The 5 most interesting analyst questions from Alphabet’s Q3 earnings call

Alphabet’s third quarter drew a sharp negative reaction from the market following a significant shortfall in non-GAAP earnings per share, despite revenue meeting Wall Street’s expectations. Management attributed the strong top-line growth to AI-driven momentum across Search, Cloud, and YouTube, noting a surge in AI-related product usage and increased adoption of the Gemini 4 series of models. CEO Sundar Pichai described the quarter as “strong,” emphasizing record growth in Google Cloud and a mar