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• GOOGL & MSFT Ace Earnings 💵📓

• Wednesday Wires 💰

• Asteroids ☄️

GOOGL & MSFT Ace Earnings 💵📓

Earning’s exam season is here and it’s time to check the scorecards. Yesterday was GOOGL and MSFT result day and they passed with flying colors not letting the Wolfs of Wall Street down.

Despite Microsoft’s Bing throwing spitballs at Google’ search, G remains the valedictorian in search with an ad revenue of $44 billion.

Here’s all the digits you need to know for GOOGL:

1. Total Revenue: $76.7 Billion (+11%)

2. Ad revenue: $59.6 Billion (+9%)

3. Google Cloud Revenue: $8.4 Billion (+22%)

4. Youtube Revenue: $8 Billion (+12%)

Microsoft’s Azure platform has firmly secured a runner-up position in the Cloud wars (second only to AWS) and it performed again with an impressive earnings of $24.3 billion dollars up 28% percent.

Microsoft reported a total revenue of $56.5 billion, beating expectations.

Here’s all the digits you need to know for MSFT:

1. Total Revenue: $56.5 Billion (+13%)

2. Cloud Revenue: $24.3 Billion (+19%)

3. Office Revenue: $118.6 Billion (+13%)

4. PC Revenue: $13.7 Billion (-3%)

Which stock are you pouring your fortune on?

☄️ Asteroids ☄️

The White House discussed national right to repair laws, with various sectors present and Apple showing surprising support! Big for businesses, consumers, and the environment! 🛠️📱

SpaceX is set to launch four ESA navigation satellites in 2024 due to delays in Europe's rockets. It's a big step, marking the first time in 15 years Galileo satellites will launch from outside Europe! 🌍🛰️

Apple's hosting a "Scary Fast" event on October 30th, hinting at new Mac releases. Rumors point to a new iMac and MacBook Pro. Expect some lightning-speed upgrades with a possible M3 chip! 🚀🍎

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💰 Wednesday Wires 💰

Signos has raised $20 million in Series B funding to boost its metabolic health platform, combining AI with a continuous glucose monitor for personalized weight management tips. 🎉🍏

Gozen, a San Francisco-based startup originally from Turkey, has raised $3.3M to develop Lunaform, a vegan, plastic-free biomaterial aiming to revolutionize the leather industry. 🌱👗

MangoBoost, a startup from Seattle and Seoul, has just raised $55 million in a Series A round for its innovative Data Processing Unit (DPU) solutions, aiming to optimize workloads and boost efficiency in data centers. 💻🌱

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