A set of ancient clay cylinders discovered in Syria may hold the earliest known example of alphabetic writing, predating Egypt’s script by centuries.

While excavating clay cylinders in Syria, archaeologists discovered a rare find: an early writing system. The script has given scholars the new challenge of reinvestigating the timeline of alphabetic ...

If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like? You don't just have to imagine it. The ancient Roman writer Aulus Gellius, who lived in the 2nd century CE, gives us a ...

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Google parent Alphabet has agreed to buy Intersect Power, a data center and clean energy developer, for $4.75 billion in cash, plus the assumption of the company’s debt. The acquisition, which was ...

Google parent Alphabet said it will acquire Intersect, a data center company, for $4.75 billion in cash and the assumption of debt. Alphabet said the acquisition will help bring more data center and ...

Alphabet's valuation looks high, but the catalysts suggest shares remain undervalued. Google Cloud's AI-driven backlog signals accelerating multi-year revenue growth for GOOGL. TPUs could evolve into ...

Alphabet is emerging as the true ChatGPT Killer by embedding Gemini directly into the daily workflow of billions of users, making standalone chatbots less essential. Furthermore, its TPU-based ...

Several companies have a realistic chance of reaching the $5 trillion milestone next. Alphabet's case is strong, given its robust business, high margins, exciting tailwinds, and valuation. Even if it ...

Alphabet beat Wall Street's expectations, reporting revenue of $102.35 billion vs. $99.89 billion adj. estimated. The company said it will increase its capital expenditures to a range of $91 billion ...

A Dutch Egyptologist recently deciphered the oldest known abecedary or alphabet-like primer on a 3,500-year-old shard of pottery from an Egyptian tomb excavated 20 years ago. The earliest alphabets go ...

Researchers in have announced a groundbreaking discovery at the Tartessian site of Casas del Turuñuelo in Guareña, Badajoz, Spain. A slate tablet inscribed with what appears to be a third southern ...