Google Sues California Over Teen Safety Law as Alphabet Balances Legal Risk Against AI Spending
Published on 11/10/2026 at 16:02 | Editorial boerse-global.de
Google took California to court on Thursday, seeking to block enforcement of a new online safety statute aimed at minors. The Alphabet subsidiary's suit targets Assembly Bill 1709, which would restrict certain social media features for users under 16, according to Reuters.
The company contends the measure runs afoul of the First Amendment and Section 230. Its complaint asks the court to prevent the state from applying the rules. The law is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027, unless a judge intervenes — leaving its application contingent on the outcome of the litigation.
Google faces scrutiny on another front in education. Per an AP report, school districts can toggle individual Google tools on or off, but institutions that opt out of artificial intelligence entirely also lose access to Google Search, according to the company. Educators and policymakers have criticized that arrangement.
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JPMorgan Steps Back From Focus List
JPMorgan removed Alphabet from its Analyst Focus List, media reports indicated, favoring Meta and Amazon instead. The bank kept its "Overweight" rating on the stock. Slower revenue growth in Search and negative free cash flow amid AI infrastructure outlays were cited as the reasons. The bank also pointed to slower monetization of AI-powered search, while seeing stronger near-term earnings momentum at Meta.
Alphabet reported a 25% revenue increase to $127.6 billion on October 28, covering the third quarter of 2026. Google Cloud revenue jumped 103% to $30.7 billion, and net income attributable to common shareholders came in at $26.2 billion.
Wyoming Bet and a New Stake
Operationally, data centers and in-house AI chips have dominated recent announcements. Google on Thursday unveiled a $17 billion investment to build its first data center in Wyoming, naming Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, AEP and Related Digital as partners. A day earlier, it expanded its eighth-generation TPU lineup with two variants: the TPU 8tx, designed for secure, confidential inference — running AI models — and the TPU 8i Max, aimed at AI applications with large context windows. The move sharpens competition in AI infrastructure.
In a Form 13F filing on Friday, Alphabet disclosed a stake in Qualcomm. According to Reuters, the holding totaled roughly 2.98 million shares worth $547.9 million as of September 30. The filing does not indicate when or how the shares were acquired, documenting a position at the reporting date rather than the timing of a purchase decision. Alphabet shares were up 0.9% in premarket trading.
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