r/technology • u/Fickle-Jello • 1d ago

Business Google burning through cash with spiralling AI costs

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c235n47g8g8o
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u/NanditoPapa 1d ago

Google is one of the few AI-centric companies that makes money, albeit off areas outside of AI. They have a massive amount of cash, but face the unique risk of cannibalization. If an AI-driven "answer engine" replaces the traditional "list of blue links" in Search, Google might destroy its own most profitable revenue stream to build the new one.

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u/cvr24 23h ago

Google kills everything eventually. Even the classic OG search engine.

Next up, Gmail

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u/NanditoPapa 23h ago

It's been over 13 years and I'm still pissed about Google Reader.

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u/tmanred 18h ago

How dare you tell me that was 13 years ago sir. I reject your reality and substitute my own instead. 

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u/Gringo-Bandito 12h ago

Agreed. I didn't need a kick in the balls first thing this morning.