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Alphabet (GOOGL) Reports 63% Revenue Surge in Q1 from Cloud Services

Alphabet (GOOGL) reported significant increases in its first-quarter performance, highlighting a 63% surge in Google Cloud revenue to $20 billion. Operating income from the cloud segment tripled from $2.2 billion to $6.6 billion. Core Google Search revenue increased by 19% to $60.4 billion. Meanwhile, YouTube ad revenue rose by 11% to $9.9 billion, although the Google Network segment experienced a 4% decline in revenue to $7 billion. Overall, investor interest remains strong, with shares up over 20% this year and more than 140% in the past year.