Jan 30 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc:

* ALPHABET CEO SUNDAR PICHAI SAYS CLOUD SAW ACCELERATED GROWTH DRIVEN BY GENERATIVE AI AND PRODUCT LEADERSHIP - CONF CALL

* ALPHABET CEO PICHAI SAYS COMPANY IS EXPERIMENTING WITH GEMINI AI IN SEARCH

* ALPHABET CEO PICHAI SAYS GOOGLE ONE IS ABOUT TO CROSS 100 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS

* ALPHABET CEO PICHAI SAYS CO'S CLOUD WON AND EXPANDED RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEADING COMPANIES IN Q4 SUCH AS MCDONALD'S

* ALPHABET CEO PICHAI SAYS COMPANY HAS WOUND DOWN NON PRIORITY PROJECTS

* GOOGLE EXECUTIVE SAYS COMPANY SAW AD STRENGTH IN RETAIL

* GOOGLE EXECUTIVE SAYS EFFORTS INCLUDING AI-GENERATED GIFTING RECOMMENDATIONS DROVE INCREMENTAL GROWTH IN KEY Q4 HOLIDAY SHOPPING MOMENTS

* ALPHABET CFO SAYS SEARCH REMAINED BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO REVENUE GROWTH

* ALPHABET CFO SAYS OPERATING COST INCREASE PRIMARILY REFLECTED GROWING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES

* ALPHABET CFO SAYS AI IS INCREASING CONTRIBUTIONS TO GOOGLE CLOUD

* ALPHABET CFO SAYS Q4 CAPEX WAS DRIVEN BY INVESTMENT IN TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS SERVERS AND DATA CENTERS SUPPORTING AI

* ALPHABET CFO SAYS 2024 CAPEX WILL BE NOTABLY LARGER

* ALPHABET CFO SAYS PRODUCT PRIORITIZATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN WORK HAVE RESULTED IN SLOWER PACE OF HIRING

* ALPHABET CFO SAYS SEVERANCE-RELATED EXPENSE ESTIMATED TO BE ROUGHLY $700 MILLION IN Q1

* ALPHABET CEO SAYS ITS ADVANCED AI OVER TIME WILL BE ABLE TO ACT MORE LIKE AN AGENT AND HANDLE MORE FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS FOR USERS

* ALPHABET CFO SAYS Q4 CAPEX REFLECTED TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT RATHER THAN ONE-TIME ITEMS

* ALPHABET CEO SAYS CLOUD COST OPTIMIZATIONS ARE SOMETHING COMPANY HAS MOSTLY WORKED THROUGH Further company coverage: