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Los Angeles Times
Investors React to Alphabet's $205B AI Investment
Alphabet Inc. increased its projected capital expenditures for the year to up to $205 billion, mainly to expand AI computing capacity and cloud services, leading to a negative free cash flow for the first time in over two decades. Despite this rise, investor concern remains about the uncertain returns on such heavy AI investments, even as the company's cloud revenue grew significantly and its cloud backlog increased, driven by AI demand. The company’s focus is on advancing its Gemini AI models and expanding its YouTube platform, while its investment portfolio rose substantially in value, supporting overall net income despite lower-than-expected performance from its Other Bets division.
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