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US technology conglomerate and parent company of Google, Waymo and DeepMind

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#12 29 Jul

raised guidance the prior week, feeding the combined total

Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: The big four's combined capex holds near $732bn
#19 29 Jul

Cited as the fourth hyperscaler in the comparison

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: Mentioned in: Fewer US cuts, more of them blamed on AI
#11 23 Jul

Mentioned in: GE Vernova backlog hits 116 GW

Data Centres: Boom and Backlash
#11 22 Jul

Raised FY2026 capital-expenditure guidance to $195-205bn

Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Alphabet lifts 2026 capex to $205bn
#18 21 Jul

Reported headcount up 11,830 year-on-year without allocating severance charges by segment

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: Alphabet adds 11,830 staff in a year
#11 2 Jul
#4 12 May

Participated in Isomorphic Labs Series B alongside its own investment vehicles GV and CapitalG

UK Startups and Innovation: Sovereign AI unit backs Alphabet-owned lab
#2 30 Apr

Reported $35.67bn Q1 capex and Google Cloud backlog exceeding $460bn

Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Hyperscalers raise 2026 capex to $725 billion
#3 29 Apr

Reported $35.7bn Q1 capex and raised FY guidance to $180-190bn

Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Hyperscalers post record $110.75bn Q1 capex
#8 1 Apr

Reported $35.7B Q1 capex and $460B backlog with Google Cloud crossing $20B in a single quarter

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: Alphabet books $35.7bn Q1 capex; backlog hits $460bn