Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon confirm $650 billion AI infrastructure spending for 2026
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Updated · CoinDesk · Apr 29
Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon confirm $650 billion AI infrastructure spending for 2026
16 articles · Updated · CoinDesk · Apr 29
The four tech giants reported Q1 2026 earnings, with Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon all beating revenue estimates and reaffirming their record AI investment plans.
Meta raised its full-year capital expenditure outlook to $125–$145 billion, while Amazon cited a $59.3 billion year-over-year increase in infrastructure spending, mainly for AI. AI-linked bitcoin mining stocks fell slightly after the earnings reports.
These unprecedented investments are driving rapid growth in cloud and AI services, reshaping business strategies and impacting digital asset sectors, as miners pivot toward AI hosting amid margin pressures and evolving market sentiment.
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