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• Google’s ads are reaching consumers “across every touchpoint” — including live sports
• Google backs Animaj to make high-quality animated content at record speed

  By backing French studio Animaj, Google's AI Futures Fund is investing in animated content that doesn't take so long to produce.

  
• Alphabet reveals YouTube revenue for first time: The video platform generated $60 billion in 2025

  For the first time, Alphabet has revealed YouTube revenue in its earnings report, and the magic number is $60 billion.

  
• Google wants to make lots of money off AI. Its CEO still says not to trust chatbots.

  Just today, YouTube and Google parent Alphabet introduced the latest version of its "AI assistant," Gemini 3. CEO Sundar Pichai described it as "our most powerful agentic + vibe coding model yet" with "state-of-the-art in reasoning, built to grasp depth and nuance."

  
• Google and 1 Billion Followers Summit are giving one AI filmmaker $1 million
• OpenAI’s next project is a browser to beat Google Chrome
• Google’s Veo 3 AI model is scary good at generating videos. Creators and viewers should be prepared.
• The breakup of Google’s ad business is looking more likely. Will other tech giants be next?
• YouTube revenue shines as Alphabet earnings falter amid DeepSeek’s Big Tech upheaval
• YouTube’s hyperlinked comments could drive valuable traffic for Google Search
• More credibility for creators: Google search now recognizes them as experts
• YouTube is “closing the gap” between Shorts and long-form monetization