Alphabet (GOOG) 27 Oct 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Welcome everyone, and thank you for standing by for the Alphabet Q3 2021 Earnings C conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. After the speaker presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator instructions] I'd now like to turn the conference over to your speaker today, Jim Friedland, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

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