI‑safety order</a> and signed a new directive, as <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-ai-artificial-intelligence-executive-order-eef1e5b9bec861eaf9b36217d547929c?utm_source=chatgpt.com">reported</a> by AP, pledging to build systems "free from ideological bias." The President has since tightened <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/25/04/44828742/nvidia-stock-is-tumbling-after-hours-heres-why">export bans</a> on AI chips to China that cost NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) an estimated $5.5 billion in sales.
Schmidt argued that any U.S. strategy must embed democratic norms. "It's imperative that the winner in AI win using American values and not Chinese values," he said. "The American traditionally liberal values of freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of movement … would be forgotten" if China sets the rules.
Why It Matters: Schmidt&#8217;s China warning arrives amid a growing debate on U.S.-China relations and the control of AI technologies. Former Facebook exec and well-known investor Chamath Palihapitiya over the weekend <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/04/44891778/nvidia-not-acting-in-us-interests-says-chamath-palihapitiya-questions-how-alibaba-or-deepseek-are-one-step-ahead">accused Nvidia</a> of not acting in the best interest of the U.S., alleging the chipmaker&#8217;s efforts to bypass export controls.
In February, reports revealed that Chinese tech giants Tencent Holdings (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TCEHY#OTC">TCEHY</a>), Alibaba Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BABA#NYSE">BABA</a>), and ByteDance <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43931074/chinese-tech-giants-like-tencent-alibaba-and-bytedance-rush-to-buy-nvidias-h20-ai-chips-as-deepseeks-low-cost-models-fuel-massive-demand-surge">increased</a> their orders for Nvidia&#8217;s H20 AI chips, spurred by the rise of DeepSeek's cost-efficient AI models.
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NVDA

Eric Schmidt Warns 'China Is Going To Win' AI Race Unless Washington Fights With Funding And Instills 'American Values' At The Core

Hesai Group (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HSAI#NASDAQ">HSAI</a>) announced it will introduce a next-generation LiDAR system for Level 3 autonomous driving.
What Happened: According to Reuters, Hesai Group CEO David Li shared on Monday that the company will launch its updated LiDAR system in 2026.
Li says the new system will provide autonomous driving cars with &#8220;double&#8221; the detection distance of its current best-selling model, the AT128.
No further details or technical specifications were shared following the announcement. Hesai&#8217;s customers include several EV companies like Nio Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NIO#NYSE">NIO</a>), XPeng Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XPEV#NYSE">XPEV</a>), as well as Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AUR#NASDAQ">AUR</a>) and Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony AI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PONY#NASDAQ">PONY</a>).
Why It Matters: The news comes in as development of autonomous driving is picking up speed, with companies like Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) and 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>) Waymo among the biggest players in the segment.
Tesla had recently shared the development of its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/04/44787364/tesla-deploys-unsupervised-fsd-at-giga-texas-to-move-cars-from-factory-to-lot">autonomous driving technology</a> via a post on the social media platform X, showcasing a Model 3 and a Cybertuck utilizing Full-Self Driving (FSD.)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk also <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/04/44834045/tesla-touts-fsd-capabilities-elon-says-predicts-cars-will-soon-drive-itself-right-to-your-house">made a prediction</a> that a Tesla vehicle would be able to drive to people's houses by itself, &#8216;this year,' in a post on X. However, it&#8217;s worth noting that Musk's company still utilizes a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/03/44529187/elon-musk-says-tesla-doesnt-need-lidar-because-people-dont-shoot-lasers-out-of-their-eyes-yet-his-ev-company-quietly-spent-over-2-million-on-the-technology-in-2024-as-china-takes-global-lead">camera-based system</a> for its FSD, unlike Waymo, which opts for a LiDAR system instead.
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Nio, XPeng Supplier Hesai Group Announces Next-Gen LiDAR For Level 3 Autonomous Driving

The 2025 White House Easter Egg Roll will feature a variety of activities sponsored by Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), and 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.
What Happened: According to a statement from First Lady Melania Trump's office, Amazon will sponsor a "reading nook," YouTube will organize a "bunny hop stage," and Meta will offer an "AI-powered experience and photo opportunity."
The event will also include traditional activities such as the egg roll and egg hunt, with eggs donated by American egg farmers.
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Trump also shared his plans for the event on his Truth Social platform, writing, "Tomorrow morning is the BIG Easter Egg Hunt at the White House. 40,000 people expected. I'll be there! Gates open at 6:30 AM, close at 5:30 PM."
