Big Tech's AI Spending Soars to $650 Billion by 2026 Amid Bridgewater's Risk Warning

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Big Tech to Boost AI Spending to $650 Billion by 2026, Bridgewater Warns of Risks

Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft to ramp up AI infrastructure spending to $650 billion in 2026

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Storyboard•24-02-2026, 09:57

Big Tech to Boost AI Spending to $650 Billion by 2026, Bridgewater Warns of Risks

•Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft to spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure by 2026, up from $410 billion in 2025.
•Bridgewater Associates warns the AI boom is in a "more dangerous phase" due to exponential capital expenditure and reliance on external funding.
•Compute demand outpaces supply, forcing hyperscalers to increase investments to meet future needs.
•Companies are reducing share buybacks to finance the surge in capital expenditure, posing risks if growth expectations falter.
•AI model developers like Anthropic and OpenAI need major product breakthroughs to justify high valuations and capital needs for future IPOs.

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