Alphabet shares dive after Google's Bard makes mistake in ad

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Alphabet shares dive after Google's Bard makes mistake in ad
Alphabet lost US$100 billion (A$144 billion) in market value after its new chatbot shared inaccurate information in a promotional video and a company event failed to dazzle, feeding worries that the Google parent is losing ground to rival Microsoft.  Alphabet shares, which slid as much as ...

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