Alphabet (GOOG) 24 Oct 232023 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Welcome, everyone. Thank you for standing by for the Alphabet Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]

I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Jim Friedland, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

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