Alphabet heads into Q2 earnings with prediction markets pricing in a near-certain beat, but the real question is whether one fast-growing business segment can justify what bulls are calling a deeply discounted valuation.
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The WSJ reported the hiring plan just as Meta had indicated that it plans to build a cloud business.
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Gemini 3.5 Pro is reportedly months behind schedule after falling short of Google’s internal expectations for coding capabilities.
Google stock fell amid a report the internet giant is behind schedule on delivering Gemini 3.5 Pro, its most powerful flagship AI model, as rivals gain momentum.
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Investing.com -- Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) shares fell 2.3% Thursday afternoon following a Bloomberg report that the company’s Google is months behind schedule on delivering Gemini 3.5 Pro, its most powerful flagship AI model.