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Why It&#8217;s Important: Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, Jeff Bezos' Amazon, and Sundar Pichai-led Google each donated $1 million to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/01/42898021/google-donates-1-million-to-trump-inauguration-plans-youtube-livestream-pleased-to-support">support Trump's inauguration</a>.
Trump has repeatedly said that his administration successfully lowered egg prices. However, data released earlier this month revealed that grocery store egg prices continued to rise in March, increasing by 5.9%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/politics/egg-prices-march.html">reported</a> the New York Times.
Last year's celebration at the White House under former President Joe Biden was themed around education. It was led by former First Lady Jill Biden, a longtime educator, and included activities like a reading corner and a mock farm field trip.
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Meta, Amazon, And YouTube To Sponsor 2025 White House Easter Egg Roll: Trump Says, 'I'll Be There!'

U.S. stock futures fell Sunday evening after a three-day Easter weekend, following yet another week in the red for the markets. 
The S&amp;P 500 futures are down 0.67% at 5,277, Nasdaq futures down 0.58%, trading at 18,273, followed by Dow Futures, down 0.72% at 39,042.
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Meanwhile, Japan&#8217;s benchmark Nikkei 225 had a volatile start to the day, and is down 0.90% or 313 points, owing to the Yen strengthening against the U.S. Dollar. Auto, pharmaceuticals, and other export-linked stocks are leading the decline in Tokyo, while retailers and domestic entertainment companies rally.
The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) slipped below the 99 mark, down 0.17% on Sunday night. The dollar fell on Monday amid concerns of the Federal Reserve&#8217;s independence <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/04/44882256/trumps-threat-to-fire-powell-could-shake-us-financial-markets">coming under threat</a> by the Trump administration, reported Reuters.
White House adviser Kevin Hassett said on Friday that the president&#8217;s team was studying whether Fed Chair Jerome Powell could be fired, according to the report.
Several prominent companies are set to release their earnings this week, including Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>), Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PM#NYSE">PM</a>), and Procter &amp; Gamble Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PG#NYSE">PG</a>), among several others.
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Asia

US Futures Fall, Volatile Start For Nikkei, Dollar Slips As Trump Pushes Fed For Rate Cuts, Jerome Powell Exit

President&nbsp;Donald Trump&nbsp;has excluded a range of technology products, including certain consumer electronics made in China, from the reciprocal tariffs. The list of exemptions, released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, effectively <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44784092/apple-smci-nvidia-and-amd-stocks-climb-in-monday-pre-market-whats-going-on" rel="noreferrer noopener">reduces the scope of the imposed levies</a>.
The exclusions apply to smartphones, laptops, hard drives, and computer processors and memory chips, shielding them from Trump&#8217;s proposed 125% tariff on Chinese goods and the baseline 10% global tariff on most other countries.
Pedestrians in at least three California cities were met with bizarre AI-generated voice clips mimicking Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Meta Platforms Inc.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) Mark Zuckerberg after crosswalk buttons were <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44784312/hacked-crosswalk-buttons-in-california-cities-play-ai-generated-elon-musk-zuckerberg-voice-clips-mocking-democracy-and-begging-for-friends" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">reportedly hacked over the weekend.</a>
Automotive
Rivian Automotive Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RIVN#NASDAQ">RIVN</a>) founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has said the company boasts a "U.S.-centric" supply chain amid&nbsp;Donald Trump&#8216;s 25% <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/04/44836493/rivians-us-centric-supply-chain-could-offer-edge-amid-trumps-auto-tariffs-says-ceo-rj-scaringe" rel="noreferrer noopener">tariffs on the auto industry</a>.
Tesla Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) has released a cheaper, long-range version of the Model Y facelift. The new version replaces the limited-run launch edition, which is no longer <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44809616/heres-how-the-new-2025-tesla-model-y-long-range-differs-from-the-limited-run-launch-edition" rel="noreferrer noopener">available for sale by the company</a>.
A&nbsp;Tesla Model Y was spotted testing in India&#8217;s Mumbai, adding to the anticipation of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/04/44833951/elon-musk-led-teslas-model-y-spotted-testing-in-mumbai-ahead-of-india-debut" rel="noreferrer noopener">the company&#8217;s debut in India</a>.
Social Media/Entertainment
Netflix Inc.&nbsp;has begun testing an artificial intelligence–powered search engine that enables subscribers to find movies and TV shows based on their emotions, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44778760/netflix-debuts-openai-backed-search-engine-that-lets-you-discover-movies-and-tv-shows-based-on-emotions-not-just-titles" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">preferences, or specific situations</a>.
