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Google’s AI Push Pays Off with Solid Second Quarter, but Doubts About Company’s Future Persist

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 22 – Alphabet's Q2 revenue rose 14% to $96.4 billion, driven by 32% growth in Google Cloud and strong AI investments, despite slower ad growth and regulatory challenges.

  • On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, Alphabet announced $96.42 billion in revenue, reporting its Q2 2025 results.
  • Earlier this year, Alphabet outlined a $75 billion investment in AI infrastructure for 2025, aiming to diversify beyond advertising.
  • Meanwhile, Google Cloud revenue jumped 32% to $13.6 billion, demonstrating revenue performance, according to Alphabet's Q2 2025 report, driven by AI demand and acquisitions.
  • Investors pushed Alphabet shares down after the report, options market implies a ±5% move.
  • Management said second-half 2025 outlook will monitor ad and AI metrics, with long-term growth driven by AI and cloud expansion.
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Google's AI push pays off with solid second quarter, but doubts about company's future persist

Google’s accelerating shift into artificial intelligence helped propel its corporate parent to another quarter of solid growth while a crackdown on its internet empire looms in the background.

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According to the original report, the online advertising giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) will release its profits tomorrow after the market closes. This has generated expectations about what the company’s performance will be like compared to the previous quarters. Alphabet has surprised analysts with its revenues, surpassing their expectations by 1.2% last quarter, reaching $90.23 billion and showing an increase of 12% year-on-year. For this quart…

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Bloomberg broke the news in United States on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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