Google’s parent company Alphabet on Tuesday reported its second-quarter results, with profit up from the same period last year. The company’s bottom line totalled $23.62 billion, or $1.89 per share. This compares with $18.37 billion, or $1.44 per share, in last year’s second quarter. The company’s revenue for the quarter rose 13.6% to $84.74 billion from $74.60 billion last year. “Our strong performance this quarter highlights ongoing strength in Search and momentum in Cloud. We are innovating at every layer of the AI [artificial intelligence] stack,” chief executive Sundar Pichai said. “Our l…