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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Google Shares Slide On Spending Plans Despite Sales Jump

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai says ramping up artificial intelligence capabilities in products is resulting in people using them more and increased demand for its cloud computing services (Credit: AFP)

Google's parent company Alphabet on Tuesday reported revenue jumped in the recently-ended quarter, but shares sank on concerns it may be pouring too much money into artificial intelligence.

Google and rivals are spending billions of dollars on data centers and more for AI, while meaningful returns on investments remain elusive and the rise of lower-cost model DeepSeek from China raises questions about how much needs to be spent.

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