Google is betting on an AI business growing 80% per quarter with a $500B backlog
philvenables · x · 2026-07-24
Phil Venables argues that Google is pouring money into a business growing 80% per quarter, backed by nearly $500B of contracted workload backlog. The point is that the AI spending story sits alongside enormous demand, not just costs.
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