San Francisco (AFP) – Google’s parent firm Alphabet announced quarterly profits Tuesday that beat expectations and nearly doubled in 2021 — after a booming holiday season for the online ads giant facing anti-trust scrutiny. Google dominance online has powered it to new heights during the pandemic period, but has also left it in the sights of regulators around the world. The tech giant had net income of $20.6 billion on revenue that grew 32 percent to $75 billion in the final quarter of 2021, ending the year with a total of $76 billion in profit. That was nearly double the $40 billion annual …