The total marked a best forquarterly revenueat the search giant.
“Again, we benefited from excellent execution across the board by our teams.”
The Biden administration is fortifying its lineup of antitrust personnel to take on the Silicon Valley giants.
In June, the Federal Trade Commission tappedLina Khan, a fierce tech critic, as its new chair.
Khan has reframed decades of antitrust thinking to apply it to the dominance of tech giants.
President Joe Biden alsonominated longtime Google foe Jonathan Kanteras the head of the Department of Justice’s antitrust division.
Kanter has represented companies, including Microsoft and Yelp, that have accused the search giant of anticompetitive behavior.
The COVID-19 pandemic loomed in the background of Google’s report.
Pichai opened the conference call by encouraging listeners to get COVID vaccines.
Alphabet’s shares jumped 4.25% to $2,750 in after hours trading.
