Alphabet Inc. said demand for artificial intelligence products boosted quarterly sales, and now requires an extreme increase in capital spending — heightening pressure on the company to justify the cost of keeping up in the AI race.

Google’s accelerating shift into artificial intelligence helped propel its corporate parent to another quarter of solid growth while a crackdown on its internet empire looms in the background.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai praises a standout Q2 driven by AI-powered growth across divisions, with Google Search and Cloud showing strong momentum and boosting revenue.

Google parent Alphabet plans to spend $10 billion more in capital expenditures this year than previously anticipated as the company works to meet surging demand for Google Cloud.

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Analysts note new tax provisions could be giving the large technology companies more flexibility to invest in chips and other AI infrastructure.

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is one of the AI Stocks in the Spotlight Right Now. On July 22, Stifel analyst Mark Kelley raised the price target on the stock to $218.00 (from $200.00) while maintaining a “Buy” rating.

The addition of AI Overviews to Google Search may be one reason why that business continues to show strength. It brought in more than $54.19 billion in revenue during the quarter, representing a good chunk of its overall $71.34 billion in advertising revenue. That was up 10.5% from $64.61 billion in ad sales in the same period last year.

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is one of the AI Stocks on Analysts’ Radar Right Now. On July 21, Wolfe Research analyst Shweta Khajuria reiterated an “Outperform” rating on the stock with a $190.00 price target.

Google Cloud posted $13.6 billion in Q2 revenue, up 32% year-over-year, according to CFO Anat Ashkenazi, driven by growth in "core and AI products at a rate that was much higher than Cloud's overall revenue growth.