Alphabet posted a 24% revenue increase to $119.8 billion in Q2 2026, beating Wall Street estimates. Earnings per share soared nearly 295% to $9.11, driven by an 82% surge in Google Cloud revenue to $24.8 billion, fueled by strong AI product demand. The company's AI platform Gemini now has 950 million monthly active users, up from 750 million in late 2025. Despite a slight share dip post-earnings, analysts highlight the massive Google Cloud growth and Alphabet's heavy AI investments as key drivers for future gains.
A social media addiction lawsuit against major platforms was dropped after Snap, TikTok, and YouTube settled with the plaintiff. Meta, the last remaining defendant, was cleared after the plaintiff voluntarily dropped the case without receiving any pa...
YouTube's ad revenue grew 13% year-over-year in Q2, reaching $11.055 billion and contributing to Alphabet's total revenue increase of 24% to $119.8 billion. Earnings per share nearly quadrupled to $9.11, surpassing Wall Street forecasts. YouTube's gr...
Reddit, USA Today, Politico, Reuters, and The Economist are reconsidering their partnerships with Google due to its AI-generated search summaries that reduce traffic to their sites. These summaries provide overviews at the top of search results, draw...
Google has introduced a new feature in Android 17 that allows users to wirelessly transfer more types of data from an iPhone without needing a separate app. This update supports transferring photos, videos, contacts, messages, calendars, Google Accou...
Alphabet will report its Q2 2026 earnings after the market closes, with consensus estimates indicating gross revenue of about $127 billion and net revenue around $100 to $102 billion. Free cash flow for Q3 and Q4 2025 is estimated at $6.7 billion and...
