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Google hasn’t figured out how to make AI pay like its search engine
The VergeWednesday, November 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
RedScroll Brief
Search queries are growing at their fastest rate in five years, Google parent Alphabet said in its earnings report last week. However, Google's Search revenue growth slowed to 12 percent year over year in the third quarter, down from roughly 17 percent in the previous quarter.
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- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. Search queries are growing at their fastest rate in five years, Google parent Alphabet said in its earnings report last week. However, Google's Search revenue growth slowed to 12 percent year over year in the third quarter, down from roughly 17 percent in the previous quarter. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Google and Technology.
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What happened
Search queries are growing at their fastest rate in five years, Google parent Alphabet said in its earnings report last week. However, Google's Search revenue growth slowed to 12 percent year over year in the third quarter, down from roughly 17 percent in the previous quarter.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Google and Technology.
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