TikTok‘s U.S. public policy chief,&nbsp;Michael Beckerman, is leaving his Washington-based role to transition <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/25/04/44856624/tiktoks-us-policy-chief-steps-down-as-bidding-war-heats-up-after-trump-extends-deadline-report">to a global advisory position</a>.
Technology
Nvidia Corp.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) and&nbsp;Alphabet Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) have reportedly decided to invest in the artificial intelligence startup co-founded by former&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44778730/nvidia-and-alphabet-to-back-openai-co-founder-ilya-sutskevers-new-ai-startup-safe-superintelligence-report" rel="noreferrer noopener">OpenAI&nbsp;</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44778730/nvidia-and-alphabet-to-back-openai-co-founder-ilya-sutskevers-new-ai-startup-safe-superintelligence-report" rel="noreferrer noopener">chief scientist&nbsp;</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44778730/nvidia-and-alphabet-to-back-openai-co-founder-ilya-sutskevers-new-ai-startup-safe-superintelligence-report" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ilya Sutskever</a>.
Alphabet Inc.&#8217;s&nbsp;Google&nbsp;rolled out its&nbsp;Veo 2&nbsp;model <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/04/44832438/googles-veo-2-will-allow-you-to-create-high-resolution-videos-with-text-in-gemini-app-sundar-pichai-shows-off-cyberpunk-style-anime" rel="noreferrer noopener">to&nbsp;</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/04/44832438/googles-veo-2-will-allow-you-to-create-high-resolution-videos-with-text-in-gemini-app-sundar-pichai-shows-off-cyberpunk-style-anime" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gemini Advanced</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/04/44832438/googles-veo-2-will-allow-you-to-create-high-resolution-videos-with-text-in-gemini-app-sundar-pichai-shows-off-cyberpunk-style-anime" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;users</a>.
Alphabet Inc.&#8217;s&nbsp;Google&#8217;s DeepMind&nbsp;is diving into marine science with a new AI model designed to help <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44833198/can-ai-talk-to-dolphins-googles-deepmind-creates-dolphingemma-to-explore-animal-language" rel="noreferrer noopener">researchers decode dolphin communication</a>.
Meta Platforms announced Friday it will appoint&nbsp;Dina Powell&nbsp;McCormick&nbsp;and&nbsp;Stripe&nbsp;CEO&nbsp;Patrick Collison&nbsp;to its board of directors, effective April 15. The move increased the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44782094/meta-board-shake-up-trump-era-veteran-dina-powell-and-stripe-ceo-join-as-zuckerberg-reshapes-companys-political-and-strategic-direction" rel="noreferrer noopener">board&#8217;s size to 15 members</a>.
Microsoft Corporation&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) announced a research preview of &#8220;Computer Use,&#8221; a new tool within&nbsp;Copilot Studio&nbsp;that enables AI agents to perform tasks on desktop and web <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44831264/microsoft-debuts-computer-use-tool-for-copilot-studio-ceo-satya-nadella-says-anyone-can-build-agents-that-take-action-on-the-ui-across-desktop-and-web-apps" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">applications by interacting directly</a>.
Bill Gates&nbsp;says artificial intelligence will soon wipe out chronic shortages of skilled workers like doctors and teachers, eventually forcing societies to rethink the value of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/04/44857520/bill-gates-says-his-kids-and-grandkids-will-live-in-a-very-changed-world-as-ai-puts-an-end-to-shortage-of-teachers-and-doctors">time and the concept of ‘work hours</a>'.
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Italy has joined the U.S. in opposing taxes on digital services, signaling a shift in its stance on a tax levied against major tech companies, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), 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 Facebook-parent Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>).
What Happened: On Friday, Italy and the U.S. issued a joint statement condemning &#8220;discriminatory&#8221; digital taxes, reported Reuters.
In a statement following Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's meeting with President Joe Biden, the two nations agreed that a non-discriminatory environment for digital service taxation was essential for fostering investment from innovative tech companies.
"We agreed that a non-discriminatory environment in terms of digital services taxation is necessary to enable investments from cutting-edge tech companies," said the statement released after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited the White House on Thursday.
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European taxes targeting major U.S. tech firms like Alphabet&#8217;s Google, Meta&#8217;s Facebook, Apple, and Amazon have long been a point of contention for U.S. administrations, including during Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency.
