AI infrastructure spending hits Google with negative free cash flow
gaganghotra_ · x · 2026-07-23
Impacted by massive AI infrastructure investments, Alphabet's latest quarterly free cash flow (FCF) surprisingly turned negative. This data has sparked widespread discussion in the tech community, highlighting the immense financial burn rate tech giants face in the current AI arms race.
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