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Mar 2025
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Alphabet’s $32 Billion Cybersecurity Pla...

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If approved, the technology giant will make the largest acquisition in its company’s history by purchasing Wiz. (00:14) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why Alphabet is spending $32 billion on a cloud security company. - BYD’s announcement that it can charge an electric vehicle battery in five minutes. - Robinhood rolling out prediction markets on it ... Show More
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