Getty Images Google’s parent company Alphabet ( GOOG ) needs no introduction. I would bet money that if you’re reading this, you’ve interacted with either Google or Alphabet’s other major site YouTube in the past 24 hours, if not in the past 10 minutes. After spending the end of last year and the first four months of this year on the decline in terms of share price, the stock popped over the past ...
Getty Images Google’s parent company Alphabet ( GOOG ) needs no introduction. I would bet money that if you’re reading this, you’ve interacted with either Google or Alphabet’s other major site YouTube in the past 24 hours, if not in the past 10 minutes. After spending the end of last year and the first four months of this year on the decline in terms of share price, the stock popped over the past couple of weeks and it’s up 24.7% year-to-date. So, what’s going on with Alphabet and why is it one of the best ways to play AI? Read on and I’ll tell you. Let’s get into it. The Opportunity: A Strong Candidate for the Winner of the AI Arms Race Alphabet and the rest of the Magnificent 7 stocks with the exceptions of Tesla ( TSLA ) and sort of Apple ( AAPL ) (more on that one later) have been engaged in an AI arms race. Each company has been jockeying for dominance in either the hardware side as in the case of Nvidia ( NVDA ) or the software side in the cases of Meta ( META ) and Microsoft ( MSFT ) of the AI industry. Only two companies among the Magnificent 7 are engaged meaningfully in both AI hardware and software, one is Alphabet, the other is Amazon ( AMZN ) but between the two, Alphabet is far stronger. First, let’s talk software. Most of Amazon’s AI tools are built into its larger AWS cloud computing service. AWS is far and away the market leader in cloud computing with just shy of 30% market share as of the end of Q3 2025. AWS competes directly with Microsoft’s Azure and Google’s Cloud services. While they both trail AWS for now, both have been steadily gaining market share at the expense of both Amazon and smaller competitors since 2020 with Google now sitting at around 13% market share and Microsoft at 20%. Synergy Research Group As of the end of Q1 2026 , AWS’ market share has fallen to 28% while both Microsoft and Google have gained a percentage point, hitting 21% and 14% market share respectively. So, while AWS still maintains its sizable lead for now, that lea...
The packaging on some snacks is turning black-and-white, as the war in Iran disrupts the supply of an ingredient used in colored ink. Calbee's chips originally came in a bright-orange bag. (Image credit: AP)
The packaging on some snacks is turning black-and-white, as the war in Iran disrupts the supply of an ingredient used in colored ink. Calbee's chips originally came in a bright-orange bag. (Image credit: AP)
Ant Group Co. ’s quarterly profit continued to decline after the company increased investment in artificial intelligence technology for its health care, large language model and payment services. The fintech company contributed 375 million yuan ($55 million) of profit to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. , which owns a third of Ant. That translates to an estimated 1.13 billion yuan in profit for the thre...
Ant Group Co. ’s quarterly profit continued to decline after the company increased investment in artificial intelligence technology for its health care, large language model and payment services. The fintech company contributed 375 million yuan ($55 million) of profit to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. , which owns a third of Ant. That translates to an estimated 1.13 billion yuan in profit for the three months ended Dec. 31, a 79% decline from a year earlier, according to Bloomberg calculations based on Alibaba’s earnings report. Alibaba’s revenue rose 3% for the three months ended March. Ant, whose results lag behind Alibaba’s by a quarter, did not respond to an emailed query. The fintech firm’s profit fell 91% in the previous quarter. Read more: Jack Ma-Backed Ant Touts AI Breakthrough Using Chinese Chips Ant, the operator of China’s ubiquitous financial services app Alipay, has been investing in AI to find new revenue streams following a regulatory crackdown that wrapped up about two years ago. The company has injected hundreds of millions of dollars in digital health care and built robots, while its global unit is expanding in cash management . Read more: Huabei, Jiebei’s Growth Likely Capped by Credit Risks The company’s online loan business is likely to have posted moderate growth after Chinese regulators restricted its lending capacity, according to estimates by Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Francis Chan . Ant’s 50%-owned consumer finance affiliate Chongqing Ant Consumer Finance Co. has an estimated lending capacity of as much as 620 billion yuan, according to Bloomberg calculations. Read More: Ant International’s Valuation Likely $10-$15 Billion The fintech firm’s Singapore-based international arm brought in $3 billion of revenue for 2024, paving the way for a potential initial public offering of the unit. Revenue at the division grew about 25% in 2025, people familiar with the matter have said. Jack Ma-Backed Ant Bets on AI Health in $69 Billion Sector Race Ant...
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Nearly 20 prominent U.S. business executives are joining President Donald Trump on his state visit to China this week, seizing a rare high-level diplomatic opening to advance business priorities in a market that has become harder to navigate amid rising geopolitical tensions. The delegation spans the technology, finance, aerospace and agriculture sector. But for several companies including Nvidia ...
Nearly 20 prominent U.S. business executives are joining President Donald Trump on his state visit to China this week, seizing a rare high-level diplomatic opening to advance business priorities in a market that has become harder to navigate amid rising geopolitical tensions. The delegation spans the technology, finance, aerospace and agriculture sector. But for several companies including Nvidia Corp., Meta Platforms Inc., Boeing Co., Apple Inc., Tesla Inc., Illumina Inc. and Micron Technology Inc., the trip comes at a crucial moment as each faces a different China challenge.