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Scott Devitt

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Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

The growth is very strong.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

Search was up 17%.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

So the search business alone, that's almost $300 billion of revenue.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

And that business is accelerating.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

So the infusion of AI overviews into the search results has definitely benefited the platform.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

In addition to that,

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

The cloud business grew almost 50% in the quarter.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

Expectations were 38% growth.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

It did 48% growth.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

So that's on the positive side, and the growth is outstanding.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

With that, the company's going to be spending like crazy next year on CapEx, or this year, I should say.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

175, 185 billion of CapEx, you know, that they effectively almost doubled CapEx in 25.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

They're almost doubling it again.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

So it's front footed growth.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

But, you know, the market has to digest periods where companies are spending so aggressively.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

ahead of revenue and operating profit.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

And I think you're seeing some digestion.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

You've seen it in meta.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

You're seeing it in alphabet.

Prof G Markets
Google Doubles Down on Spending as AI Fear Returns

But these are the right investments to be made.

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