00:00Alphabet became the fourth company to reach a $4 trillion market cap after its shares
00:04rose on news that Apple selected Google's Gemini as the foundation for its AI models
00:10and the next generation of Siri.
00:12The Google parent joins Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple in this elite group, though Apple
00:16and Microsoft have since fallen back below the threshold.
00:20Alphabet's surge follows a standout 2025, when the stock climbed 65 percent amid an
00:26AI comeback driven by new chips, infrastructure advances, and the launch of Gemini.
