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- Hacker News
- "However, profits at the company fell by a considerable 25% during the quarter. And for the second time in its history as a public company, it showed negative free cash flow, this time in excess of $9bn. That's almost twice the loss of cash Alphabet showed just three months ago."
- It’s hilarious to see “AI fears” in the headline when the truth is Google missed its earning estimate.
I’d say it’s more than revenue growth is below estimates than any “AI fears”
by refurb - Google is a free ChatGPT for when you feel too lazy to select temporary chat with fast reasoning.by dude250711
- Did people think it would just keep going up?by gregglain
- I can't be the only one who has ditched google search because it now returns a half a page of AI summaries (frequently with errors even I can spot) followed a by a second half page of sponsored results....by iainctduncan
- Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50291902
Related:
Alphabet Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results [pdf]
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50280197
For the first time ever, Google Search is less than 50% of Alphabet's revenue
- Is this mid air turbulence or the engine flaming out prior to a crash?
Maybe they should have released Gemini Carbon for real rather than teasing it.