What AI Bubble? Google's Stock Is Soaring

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🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Nov. 25. It’s been a brutal month for tech companies. But the stock of Google parent Alphabet is up nearly 18% since the Nasdaq’s peak on October 29. WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher talks about what Google is doing differently. Plus, Character.AI, which makes popular chatbots, is cutting off access for users under 18 because of mental-health concerns. We hear from Journal tech reporter Georgia Wells about how the company arrived at the decision. And U.S. officials say Ukraine is open to signing a newly crafted peace deal. However, diplomatic hurdles remain. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.8	Republican lawmakers take aim at safety requirements that they say will make cars too expensive.
0:39.7	Plus, many tech stocks are down this month, but Alphabets just keeps rising.
0:44.5	They're really the only company that has what you might call a vertically integrated model here.
0:49.2	Having their own AI, their own cloud network, and even their own silicon,
0:53.7	it kind of makes them a very unique business model in AI right now.
0:56.7	And why a maker of popular chatbots is cutting teens off.
1:01.0	It's Tuesday, November 25th.
1:03.1	I'm Alex O'Sillah for the Wall Street Journal.
1:05.5	This is the PM edition of What's News,
1:07.9	the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:16.1	We're exclusively reporting that Senate Republicans plan to challenge safety requirements for cars at a hearing next month.
1:23.1	People familiar with the situation say Republicans are aiming at automatic emergency braking and alarms
1:28.7	that remind drivers that a child is in the back seat because they think they're not effective
1:33.1	and make cars more expensive. But vehicle safety advocates say such mandates save lives and don't
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