Alphabet (Google)
Google, Blackstone to create AI cloud firm with in-house chips
The move adds to a boom in spending on computing infrastructure
Google unveils new android AI features ahead of Apple’s Siri revamp
This includes advanced capabilities for Gemini AI, redesigned emojis and improved Instagram video quality
Alphabet, Amazon tap overseas debt markets to fund AI infrastructure push
Surging spending on AI is leading tech giants to court investors beyond the US
AI growth pushes Alphabet closer to overtaking Nvidia as world’s biggest company
The gap between the two has narrowed considerably over the past six months
Blackstone, KKR in talks with Google to bring AI models to portfolio firms
Some firms have considered deals with more than one AI firm
Anthropic commits to spending US$200 billion on Google’s cloud and chips: report
Alphabet is also investing up to US$40 billion in the artificial intelligence startup
Alphabet kicks off six-part euro debt offering
The company says it is planning as much as US$190 billion of capital expenditures in 2026
Big Tech earnings show split between AI trade winners and losers
The artificial intelligence boom is alive and well, but investors are getting more granular
Google Cloud pulls ahead as Big Tech’s AI bet swells to US$700 billion
The company’s 63% revenue surge, its best growth yet, is far above estimates of 50.1%
Alphabet, Amazon outpace Meta in AI during earnings bonanza
A key question among investors and analysts is whether that massive spending is providing tangible results
