Google keeping its place atop the AI rankings might mean doing something it's resisting

Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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Google has had a great run since its last earnings report. Can it last?

That's the big question ahead of the tech giant's earnings report this afternoon. BI's Hugh Langley, our resident Google expert, breaks down what you need to look out for in the numbers and on the call.