Alphabet (GOOGL) News Today

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) shares rose today on continued momentum in AI and autonomous driving, solid strategic partnerships and capital investments, and renewed carriage agreements for YouTube TV. A breakout to fresh all-time highs after a strong Q2 beat and clear positioning as a cloud infrastructure leader for AI underpins investor optimism, even as regulatory and privacy overhangs linger.

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s transformation into a market leader is driven by its emergence as a key AI cloud infrastructure provider for OpenAI, a strong Q2 beat and a breakout to fresh highs. Alphabet Breakout Potential From Laggard to AI Leader
• Positive Sentiment: GOOGL is strengthening search engagement with new AI-driven “AI Mode” features across its core products to boost user retention and ad revenue. Alphabet Focuses on AI Mode to Boost Search Growth: What's Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Waymo secured its first New York City permit to test self-driving Jaguar I-Pace SUVs under a pilot program, bolstering confidence in Alphabet’s autonomous-driving unit. Alphabet Stock Continues to Rise on Urban Mobility Innovation
• Positive Sentiment: Reliance Industries announced partnerships with Google and Meta to drive AI and cloud innovation across energy, retail, telecom and financial services in India. India's Reliance ties up with Google and Meta to drive AI push
• Positive Sentiment: Google committed an additional $9 billion in Virginia data centers and AI infrastructure through 2026, reinforcing its lead in cloud computing capacity. Google to invest $9 billion in Virginia data centres and AI expansion through 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet and Nvidia joined Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy group to invest $863 million in Commonwealth Fusion Systems, highlighting deep-tech reach and potential long-term growth avenues. Nvidia, Google, and Bill Gates help Commonwealth Fusion Systems raise $863M
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet joined Apple and Nvidia in a combined $430 billion stock buyback blitz, signaling confidence from corporate leaders in capital return strategies. Apple, Google, Nvidia Unleash $430 Billion Buyback Blitz—But Is Innovation Falling Behind?
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s new AI-powered language translation tools prompted a 7% slide in Duolingo shares, underlining Google’s disruptive edge in educational applications. Duolingo stock slides after Google launches language learning tools
• Neutral Sentiment: The S&P 500 reached another all-time high, with Alphabet identified among the four top contributors to the index’s historic run. 4 Stocks Driving Most of The S&P 500's (VOO) Historic Run
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors revisited Alphabet’s capital returns profile after an explainer on whether GOOGL pays a dividend, a largely symbolic point for a growth-oriented tech giant. Does Alphabet Stock Pay a Dividend? The Answer May Surprise You.
• Neutral Sentiment: A Reuters analysis contrasted Tesla’s and Waymo’s robotaxi strategies, underscoring Alphabet’s long-term investment in autonomous mobility but without near-term revenue impact. How Tesla and Waymo's radically different robotaxi approaches will shape the industry
• Negative Sentiment: EU regulators are preparing a modest antitrust fine for Google’s adtech business, keeping regulatory risk on the radar. Exclusive: Google set to face modest EU antitrust fine in adtech investigation, sources say
• Negative Sentiment: FTC Chair accused Gmail of partisan filtering, raising fresh privacy and bias concerns—Google denies ideological bias in its spam filters. FTC chair alleges partisan filtering by Gmail; Google says spam filters not ideological
• Negative Sentiment: Some YouTube creators complain that Google’s AI tools are training on their videos without permission, sparking creator backlash. Google is training its AI tools on YouTube videos: These creators aren't happy