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What has to go right for the AI spending gamble to pay off
A handful of tech giants are spending at a scale that dwarfs any industry investment in history. A Wharton finance professor ran the arithmetic and the answer is both clear and sobering.
A man who cannot drive says driverless cars cannot arrive soon enough
Lars Janssen has a visual condition that rules out a licence forever. New safety data from the US suggests the autonomous vehicles he is waiting for may already be safer than most human drivers.
Waymo opens in three new cities as the robotaxi race picks up speed
Alphabet's Waymo is now taking paying passengers in San Diego, Tampa and Denver, while Amazon-backed Zoox prepares to test its distinctive box-shaped vehicle in Houston and San Diego.
AI Investments Show Growth Isn't a Zero-Sum Game
Earnings reports from Nvidia, Microsoft and Alphabet show the AI buildout is handing wins to multiple companies at once.
Waymo Plans Driverless Taxis in Munich by Late 2027, Its First European City
The American robotaxi company will begin mapping Munich streets in the coming weeks, with public rides targeted for the end of next year.
Big Tech's AI bets are making corporate profits look much bigger than they are
Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet booked billions in paper gains from their stakes in Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX. Strip those out and earnings growth looks a lot more ordinary.
Google reshuffles its AI leadership: Demis Hassabis moves to chief scientist, Jeff Dean departs
The man who built DeepMind steps back from day-to-day operations to focus on drug discovery and big-picture AI strategy, while a longtime Google engineer leaves to start a new science-focused AI company.
AI's Money Problem: Google's Ballooning Costs Spook Investors Across the Whole Industry
Google admitted it will spend up to $205 billion this year, more than its previous top-end forecast. That miscalculation is rattling investors, and the pressure is spreading to every major AI company.
Google and Tesla Are Burning Cash on AI. Wall Street Is Starting to Ask Why.
Both tech giants reported better revenue than expected, then watched their share prices fall. The culprit: eye-watering AI spending with returns investors can't yet see.
Google Made $119.8 Billion Last Quarter and Still Ran Out of Cash
Massive AI infrastructure spending pushed Google into negative cash flow for the first time ever, even as its cloud and search businesses hit record highs.
Google's Gemini AI Assistant Is Closing In on One Billion Users
The app hit 950 million monthly users in Q2 2026, tripling its audience in a year, and is now directly chasing ChatGPT's lead.
Google's AI Investments Pay Off as Cloud Revenue Surges
Alphabet quiets investor nerves with Google Cloud growth that beat every Wall Street forecast, fuelled by businesses buying AI tools.