The fact they caught up with OpenAI you almost expect. But the Nobel winning contributions to quantum computing, the advances in healthcare and medicine, the cutting edge AI hardware, and the best in class weather models go way beyond what you might have expected. Google could have been an advertising company with a search engine. I'm glad they aren't.
NYT: US GDP Grew 4.3%, surging in 3rd Quarter 2025 - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/business/us-economy-consu...
WSJ: Consumers Power Strongest US Economic Growth in 2 years - https://www.wsj.com/economy/us-gdp-q3-2025-2026-6cbd079e
The Guardian: US economy grew strongly in third quarter - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/23/us-economy-...
Unemployment has increased.
Number of gig workers is at an all time high.
Layoffs have continued.
Polls show most people have financial anxiety and feel squeezed.
Inflation is not under control.
Buy now pay later usage is up as much as consumer spending is.
Income and wealth inequality are near records high.
GDP and consumer spending were also seen peaking before the last 5 recessions as well...