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The search giant is making its first foray into the agentic commerce market with AI tools for retailers. Meanwhile, major chains are already preparing for the wave of AI agent-based shopping.
Alphabet is a leading force in digital advertising, a huge market that is expected to keep expanding rapidly. Monetizing artificial intelligence (AI) users with digital ads can drive ongoing revenue and earnings growth.
Alphabet is a strong buy, with a unique vertically integrated AI stack driving a superior risk-reward profile among the Magnificent 7. GOOG's internal silicon (Ironwood TPUs), energy integration, and data scale enable near-zero marginal AI inference costs, creating a durable compute and data moat. Technical analysis targets $427 (35% upside) and $599 (90% upside) by FY2026, with $295 as a key accumulation zone on pullbacks.
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has become an AI juggernaut.
Sergey Brin is joining his Google co-founder, Larry Page, in reducing ties to the state where they built their fortunes.
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Alison Wagonfeld will report to CEO Jensen Huang as marketing rises in importance at the AI chip maker.
In a notable shift at the top of the stock market, Alphabet ( GOOGL ) has officially overtaken Apple ( AAPL ) as the world's second most valuable public company, trailing only Nvidia ( NVDA ), which now sits near a $4.6 trillion market capitalization. It marks the first time since 2019 that Alphabet has surpassed Apple, underscoring a broader reordering underway within the technology sector.
Gemini is rapidly gaining momentum, with 30% MAU growth versus ChatGPT's 6% between August and November 2025. Web traffic data shows Gemini's site visits surged 28.4% sequentially in December, while ChatGPT's declined 5.6%. The rotation is obvious. My model projects a crossover within 12 months if Gemini sustains the MAU growth while ChatGPT stays in the mid-to-low single digits.
Google-parent Alphabet's stock is showing no signs of slowing down after a strong finish to 2025.
Regulatory clarity unlocked AI-first Search. AI Overviews improve ad quality, not volume. Alphabet Inc. cash flow funds the transition internally.