Italy currently imposes a 3% tax on revenue from online transactions for digital companies with global sales of at least 750 million euros ($853.35 million), though the measure generates less than 500 million euros annually for the Italian government.
Although the tax brings in a relatively modest amount of revenue in a country with total budget spending exceeding 800 billion euros, Italy's digital levy remains a politically sensitive issue for Meloni.
While the joint statement did not specify whether Italy would completely scrap its 3% tax on digital revenue, it marked a significant shift in Italy's approach. It also said that Trump will be visiting Italy in the future, the report noted.
Why It&#8217;s Important: The joint statement between Italy and the U.S. comes amid a backdrop of ongoing trade tensions between the EU and the U.S.
The EU has been considering <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/04/44784857/eu-threatens-additional-taxes-on-us-tech-giants-amid-ongoing-tariff-war-we-are-developing-retaliatory-measures-says-von-der-leyen">additional taxes on U.S. tech giants</a> if tariff negotiations with the Trump administration do not resolve. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has indicated that the EU is prepared to expand the trade war to include services, potentially taxing digital advertising revenues.
Kevin O&#8217;Leary, known for his role on "Shark Tank," previously argued that the EU's "zero-for-zero" tariff proposal on industrial goods presented a major chance for President <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/25/04/44706557/kevin-oleary-calls-eu-tariff-proposal-a-huge-opportunity-for-trump-to-find-an-off-ramp-amid-global-market-volatility">Trump to ease trade tensions</a>.
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On Wednesday, Sam Altman-led OpenAI launched Codex CLI, a new open-source coding agent, along with two AI reasoning models.
What Happened: The newly launched open-source coding agent is OpenAI's most notable open-source release since 2019.
The AI startup also unveiled the full-scale version of its "o3" model—described as its most advanced AI system to date—and a more compact, efficient variant known as "o4-mini."
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Altman said, "o3 and o4-mini are super good at coding, so we are releasing a new product, Codex CLI, to make them easier to use. This is a coding agent that runs on your computer. It is fully open source and available today; we expect it to rapidly improve."
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Codex CLI is built to operate directly on a user's machine while connecting to the cloud to leverage the reasoning capabilities of its o3 and o4-mini models. Beyond generating code snippets, it can independently determine which tools to use locally to carry out tasks.
The company also noted that Codex CLI will soon support features from its recently released GPT-4.1 model.
To drive adoption, OpenAI has launched a $1 million grant program, offering selected developers $25,000 in API credits to build innovative projects using Codex CLI.
Moreover, according to OpenAI, training the o3 model required roughly ten times more computational resources than its earlier o1 model, previously considered its top performer in reasoning.
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Why It's Important: This launch comes at a time when OpenAI faces mounting <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/asia/25/03/44474850/chinas-deepseek-ups-the-heat-in-openai-rivalry-upgrades-v3-model-improving-coding-and-reasoning-capability">pressure from competitors</a> such as China's DeepSeek, which in January launched its R1 model, an open-source AI, reportedly capable of mimicking OpenAI's advanced reasoning abilities.&nbsp;
In February, Anthropic also introduced a model capable of delivering both rapid, instinctive responses and more deliberate, step-by-step reasoning when necessary—a level of adaptive flexibility that OpenAI's models have yet to fully replicate.
Last month, 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 released its Gemini 2.5 Pro, a reasoning-focused model that outperformed OpenAI's o3-mini <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/03/44487389/sundar-pichai-shows-off-googles-most-intelligent-ai-ever-with-a-dinosaur-video-game-that-even-you-could-make-with-a-simple-prompt">across several benchmark tests</a>.
OpenAI has also completed a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44580172/openai-finalizes-historic-40-billion-funding-round-valuing-company-at-300-billion-with-backing-from-softbank-and-microsoft">historic $40 billion funding round</a>, raising its valuation to $300 billion. Major contributors to the round include SoftBank Group (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFTBF#OTC">SFTBF</a>) (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFTBY#OTC">SFTBY</a>) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>).
This reportedly marks the largest funding round ever recorded and nearly doubles OpenAI's earlier valuation of $157 billion.
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The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/department-of-justice" rel="noreferrer noopener">U.S. Department of Justice</a> has won its antitrust case against 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 for operating a monopoly in advertising technology.&nbsp;
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema <a target="_blank" href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25900111-google-ad-antitrust-ruling/" rel="noreferrer noopener">concluded that</a> Google has engaged in a series of anticompetitive acts to acquire and maintain monopoly power in the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets for open-web display advertising.
