Group 1 - Google has made recent employee cuts in its Cloud division, primarily affecting user experience roles, including design and UX research positions [1][2] - The company has been implementing ongoing layoffs over the past two years to enhance efficiency and speed, with a focus on reducing managerial roles in small teams [2] - Employees affected by the latest cuts were notified via email, although the total number of impacted employees remains unclear [2][3] Group 2 - Some of the eliminated positions involved quantitative user experience research, which utilizes data to analyze user behavior [3] - Affected employees have shared their experiences on LinkedIn, with some indicating visa constraints that require them to secure new roles within 60 days to remain in the United States [3]

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is one of the 11 Most Profitable Blue Chip Stocks to Buy Right Now. Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Increases Its Ownership of TeraWulf Inc. to 14% Pixabay/Public Domain By increasing its ownership of TeraWulf Inc. to 14% on September 26, 2025, and offering a $3.2 billion backstop for the cryptocurrency miner’s $3 billion debt raise arranged by Morgan Stanley, which is scheduled to begin in October through high-yield bonds or leveraged loans, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) strengthened its ...

What has disappointed investors could be what excites them in a few years.It has been a disappointing year for Amazon's (AMZN -1.47%) stock so far. It's trading essentially flat through Sept. 30. In contrast, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are up 13% and 16.7%, respectively. Despite its underperformance in 2025, Amazon remains poised to be a strong investment going forward.There are no guarantees in the stock market, but the same thing that has disappointed investors will likely be the same thing that sta ...

Key Takeaways CRWV revenues surged 207% to $1.2B, with OpenAI contracts totaling $22.4B, boosting visibility.GOOGL's cloud revenues rose 32% to $13.6B, with a $50B run rate and expanding AI data centers.CRWV leans on rapid AI growth while GOOGL offers stability.CoreWeave (CRWV) and Alphabet (GOOGL) provide cloud infrastructure services for AI workloads. CoreWeave offers GPU-accelerated infrastructure for AI, while Google is a well-established tech giant with diverse revenue sources and an expanding presence ...

Accessibility StatementSkip Navigation First-ever list spotlights Fortune 500 companies leading the way with measurable impact from artificial intelligence Alphabet is No. 1 Visa, JPMorgan Chase, NVIDIA, and Mastercard are in the Top 5 Female CEOs lead 9 out of 50 companies NEW YORK and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fortune and ServiceNow unveil the inaugural FortuneAIQ 50 List, a definitive ranking of Fortune 500 companies that are generating significant and measurable impact w ...

This player is already benefiting from the AI boom.Artificial intelligence (AI) companies have been soaring in recent years -- so you wouldn't necessarily think that these players could be undervalued. But some, even high-quality companies that have proven themselves, still offer investors amazing buying opportunities. And as the next phases of the AI story unfold, certain undervalued players could take off.One that I have on my radar screen is a market giant and a member of the "Magnificent Seven" technolo ...

The deal put it at the forefront of AI-powered commerce.PayPal (PYPL 3.51%) has been trying to turn around its business for years, but its new partnership with Alphabet (GOOGL -1.03%) (GOOG -1.17%) has the potential to be a game-changer. With this partnership, it will change now be at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered commerce.As part of the deal, PayPal will become the primary payments processor across Google Cloud, Google Ads, and Google Play. Its branded checkout and payment services ...

MoffettNathanson thinks Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) should displace Nvidia (NVDA) as the world's most valuable company. The brokerage raised its price target on GOOGL stock to $295, suggesting 20% upside from current levels. Analyst Michael Nathanson sees Alphabet, Google’s parent company, as the clear winner in the artificial intelligence (AI) race. He points to four key advantages: leadership in multimodal search, accelerating cloud growth, better YouTube monetization, and the emerging Waymo business. More ...

We are quickly nearing the end of the third quarter, and while the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has pared some gains, it is still near its record highs and is up 13.3% year to date. All Magnificent 7 stocks were positive for the year as of last week, as Apple (AAPL) and Tesla (TSLA), which were in the red previously, rebounded from their lows. Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL), too, has been a hot trade and joined the $3 trillion market cap club. One name that has underperformed amid the market rally is Amazon (AMZN). The ...

We recently published Analysts Are Talking About These 10 Stocks as AI Investments Continue to Grow. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is one of the stocks analysts were recently talking about. Mark Mahaney, Evercore ISI head of internet research, said in a recent program on CNBC that Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is positioned well to gain following the recent court ruling that the company will not need to sell its Chrome business. The analyst explained why he believes the stock is undervalued: “First the core ca ...