Cracks Appear in the AI Spending Boom
Big Tech companies are pouring billions into AI infrastructure, but rising debt and negative cash flow are making investors more doubtful. The story asks whether the AI spending boom can keep going at this pace.
Quick glossaryAI infrastructure, negative cash flow
- AI infrastructure
- The data centres, chips and power systems that AI tools need in order to run.
- negative cash flow
- When a company spends more cash than it brings in, so it has to borrow or use savings to cover the gap.
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