Google’s persistent ad slump weighs on Alphabet’s 1Q results
2023年4月28日小于 1 分钟
Google’s advertising malaise
persisted during the first quarter while the internet company also grapples with advancements in artificial intelligence technology that threaten to undercut
its dominant search engine. An unprecedented
downturn
in Google’s digital ad revenue – the company’s main moneymaker for more than 20 years – came into sharper focus Tuesday with the release of the January-March results for owner Alphabet Inc. Although Alphabet’s total revenue for the period rose from a year earlier, Google’s first-quarter ad sales of $54.5 billion marked a slight
decrease from a year ago.
tips
slump:n. 经济萧条;v. 骤降;暴跌
malaise:难以描述的问题;莫名的不适
undercut:削弱
unprecedented:空前的(precedent 在前的,先例的)
slight:怠慢;轻视