
Alphabet to Raise $80 Billion to Fund AI Infrastructure Buildout
The Google parent company will utilize stock sales and a private deal with Berkshire Hathaway to expand AI compute capacity amid surging customer demand.
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The Google parent company will utilize stock sales and a private deal with Berkshire Hathaway to expand AI compute capacity amid surging customer demand.

Federal prosecutors allege a Google software engineer used confidential search data to make over $1 million in profits on the prediction market platform Polymarket.

The Empirical Research Assistance (ERA) system uses large language models and tree search to automate the creation and refinement of software for computational experiments.

The company is replacing its iconic keyword-based search bar with a multimodal AI experience that merges AI Overviews and AI Mode.

Xreal and Google's 'Project Aura' XR glasses debuted at Google I/O 2026, signaling a shift toward immersive AR experiences in a glasses form factor.