For over ten years, Google has bundled its publisher ad server and ad exchange to help it maintain monopoly power in these two markets.
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However, Judge Brinkema dismissed allegations against Google for monopolizing ad networks. In August, U.S. District Judge&nbsp;Amit Mehta ruled that&nbsp;Google&#8217;s dominant search engine is an unlawful monopoly.
Judge Brinkema, like Judge Mehta, warned Google for failing to preserve internal communications, citing an internal messaging app that deleted records of chats between employees.
Google VP Lee-Anne Mulholland told&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.theverge.com/news/650665/google-loses-ad-tech-antitrust-monopoly-lawsuit" rel="noreferrer noopener">the</a> Verge that Google has won half of this case and will appeal the other half. The Court found that Google&#8217;s advertiser tools and acquisitions, like DoubleClick, did not breach antitrust rules. Google disagreed with the Court&#8217;s decision regarding its publisher tools.
The U.S. Big Tech giants have drawn global regulatory attention for alleged antitrust violations.
Google is facing a £5 billion ($6.6 billion) <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44857710/google-faces-a-mammoth-66-billion-lawsuit-in-the-uk-over-suspected-market-dominance-abuse" rel="noreferrer noopener">class action lawsuit</a> in the U.K. for allegedly exploiting&nbsp;its dominant market position in&nbsp;the online search industry.
In January, Google&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43274659/google-fights-record-eu-android-fine-claims-users-choose-its-services-over-rivals" rel="noreferrer noopener">contested the&nbsp;European Commission</a> in Luxembourg against the record European Union antitrust fine over its Android operating system. The European Union regulator penalized Google by 4.34 billion euros ($4.55 billion) in 2018 for allegedly exploiting its influence to drive traffic from Android devices to Google&#8217;s search engine.
Reportedly, the Justice Department has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/legal/25/03/44208199/googles-monopoly-fight-just-got-more-intense-justice-department-reaffirms-plan-to-split-up-the-tech-giant-in-historic-antitrust-battle" rel="noreferrer noopener">doubled down on</a> its demand to break up&nbsp;Google, pushing for the sale of&nbsp;Chrome&nbsp;and&nbsp;restrictions on its search&nbsp;business. As per a court filing in March, the Justice Department reaffirmed its call for Google to divest Chrome and end its exclusive search engine deals with&nbsp;Apple Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>),&nbsp;Mozilla, and smartphone manufacturers.
Google held $95.66 billion in cash and equivalents as of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204425000010/googexhibit991q42024.htm" rel="noreferrer noopener">December 31, 2024</a>.
Separately, the Federal Trade Commission is preparing to take&nbsp;Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) for allegedly stifling competition with acquisitions&nbsp;of&nbsp;Instagram&nbsp;and&nbsp;WhatsApp. It is also alleged Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) is&nbsp;illegally maintaining its dominance&nbsp;in online retail.
Price Action: GOOGL stock is down 1.40% at $151.22 at last check Thursday.
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In a sea of red across Big Tech, Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) is the rare green beacon. While the rest of the Enormous Eight flounder under the weight of a broad tech correction, Netflix has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/NFLX/news">quietly notched gains</a> across every major timeframe — up 1.22% over the past month, 8.45% year-to-date and a solid 56.70% over the past year.
That's no small feat. Consider this: Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) has cratered over 36% YTD, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) has shed over 20%, and 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>) is down more than 19%. Even Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), the market&#8217;s AI darling, is off about 25% YTD. Yet Netflix? Still climbing.
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The Enormous Eight — comprising Apple, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Alphabet, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>), Nvidia, Tesla, and Netflix &#8211; have been the backbone of the S&amp;P 500 for years. But so far in 2025, they&#8217;ve turned into an anchor. All but one (Netflix) are flashing red across the board, weighed down by valuation resets, softening demand and, in some cases, brutal earnings.
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The technical chart above indicates that Netflix's bullish momentum has staying power. The stock is above its eight, 20, 50 and 200-day simple moving averages, indicating bullish momentum. Oscillators are also bullish, with the MACD (moving average convergence/divergence) indicator at 0.12 and the RSI (relative strength index) at 54.39, implying that the stock is neither overbought nor oversold. So, the broader trend remains strongly bullish.
For context, the S&amp;P 500 itself is down 10% YTD and over 7% for the month. So when a heavyweight like Netflix manages to deliver green in a market this unforgiving, it sends a message.
Whether the rally has legs remains to be seen, but for now, Netflix has flipped the script — from streaming wars to stock market standout.
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