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.
In 2015, Google invested around $900 million in SpaceX for a stake of around 7%. SpaceX is reportedly planning to go public next year at a valuation of $1.5 trillion.
The European Union is reportedly set to fine Google in the first quarter of 2026 if the company does not make further concessions to comply with the Digital Markets Act.
Google-parent Alphabet bet in SpaceX appears to have paid off in a big way, as it invested in the company 10 years ago when it was believed to be worth just $10 billion.
While ChatGPT still holds the lead in total users, Gemini is growing six times faster, according to a recent report
The company, also backed by Bill Gates's Breakthrough Energy Ventures, has emerged as a leader in advanced geothermal energy.
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Google's Gemini is reportedly outpacing OpenAI's ChatGPT in growth, though ChatGPT still has close to twice as many users. During November, in terms of monthly active users, Gemini grew 30% to reach 346 million, while ChatGPT increased 5% to 810 million, Seeking Alpha reported Tuesday (Dec. 9), citing a paywalled article by The Information.
Google faces a fresh antitrust investigation in Europe for ripping off copyrighted material to train its artificial intelligence models without proper compensation, the European Commission announced on Tuesday.