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News Technology News Tech News How Google’s parent Alphabet turned into the biggest profitable shareholder after SpaceX’s IPO Trending Anthony D Esposito H-1B Sam Altman Denise Dresser Paramount California How Google’s parent Alphabet turned into the biggest profitable shareholder after SpaceX’s IPO TOI Tech Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Aug 16, 2026, 19:19 IST Comments AAText…

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The artificial intelligence arms race has entered a new phase. For the past two years, investors focused on which hyperscaler would spend the most on AI infrastructure. Now the more important question is how those investments will be financed. 

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has some investors worried about how much it’s spending on artificial intelligence (AI). In its second-quarter report, the company said it had negative free cash flow for the first time since going public way back in 2004, after spending $45 billion on capital expenditures last quarter. That’s double what it…

Earnings season kicked into warp overdrive this past week. And it won’t be any easier to navigate the market next week, with results from the likes of Amazon (AMZN), Meta (META), and Microsoft (MSFT). 

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is one of the largest companies in the world, sitting in third place right now. It’s widely considered an artificial intelligence (AI) leader, something that wasn’t true just a year and a half ago. It just had another phenomenal announcement and showcased once again why it’s a strong candidate for…

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Strong revenue. Negative free cash flow. Capex guidance that made Wall Street flinch. Tesla dropped roughly 12% and Alphabet sank about 6% after Q2 2026 earnings — not because the businesses are broken, but because the AI spending plans look bottomless. Tesla burned through approximately $5.8 billion on AI initiatives in a single quarter. Alphabet…

Shares of online advertising giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) fell 6.5% in the afternoon session after its second-quarter earnings report revealed a sharp downturn in cash flow, overshadowing strong revenue growth.The company beat Wall Street’s revenue estimates, with sales growing over 24% year on year to $119.8 billion. However, investors focused on the rising costs of the…