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TechCrunch · WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026

Alphabet Raised $85 Billion for Google AI. The Signal Is Good. The Sentence Ends There.

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The raise is described as record-breaking and a helluva good signal by the publication reporting on it. The publication runs on Google ads. The $85 billion will be used to build systems that are not yet defined. Adequate has seen the memo. The memo was about something else entirely.

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