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Google's quarterly results paint a picture of an internet powerhouse getting stronger in AI age
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....oogle's quarterly results paint a picture of an internet powerhouse getting stronger in AI age<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 5-2-2026<BR>PTI<BR>San Francisco, Feb 5 (AP) Google's latest quarterly report provided further evidence that its internet empire is withstanding an artificial intelligence shakeup that's turning into another potential boon for the company. The numbers released on Wednesday marked ....
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....Google's third consecutive quarter of digital ad growth of more than 10 per cent from the previous year, while also posting more than 30 per cent sales growth in its division that powers data centres for AI services. Those increases during the October-December period propelled Google's corporate parent Alphabet Inc well past the earnings forecasts of stock market analysts. Alphabet's fourth-quar....
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....ter profit rose 30 per cent from the prior year to USD 34.5 billion, or USD 2.82 per share, while revenue climbed 18 per cent to USD 113.8 billion. The collective momentum of Google's main business in search and advertising and the still-nascent AI field indicates a company born during the late 1990s internet boom is becoming even stronger during another technology phenomenon nearly 30 years late....
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....r. "Search saw more usage than ever before, with AI continuing to drive an expansionary moment," Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said. Google's successful evolution has helped drive up Alphabet's stock price nearly 60 per cent in the past five months, giving it a USD 4 trillion market value. That may have raised the bar for Alphabet to impress investors as the company's shares dipped 1 per cent in ex....
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....tended trading following the report. Apple, also currently worth USD 4 trillion, thinks so highly of Google's AI that the iPhone maker recently struck a deal to use Google's Gemini technology in a long-delayed upgrade to its virtual assistant, Siri. Google is also embedding more of its Gemini AI into its long-dominant search engine, Gmail and Chrome browser as it tries to avoid complacency and b....
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....eing outmaneuvered by up-and-coming companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Perplexity. To meet the challenge, Alphabet has been on a spending spree to expand its AI capacity. After pouring USD 91 billion into capital expenditures devoted mostly to AI last year, the Mountain View, California company is expected to spend even more this year. Its capital expenditure budget has ballooned from about ....
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....USD 30 billion annually since 2022 when OpenAI released its ChatGPT chatbot to much acclaim, prompting Google to pull out all the stops to catch up. Google's thriving digital ad business is helping finance the spree. Its digital ad sales totalled USD 82.3 billion in the fourth quarter, up 14 per cent from the previous year. Google Cloud, which oversees the data centres behind many AI services, po....
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....sted revenue of USD 17.7 billion, a 48 per cent increase. Search saw more usage than ever before, with AI continuing to drive an expansionary moment. (AP) RUK RUK<BR> News - Press release - PIB....