Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) has announced a premium subscription model for its AI bot Gemini — rebranded from Bard — positioning itself to go toe-to-toe with Microsoft’s Copilot. This premium version for individual consumers will be $19.99 per month and will offer 2 terabytes (TB) of Google Cloud storage. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley takes a closer look at Alphabet’s attempt to monetize its pivot into AI. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Eyek Ntekim
Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) has announced a premium subscription model for its AI bot Gemini — rebranded from Bard — positioning itself to go toe-to-toe with Microsoft’s Copilot. This premium version for individual consumers will be $19.99 per month and will offer 2 terabytes (TB) of Google Cloud storage.
Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley takes a closer look at Alphabet’s attempt to monetize its pivot into AI.
For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live.
Editor's note: This article was written by Eyek Ntekim
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