Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) could be among the most-watched mega-cap tech stocks in the market right now.
Papua New Guinea said on Friday that Alphabet's Google will build three subsea cables, funded by Australia under a mutual defence treaty, in a key upgrade to the digital backbone of the biggest Pacific Island nation.
Taiwan's tech-heavy stocks show few signs of slowing a rally even as AI bubble worries cast a shadow over global markets, underscoring home-grown confidence in the structural advantages in AI that foreign investors may have overlooked.
In the closing of the recent trading day, Alphabet (GOOGL) stood at $312.43, denoting a -2.43% move from the preceding trading day.
A new version of ChatGPT, based on the GPT-5.2, comes as Google has stepped up its game with its rival Gemini offering.
Google stock has surged back into the market's spotlight this week, propelled by a wave of major headlines — from fresh AI product rollouts to the latest developments in the company's ongoing antitrust battles. The renewed attention has pushed the stock closer to its 2025 highs, prompting a familiar but pressing question for investors: is there still meaningful upside from here?
Google's AI unit DeepMind said on Thursday it will open its first “automated research lab” in the United Kingdom next year, giving British scientists priority access to some of the world's most advanced AI tools. The lab will use AI and robotics to run experiments, focusing on developing new superconductor materials for medical imaging and next-generation semiconductors.
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) have been on a tear this year, being the only two Magnificent 7 stocks to outperform the S&P 500 as of December 11.
Google DeepMind unveiled plans for its first "automated research lab" in the U.K. on Thursday. The lab will use AI and robotics to run experiments and will open next year, giving British scientists priority access to some of the world's most advanced AI tools, the U.K. government said.
Alphabet unit Waymo recalled 3,067 of its vehicles in the United States over a software issue which was fixed through an update, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Thursday.
Alphabet delivered record Q3-25 results, surpassing $100B in quarterly net revenue and posting 35% YoY earnings growth, driven by AI and cloud momentum. GOOG raised 2025 capex guidance to $91–93B, reflecting confidence in accelerating AI adoption and cloud demand, particularly via Gemini 3 and GCP. Google Cloud Platform outpaced AWS and Azure with 34% YoY revenue growth and a $155B backlog, positioning GOOG for continued market share gains.
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) closed at $321 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.02% move from the prior day.