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Google parent Alphabet Inc.\u2019s stock jumped 6% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company beat estimates on the top and bottom line, and announced the transition of Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat to president and chief investment officer in September.<\/p>\n

Fueled by strong advertising sales, Alphabet
\n GOOGL,
\n +0.56%<\/bg-quote>
\n \u00a0
\n GOOG,
\n +0.75%<\/bg-quote>
\n racked up fiscal second-quarter net income of $18.4 billion, or $1.44 a share, compared with net income of $16 billion, or $1.21 a share, in the same quarter a year ago.<\/p>\n

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Total revenue was $74.6 billion, compared with $69.7 billion a year ago. Sales minus traffic-acquisition costs were $62.06 billion, vs. $57.5 billion last year.<\/p>\n

Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected on average net earnings of $1.34 a share on revenue of $72.85 billion and ex-TAC revenue of $60.25 billion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s exciting momentum across our products and the company, which drove strong results this quarter,\u201d Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said in a statement. \u201cOur continued leadership in AI and our excellence in engineering
and innovation are driving the next evolution of Search, and improving all our services.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a conference call Tuesday afternoon, he highlighted the intertwining of advertising and Alphabet\u2019s strides in generative AI. He added the company continues to consolidate and align operations to streamline spending.<\/p>\n

Shares of Alphabet have advanced 39% so far this year largely on the strength of generative AI and its potential. The broader S&P 500 index\u00a0
\n SPX,
\n +0.28%<\/bg-quote>
\n is up 19%. Alphabet\u2019s stock inched up 0.6% to $122.21 in the regular session Tuesday. <\/p>\n

Google\u2019s total advertising sales improved to $58.14 billion from $56.3 billion a year ago, and edged analysts\u2019 average expectations of $57.45 billion. Google Cloud hauled in $8 billion, compared with $6.3 billion last year. YouTube ad sales rebounded to $7.7 billion from $7.34 billion a year ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe proverbial floodgates aren\u2019t opening yet but clients are starting to see pockets of opportunity and are willing to invest for a direct return,\u201d Aaron Levy, vice president of paid search at Tinuiti, said in an email.<\/p>\n

Porat, who has played an essential role in Google\u2019s advertising success since she became CFO in 2015, will start her new role on Sept. 1. She will be responsible for Alphabet\u2019s investments in its Other Bets portfolio, and the company\u2019s investments in countries and communities around the world. Porat will continue to report to Pichai. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe see technology can make so much of a difference in people\u2019s lives\u2026 and in economic growth globally,\u201d Porat said during the conference call late Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The monetization of AI continues to be an obsession of investors and Wall Street. Microsoft Corp.\u2019s
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\n +1.70%<\/bg-quote>
\n AI version, Bing, hit the market first, but Google\u2019s competing entry, Bard, is making headway, according to analysts. Alphabet is ramping up AI initiatives to improve operational efficiency and productivity.<\/p>\n

When asked on the call about AI monetization, Pichai said the technology expands the company\u2019s total addressable market, brings in potential new customers, deepens the versatility of its product portfolio, and differentiates core products such as cybersecurity. <\/p>\n

AI\u2019s importance was underscored by a Wall Street Journal report on Tuesday that Google co-founder Sergey Brin has been spotted at the company\u2019s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters in recent weeks working with AI researchers on a large-scale project. Brin has been largely out of sight after stepping down from an executive role at parent company Alphabet in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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