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The World’s Second-Biggest Company Isn’t a ‘Rock Star’ Anymore

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 01 July 2026, 10:20 UTC By Charles Riley 1 min read

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Google signage at the Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View, California, US, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Alphabet Inc.'s Google unveiled a new design for its iconic search box along with new artificial intelligence coding tools, the latest steps in the companys multibillion-dollar campaign to extend its influence in the age of AI. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Second-Biggest Company (ORG) a ‘Rock Star’ (ORG) Mountain View (LOCATION) California (LOCATION) US (LOCATION) Alphabet Inc.'s (ORG) Google (ORG) David Paul Morris (PERSON)

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