Alphabet's third-quarter revenue grew 25% year over year to $127.6 billion, despite slowing growth in core advertising.
Alphabet's earnings report shows search queries growing at the fastest rate in five years, but Q3 search revenue growth slowed to 12% year-over-year, highlighting challenges in monetizing AI.
Alphabet stated in its Q3 2026 earnings that its investments in AI are driving significant year-over-year growth in search queries.
Google announced a $17 billion investment in Wyoming data centers, promising to cover all electricity costs and introduce eco-friendly power generation to address local opposition.
DuckDuckGo is actively courting schools frustrated by Google's AI restrictions, offering its search engine and options to disable AI features.
Google told K-12 schools that turning off AI requires giving up search, a move criticized as holding education for ransom rather than true integration.