Google reports 12th consecutive quarter of strong revenue gains
Alphabet posted its twelfth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth, beating analyst expectations even as the company delayed its Gemini Pro AI model. The company revised its annual capital expenditure forecast to $200 billion, with quarterly AI infrastructure spending doubling year over year.
Why this matters: Two hundred billion dollars a year in capital spending is not a product roadmap — it is a bet that whoever controls AI infrastructure controls a lot of what comes next. Google already sits at the center of how most people search, communicate, and store data. That position funds this expansion. The more Alphabet cements its lead, the harder it becomes for regulators, rivals, or users to push back on how that power gets used.
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