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The Vergecast · Thursday, October 29, 2026

Google Reports Record Query Growth Driven by AI

Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed during the company's earnings report that query growth rate is at its highest point in five years, driven largely by AI investments. However, Chief Business Officer Philip Schindler noted that monetization from AI mode ads remains lower so far.

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“CEO Sundار Pichai said as part of the company's earnings that query growth rate is at its highest point in five years and that AI investments are a big part of that.”
David Pierce
“Chief Business Officer Philip Schindler said Google is seeing lower monetization from its AI mode ads so far.”
David Pierce
Heard on The Vergecast — “The touchscreen MacBook Apple said it wouldn't make”, published Thursday, October 29, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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