Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL has been one of the most impressive mega-cap stories of 2026, climbing to a fresh all-time high of $408.61 as Google Cloud accelerated, its AI roadmap expanded, and investor sentiment around the company reached its strongest point in years. But over the past few weeks, the stock has cooled.
Yousuf Imran earned nearly $1 million at Google before leaving to start an AI company. He said "AI FOMO" helped convince him to leave Big Tech.
Alphabet's shares are falling due to increased AI-related spending and the loss of key talent. But the company continues to show tangible evidence that its investments in AI are paying off.
Google has put limits on Meta's use of its Gemini AI models after the social media company sought more computing capacity than the rival tech group could provide, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
The 2026 summer box office has tallied $1.8 billion so far, down less than 2% from 2019 levels. Box office analysts predict the season, which runs from the first weekend in May through Labor Day, could reach $4.2 billion.
Alphabet remains a buy despite a 12% pullback, supported by robust AI and cloud growth. The company is expanding agentic AI capabilities through key partnerships with Workday and IBM, targeting lucrative enterprise markets. Recent moves to secure compute capacity and diversify chip suppliers position Alphabet for scalable AI deployment.
For years, Google was considered perhaps the best job in tech. The company built a reputation for generous benefits, pay, and the opportunity to work on products used by billions of people.
Google is reportedly taking a tougher stance in negotiations with publishers as it seeks broad access to their content, including to train its AI bots – while news outlets say they are already suffering traffic declines.
GOOGL's AI-driven ad tools and rising advertising revenues are fueling growth, but competition from Meta and Reddit is intensifying.
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Five researchers out of Google's core AI team in seven days, and the market noticed.
Google has introduced new investing capabilities and a new Android app for Google Finance. The new offerings, announced Thursday (June 25), include the global rollout of an updated portfolios tool, letting users track their investments in one dashboard.