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Gil Luria, D.A. Davidson's head of technology research, told CNBC that Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet are all "winning in AI," which matters because these three companies are the plumbing and the consumer-facing apps of the current AI boom. His comment compresses a multi-year competitive race into a single TV-friendly take, forcing investors to ask which wins are durable and which are narrative noise. The clip is a reminder that leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) is now both a product story and an earnings story.