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Alphabet's Revenue Surges 25% as Google Cloud Grows 103%

Alphabet's Q3 2026 revenue reached $127.6 billion, marking a 25% increase, driven by Google Cloud's 103% growth. Google unveils Gemini 4 Carbon, focusing on cybersecurity with limited access to cyber defenders. South Korea fines Google and Apple 63.7 billion won for app store payment abuses, requiring changes within three months.

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Last 24 hours · 5 mins · 20 stories · 136 sources in 13 languages

Top stories

  1. Alphabet posts 25% revenue gain as Google Cloud soars 103% on AI push theguardian.com and 31 more
  2. Google unveils Gemini 4 Carbon, top frontier AI focusing on cybersecurity and long tasks theverge.com and 10 more
  3. South Korea fines Google and Apple 63.7 billion won for app store payment abuses independent.co.uk and 8 more
  4. DOJ probes Nvidia's $12.9B Hugging Face deal amid antitrust review thenextweb.com and 8 more
  5. Microsoft posts 19% revenue growth as Azure climbs 48% in Q1 2027 theverge.com and 6 more
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Question of the day

How does Google Cloud doubling revenue coexist with Alphabet’s net income dropping 25%? Cloud revenue can surge while net income falls because capex-heavy AI buildouts and mark-to-market equity losses hit earnings even before cash returns materialize.

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