Technology · 2 May 2026
Big Tech to spend $725bn on AI infrastructure this year
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The four biggest US tech companies just confirmed the largest corporate infrastructure spend in history. Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon will collectively pour up to $725 billion into AI data centres in 2026, a 77% increase on last year's record $410 billion, according to Bloomberg analysis of the Q1 earnings cycle. Google CFO Anat Ashkenazi said 2027 capex will rise significantly higher still.
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