Google has been crushing it with AI this year in this overlooked way

Google has been crushing it with AI this year in this overlooked wayListen(4 min)Listen(4 min)Waymo, a startup working to launch driverless ride-hailing around the world, is set to join the $100 billion club. It’s another sign of Alphabet’s dominance this year.The Alphabet-backed GOOGL robotaxi company is in talks to raise more than $15 billion at a valuation of as much as $110 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. It last raised money in October 2024 in a round that valued it at more than $45 billion.About the AuthorWilliam Gavin is a tech reporter for MarketWatch. He is based in New York.Copyright © 2025 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved.