During the Q2 earnings call, Alphabet's management updated some details of its financial guidance. Alphabet now plans to spend around $85 billion on capital expenditures (capex) in 2025. Of note, this is a $10 billion increase over the company's prior guidance.

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The company increased that figure on Wednesday to $85 billion, saying it was raising it due to “strong and growing demand for our Cloud products and services.” The company expects to further increase capital expenditures in 2026, Alphabet finance chief Anat Ashkenazi said on an earnings call.

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Alphabet was targeted with an EU antitrust complaint from six human and digital rights groups on Thursday which urged EU regulators to investigate whether the tech giant complies with legislation requiring it to make it easier for users to uninstall software apps.

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Google’s parent company, which is facing aggressive competition in its core search business from A.I. chatbots, also posted a double-digit profit increase.

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The company’s revenue grew 14 per cent year-over-year to $96.4 billion, largely fueled by strong Google Cloud sales. The cloud division proved to be a major driver of growth, with revenue increasing 32 per cent from the previous year to $13.