Alphabet Posts $98 Billion in Second-Quarter Investment Gains
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Alphabet booking $98B in Q2 investment gains gives it even more dry powder to fund long-horizon AI and infra bets. Competing with that balance sheet on capex is unrealistic—compete on speed, focus, and domain depth instead.
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