The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is growing increasingly competitive as start-up and tech incumbents are racing to earn a spot in this emerging industry.

Like it or not, tech giants like Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) have an enormous edge over start-ups, as they can leverage their considerable resources to stay ahead of the competition. This article will focus on one critical resource that Alphabet can wield to its advantage.

And no, we are not talking about its vast data trove (that's for a future article). Instead, we will focus on its $115 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.

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Source Fool.com