Alphabet Revenue Up 12% To $90B In Q1, Driven By Google Search, YouTube Ads

Despite antitrust monopoly challenges, Alphabet reported revenue for Q1 2025 rose 12% year-over-year to $90.2 billion, reflecting momentum across the business.

Meta Lays Off Reality Labs Workers

Meta’s Reality Labs division – responsible for the tech giant’s VR and AR products – is shrinking, with an unspecified number of employees being laid off on Thursday.

Meta Expands Live Translations, Messaging On Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses are getting tech updates and expansions in live language translation, Instagram messaging, music streaming, Meta AI and more.

Search Advertiser Asks SCOTUS To Sidestep Keywords Battle

The Supreme Court should turn away personal injury law firm Lerner & Rowe, which is seeking to revive a lawsuit over the use of its trademarks to trigger search ads, rival firm Accident Law Group
argues.

Havas Invests In Healthcare Engagement Platform Ostro

Six-year-old Ostro rebranded from RxDefine in 2022 after receiving an additional $45 million in funding from investors, bringing its total funding at the time to $55 million. Details of Havas’
investment were not disclosed.

The Real Winners of the Trump Memecoin Feeding Frenzy

Donald Trump will attend a dinner with the largest holders of his own-brand crypto coin, sending its price through the roof. But the real profits have already been made just out of view.

‘Who Is Doge?’ Has Become a Metaphysical Question

The acting head of the General Services Administration says it has no DOGE team. It merely lists at least a half-dozen DOGE affiliates on payroll and has a section of its building for DOGE use only.