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Alphabet reports Q3 2026 consolidated revenues of $127.6 billion, a 25 percent year-over-year increase. CEO Sundar Pichai states AI investments drive search growth, with the year-over-year query growth rate reaching its highest level in the last five years. Google Cloud revenue rose 103 percent to $30.7 billion.
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OpenEvidence says nearly two-thirds of ~1M US physicians use its AI search engine; a source says it is on track to generate $400M-$500M in 2026 ad revenue (Rafe Rosner-Uddin/Financial Times)
Apple closes above a $5T market cap for the first time, the second company after Nvidia to do so; Apple had crossed $5T six times intraday previously (Rolfe Winkler/Wall Street Journal)
Samsung Foldable Searches Surge 300%