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Apr 26, 2024

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• DJ A Hidden Force in the U.S. Economy -- Barron's, from 9:30PM ET on Friday Apr 26, 2024 by Dow Jones

  9:30PM ET on Friday Apr 26, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: GOOGL, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, META, GOOG
  
  A surprising surge in productivity at restaurants and other businesses has helped the nation avert a recession. By Megan Leonhardt
  
  When customers walk into Ali's Chicken & Waffles in San Diego hungry for a buttermilk fried chicken sandwich or a Surf n' Bird burrito, they can place an order with a cashier or on a tablet. Owner Genemo Ali, who opened his first restaurant in 2020, finds the hybrid model has helped increase the number of orders processed and boost customer engagement. If a cashier is tied up, a cook doesn't have to leave the kitchen to assist customers.
  

• DJ AI's Next Big Winners Aren't Just Tech Companies -- Barron's, from 9:30PM ET on Friday Apr 26, 2024 by Dow Jones

  9:30PM ET on Friday Apr 26, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: GOOGL, NVDA, TSM, AMD, SMCI, GOOG
  
  JPMorgan, Walmart, and others are using the technologies to become more efficient. That should help their stocks for the long run. By Nicholas Jasinski
  
  It's time for a new batch of AI winners. Artificial intelligence has been front and center for investors for more than a year, with companies building hardware and software for this new cycle of innovation enjoying stellar stock returns. The next beneficiaries: nontech companies using AI tools to become more efficient and productive.
  

• DJ Investors Cheer AI Spending Boom in Big Tech -- Just Not at Meta -- WSJ, from 9:00PM ET on Friday Apr 26, 2024 by Dow Jones

  9:00PM ET on Friday Apr 26, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: GOOGL, MSFT, META, GOOG
  
  By Tom Dotan
  
  The world's biggest technology companies had a similar message to investors this past week: We need to spend billions of dollars every quarter to develop our artificial-intelligence products.
  

• DJ Most of Sundar Pichai's Compensation is for Personal Security -- Market Talk, from 5:24PM ET on Friday Apr 26, 2024 by Dow Jones

  5:24PM ET on Friday Apr 26, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: GOOGL, GOOG
  
  1724 ET - Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai's compensation plunged last year, but his personal security costs were up substantially. Pichai earned $8.8 million in 2023, $6.8 million of which was for personal security. That total comp is down from $226 million in 2022, most of which was in the form of stock awards. Security costs now account for about 77% of Pichai's compensation from the tech giant, and they were up about 15% year-on-year. (ben.glickman@wsj.com; @benglickman)