DeepSeek last week shook markets with its promises of lower-cost, lower-energy artificial intelligence that could go head-to-head with platforms like ChatGPT. And as interest in the China-based AI developer’s chatbot surged,

Alphabet's capital expenditure is estimated to have been $50 billion for last year, according to LSEG, with more planned for 2025 to support its cloud expansion and AI-driven search features, including summaries, which are vital to defending its market share and attracting more ad revenue.