Google’s latest quarterly report provided further evidence that its internet empire is withstanding an artificial intelligence shakeup that’s turning into another potential boon for the company. The numbers released Wednesday marked Google's third consecutive quarter of digital ad growth of more than 10% from the previous year,

The case marks the first conviction on AI-related economic espionage charges in the U.S., according to the Department of Justice.

This week, Google’s parent company, the Alphabet Company, reported on its latest earnings results and the end of its 2025 fiscal year. It looks like mostly good news coming out Google in its Q4 2025 results, outperforming Wall Street analyst expectations for the quarter.

Profits rose to $34.5 billion last quarter, as the tech giant gained ground with its Gemini system, bolstering its search business and YouTube.

Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.

Google’s Q4 2025 earnings call will take place today, February 4, at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET. We’ll be streaming it over on the Shacknews Twitch channel. You can also find it on Google parent company Alphabet’s YouTube channel.

Today's Google Doodle game celebrates the sport of curling at the Winter Olympics 2026, which started today, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, ahead of the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies on Friday, Feb. 6. To see interactive Google Doodles or play Google Doodle curling, go to Google.com.

YouTube’s annual revenue ballooned past $60 billion in ads and subscriptions.

"Suggest an edit" now with AI.

Google settled two lawsuits stemming from data privacy claims. See how much they are paying out.

From enhanced Search features to AI-powered explanations, the company is rolling out a broad suite of tools aimed at both remote viewers and attendees.

Google has just issued an updated Android distribution chart and it makes for an alarming read. The latest OS — Android 16 — was on just 7.5% of phones when the data was captured in December, while Android 15 is on 19.3% of phones, Android 14 on 17.9% of phones and Android 13 on 13.9% of phones.