Alphabet reported a standout earnings period, with quarterly revenue rising 18 percent compared to the same period last year and full-year revenue crossing the $400 billion mark for the first time since the company was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Alphabet Crosses $400B in Annual Revenue as Quarterly Sales Jump 18% The company’s strong performance was driven largely by continued investment in cloud services and artificial intelligence, which helped push revenues higher across multiple business segments. Alongside these gains, Alphabet announced plans to sharply increase spending as competition in AI intensifies across Silicon Valley. The company said it expects capital expenditure in 2026 to fall between $175 billion and $185 billion, nearly double what it spent in 2025, as it scales infrastructure to meet growing demand for AI-related products. Even with aggressive infrastructure expansion, Alphabet says customer demand is still exceeding its current capacity, particularly in AI computing. Chief executive Sundar Pichai acknowledged the imbalance during the earnings call, saying, “We’ve been supply constrained even as we’ve been ramping up our capacity.” Despite the strong financial results, Alphabet’s stock slipped a little over one percent in after-hours trading following the announcement. Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence platform… Read MoreBusiness Archives – Trak.in – Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups
