The Good Investorsยท2025-11-02 23:18Core Insights - The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly impacted various industries, particularly in technology and cloud services, with companies like Alphabet and Amazon leading the charge in AI integration and product offerings [1][2]. Alphabet - Alphabet's AI models, including Gemini, are processing 7 billion tokens per minute, with the Gemini App boasting 650 million monthly active users and a 3x increase in queries since Q2 2025 [3][6]. - The company has seen a 20x increase in monthly tokens processed, from 980 trillion in May 2025 to 1.3 quadrillion [3]. - Google Cloud's backlog grew 46% sequentially to $155 billion in Q3 2025, with a 34% year-on-year increase in new customers [6]. - Revenue from products built on Alphabet's generative AI models increased by over 200% year-on-year in Q3 2025 [6]. - AI is driving significant growth in Google Search, with AI Mode achieving 75 million daily active users and doubling queries since its launch [9][10]. - Alphabet's management plans to launch Waymo services in London and Tokyo by 2026, integrating AI to enhance user experience [14][15]. Amazon - AWS experienced a 20.2% year-on-year growth in Q3 2025, with a run rate of $132 billion and a backlog of $200 billion [22][23]. - The AI segment of AWS's growth is driven by both training and inference, with significant contributions from cloud migrations by enterprises [22]. - Amazon's AI shopping assistant, Rufus, has 250 million active customers, with a 140% year-on-year increase in monthly users and is projected to generate $10 billion in incremental annualized sales [35]. - AWS has launched several AI agents, including Strands and AgentCore, to facilitate the creation and deployment of AI solutions for businesses [24][26]. - Project Rainier, an AI compute cluster with 500,000 Trainium 2 chips, is now operational, supporting AI model development for companies like Anthropic [31][32]. Apple - Apple's management emphasizes the importance of its silicon, particularly the A19 Pro and M5 chips, in enhancing AI capabilities across its products [40]. - The company has introduced numerous AI features, including Live Translation and Visual Intelligence, and is working on a more personalized version of Siri [41][42]. - Apple is investing in its Private Cloud Compute (PCC) to support AI functionalities, including Siri's queries [41][42].