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Google has taken center stage in tech headlines this week, largely due to a dramatic surge in its Cloud business, which Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai called one of the companys most important priorities during an interview with Reuters. After years of costly investments and patience, Google Cloud roared into prominence, posting over 15 billion dollars in third quarter revenue—a 34 percent year over year spike that has it challenging YouTube for the second spot in Alphabets cash lineup. Industry watchers point directly to the AI boom as a core driver for this shift, with demand for Gemini, Google’s generative AI model, and its custom TPUs attracting even high-profile clients like Apple and leading rivals. Alphabet insiders told Reuters that executive Thomas Kurian, who joined from Oracle, is gaining significant clout in company strategy meetings, steering Cloud from an afterthought to a growth engine over just seven years.
This momentum does not come cheap. Google shocked Wall Street twice this year, most recently raising capital expenditure forecasts again to as high as 93 billion dollars for 2025, with the promise that 2026 will be even larger—all to keep up with skyrocketing infrastructure demand. Critics warn of an AI bubble, but Pichai remains cool, saying Google’s depth in AI gives it resilience well beyond short-term hype.
On the product news front, Android fans are buzzing about Google’s plan to add a “Min Mode” feature for Always-on Display in Android 17. According to the Economic Times, this could reshape how third-party apps, including core Google offerings like Maps, interact with always-on screens. Meanwhile, Android Authority highlighted a surprise October update supporting a broad list of Pixel models, drawing a flurry of online commentary from Google’s vast fanbase.
Publicly, Google’s presence has stayed strong, with developer conferences like Google Cloud Labs and Build the Future of Work drawing crowds in Paris and Austin this past fortnight, per Google’s own events calendar. And at a boardroom level, rumors swirled as Alphabet hinted it might one day add OpenAI’s models to Cloud, though nothing official is set.
Social buzz spiked as executives shared optimism about Google Cloud’s trajectory and upcoming features on LinkedIn and X, but the talk of the town remains Alphabet’s cloud coup, speculation of another acquisition on the horizon, and the ever-expanding Gemini ecosystem. As for business drama, the real story is clear: Google’s Cloud is now a kingmaker and the chessboard at Mountain View is shifting fast.
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