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Alphabet's AI Investments Surge, Valuations Reach $100 Billion

4/8/2026

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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc., said at the Bloomberg Tech conference that artificial intelligence (AI) growth creates new investment opportunities, including investments in Stripe and Waymo.
Alphabet's early investment in SpaceX is valued at $100 billion.
Alphabet holds a significant stake in Anthropic, now worth over $3 billion.
Waymo raised $16 billion, increasing its valuation to $126 billion.

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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc., said at the Bloomberg Tech conference that artificial intelligence (AI) growth creates new investment opportunities, including investments in Stripe and Waymo.
Alphabet's early investment in SpaceX is valued at $100 billion.
Alphabet holds a significant stake in Anthropic, now worth over $3 billion.
Waymo raised $16 billion, increasing its valuation to $126 billion.