Alphabet’s Stock Takes a Joyride on Bard’s Coattails
Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, saw its shares skyrocket like a SpaceX launch, thanks to the new bells and whistles added to its AI chatbot, Bard. The stock market responded with a resounding “Yes, please!” as Alphabet’s shares surged by 4.4% at the close of Thursday’s trading.
The share price parked itself at a comfortable $124.83, pushing the company’s market cap from a not-so-shabby $1.52 trillion to a staggering $1.58 trillion. That’s the highest it’s been since mid-June, and all it took was a little AI magic.
Bard Breaks Borders and Barriers
Bard, the AI wonderkid, expanded its horizons into Brazil and more parts of Europe, effectively telling international regulatory hurdles to take a hike. This move likely played a significant role in the stock surge, proving that even AI chatbots can be globe-trotters.
Bard: The New Bedtime Storyteller
In a move that’s sure to delight language learners and poetry enthusiasts alike, Bard now comes with a feature that reads responses out loud. According to a company blog post, this feature is “especially helpful if you want to hear the correct pronunciation of a word or listen to a poem or script.” So, if you’ve ever wanted a robot to recite Shakespeare to you, your dreams just came true.
