Google's parent company Alphabet posted a 30-percent year-on-year jump in net income in the three-month period through December. This was largely due to its brisk AI-related cloud services and search engine business.
Alphabet announced on Wednesday that consolidated revenues in the quarter increased 18 percent from a year earlier to 113.8 billion dollars. Net income rose to 34.4 billion dollars.
Google's generative AI Gemini 3 user numbers are on the rise.
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the launch of Gemini 3 was a major milestone and his company has great momentum. He suggested more of it will be embedded into its search engine and other services.
The tech giant said its capital investments mainly in AI-related infrastructure in 2026 will likely be in the 175- to 185-billion-dollar range. That's double the sum invested in 2025.

Okay, here are three four-choice quizzes based on the provided article, adhering strictly to your requested format.

Quiz 1:
What was the primary reason for Alphabet's significant increase in net income?
A. Increased investments in non-AI related infrastructure.
B. Strong performance in AI-related cloud services and its search engine business.
C. A decrease in operating expenses.
D. A decline in competitor's market share.

Quiz 2:
What was the total consolidated revenue reported by Alphabet for the quarter?
A. 93.8 billion dollars
B. 103.8 billion dollars
C. 113.8 billion dollars
D. 123.8 billion dollars

Quiz 3:
According to Sundar Pichai, what was the significance of the Gemini 3 launch?
A. A major milestone for the company.
B. A cost-cutting measure.
C. A move to phase out older search technology.
D. A way to reduce capital investments.

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Answers:
Quiz 1: B
Quiz 2: C
Quiz 3: A