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Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Elon Musk gives one word reply to Sundar Pichai's post on Alphabet's quarterly earnings
Google 's parent, Alphabet , reported quarterly results that exceeded expectations recently. The company reported earnings of $28.2 billion, or $2.31 per share, during the second quarter, which is a 19 per cent increase from the same period last year. Revenues increased by 14 per cent to $96.4 billion. Soon after the earnings call, CEO Sundar Pichai shared a post on X, saying, "Just got off the earnings call - great quarter and it was our (and my) 40th call as Alphabet. August will mark 10 years since we announced Alphabet. Been thinking about the incredible growth in our new businesses since then - Cloud, YouTube, Play, Subscriptions etc. To give a sense of progress, in 2015 all of Alphabet's revenue added up to $75B. YouTube and Cloud alone ended 2024 at an annual run rate of $110B.' Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Public Policy Cybersecurity others Operations Management MBA Product Management Degree Project Management Healthcare healthcare Artificial Intelligence Data Analytics Management Leadership Digital Marketing Finance Data Science Others CXO Technology Data Science MCA Design Thinking PGDM Skills you'll gain: Economics for Public Policy Making Quantitative Techniques Public & Project Finance Law, Health & Urban Development Policy Duration: 12 Months IIM Kozhikode Professional Certificate Programme in Public Policy Management Starts on Mar 3, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Months IIM Calcutta Executive Programme in Public Policy and Management Starts on undefined Get Details Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a one word reply to Pichai's post, commenting, "Impressive". — elonmusk (@elonmusk) Pichai in return, replied with a folded hand emoji. Live Events Earlier this month, Pichai reached another key milestone by becoming Alphabet's longest-serving CEO. He joined Google in 2004 as the head of product management and development. Over the years, he led the company to focus on several innovative products and services. Pichai became Google CEO in 2015, and then, when Google became a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., he took on the additional role of CEO for the parent company.
NDTV
3 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
Elon Musk Gives One-Word Reply To Sundar Pichai's Post On Alphabet's Quarterly Results
Google's parent company, Alphabet, recently reported its quarterly results that exceeded expectations. The company earned $28.2 billion during the second quarter, a nearly 20% increase from the previous year. The company's overall revenue also grew 14% to $96.4 billion, exceeding the 10.9% growth Wall Street had expected. Soon after the earnings calls, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai took to X to share the good news. In his post, he also spoke about Alphabet's 10-year milestone. "Just got off the earnings call - great quarter and it was our (and my) 40th call as Alphabet. August will mark 10 years since we announced Alphabet. Been thinking about the incredible growth in our new businesses since then - Cloud, YouTube, Play, Subscriptions etc," he wrote. "To give a sense of progress, in 2015 all of Alphabet's revenue added up to $75B. YouTube and Cloud alone ended 2024 at an annual run rate of $110B," the Indian-origin CEO added. Mr Pichai's post quickly caught the attention of social media users, with many praising the tech CEO on Google's quarterly results. Tesla CEO Elon Musk also reacted to the post with one word. "Impressive," he wrote. Impressive — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 24, 2025 The conversation between the two tech titans did not end here as Mr Pichai responded to Musk's comment with a folded hands emoji. "Serious money," the Tesla chief wrote in another comment. Notably, Alphabet's blockbuster earnings report has catapulted Sundar Pichai into the billionaire ranks. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the Indian-origin CEO is now worth $1.1 billion, driven largely by Alphabet's rally and years of steady compensation. Mr Pichai also reached another key milestone this month by becoming Alphabet's longest-serving CEO. He joined Google in 2004 as the head of product management and development. Over the years, he led the company to focus on several innovative products and services. Mr Pichai became Google CEO in 2015, and then, when Google became a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., he took on the additional role of CEO for the parent company.
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Elon Musk's shoutout to Sundar Pichai's 'impressive' milestone sparks buzz: 'Cooking something together'
Tech titans Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai had a wholesome exchange on X, sparking collab buzz, after Alphabet CEO Pichai shared a milestone moment and got a nod of respect from Musk. In a post, Pichai talked about a decade of Alphabet. 'Just got off the earnings call - great quarter and it was our (and my) 40th call as Alphabet. August will mark 10 years since we announced Alphabet. Been thinking about the incredible growth in our new businesses since then - Cloud, YouTube, Play, Subscriptions etc," he wrote. Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a wholesome exchange on X.(AFP, File) The India-origin CEO shared that in 2015, all of Alphabet's revenue added up to $75 billion, but now, a decade later, YouTube and Cloud alone ended 2024 at $110 billion. As thousands congratulated Pichai on the milestone, a one-word salute from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stood out. 'Impressive," Musk replied. Pichai also responded with a low-key gesture, sharing a folded hands emoji to acknowledge Musk's compliment. Many social media users praised the interactions, speculating if the bonhomie meant that the two tech titans were hinting at a collaboration. "What's this newfound bonhomie? Is there any possibility of xAI and Google working together on something?" asked one of them. "Future collaboration?" asked another, while a third added: "I'm waiting for that Sundar and Elon collaboration." "You're hitting each other with compliments, which makes us think you're both cooking something together," read a comment.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Elon Musk's one-word reply to Sundar Pichai's post on Google-parent Alphabet's quarterly results
Google-parent Alphabet recently reported quarterly profits that exceeded expectations. The company earned $28.2 billion, or $2.31 per share, during the second quarter, a 19% increase from the same time last year. Similarly, revenues also increased by 14% to $96.4 billion. Soon after the earnings call, CEO Sundar Pichai shared a post on X (formerly Twitter), writing: 'Just got off the earnings call - great quarter and it was our (and my) 40th call as Alphabet. August will mark 10 years since we announced Alphabet. Been thinking about the incredible growth in our new businesses since then - Cloud, YouTube, Play, Subscriptions etc. To give a sense of progress, in 2015 all of Alphabet's revenue added up to $75B. YouTube and Cloud alone ended 2024 at an annual run rate of $110B.' Pichai's post caught the attention of Tesla CEO Elon Musk . The tech billionaire commented on Sundar Pichai's post praising Google's quarterly results. 'Impressive', Musk wrote. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy Resmed AirSense 11 with flat 20% off ResMed Buy Now Undo Conversation between the two did not end here. Interestingly, Pichai responded to Musk's comments with a folded hand emoji. Sundar Pichai's statement on earnings call During the earnings calls, Sundar Pichai wrote: 'Q2 was a standout quarter for us, with robust growth across the company. As you saw at I/O, we are leading at the frontier of AI and shipping at an incredible pace. AI is positively impacting every part of the business, driving strong momentum.' He highlighted that this quarter: Search delivered double-digit revenue growth. Our new Search features continue to perform well. AI Mode has launched in the U.S. and India, and is going well, while AI Overviews now has over 2 billion monthly users across more than 200 countries and territories and 40 languages. I'll give some more details on Search in a moment. We continue to see strong performance in YouTube as well as subscriptions, reflecting great momentum across these high-growth businesses. In the U.S., Shorts now earn as much revenue per watch hour as traditional instream on YouTube. And in some countries, it now even exceeds instream's rate. Cloud had another great quarter of strong growth in revenues, backlog and profitability. Its annual revenue run-rate is now more than $50 billion. We are seeing significant demand for our comprehensive AI product portfolio. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: 7 UNMATCHED Features No Other Foldable Has! AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
