Big Tech's $8 trillion AI bet is making consoles, cars, and electricity more expensive for everyone else
The cost of artificial intelligence is now showing up in the inflation data
Investment articles
Bitcoin is down nearly 50% and the debate over its value is heating up again
Bitcoin peaked at $123,000 in July 2025. It's now trading at around $66,000
US government could take a stake in OpenAI as Trump explores AI equity plan
OpenAI's Public Wealth Fund proposal could give Americans a stake in AI-driven growth
The US government is spending $2 billion on quantum computing, while taking stock in the companies it funds
IBM gets $1 billion, with the rest spread across eight firms under the Chips Act
Google's AI bet is paying off: Alphabet posts $94.7 billion Q1 revenue, AI demand outpaces supply
Alphabet rides AI surge as revenue and profit crush expectations
Meta to cut 8,000 jobs to bankroll its AI ambitions
The cuts come as Meta ramps up spending on compute, AI agents, and multibillion-dollar partnerships
Uber commits up to $1.25 billion in Rivian to deploy 10,000 robotaxis
Rivian's upcoming R2 SUV will anchor the fleet
Oracle prepares new round of layoffs while doubling down on AI infrastructure
A $2.1 billion restructuring budget signals deeper workforce cuts
Oracle is spending billions on AI data centers as cash flow turns negative
Meanwhile, Wall Street is happy thanks to the company's latest quarterly results on cloud revenue
One in four CEOs say AI is a bubble but will continue investing
One in five CEOs also expect job cuts this year
Editor's take: The more money companies spend on AI, the larger fears grow that this is a bubble ready to burst. But for most CEOs, it's more important to be seen spending big on the technology than taking a more cautious approach.
Nvidia says its investments in OpenAI and Anthropic are likely its last
The chipmaker signals a strategic "retreat" from circular investments shaping the AI boom
Could the Trump administration rerun the TikTok playbook on Fortnite?
Tencent may be forced to give up investments in US game companies like Riot and Epic Games
OpenAI lands record $110 billion investment backed by Nvidia, Amazon, and SoftBank
Sovereign funds and tech giants anchor historic AI capital raise
Goldman Sachs says AI's impact on the US economy was "basically zero" last year
Rumblings of an AI bubble continue to fester
Suddenly Toto's most valuable business isn't toilets, but chipmaking ceramics
Japanese toilet maker's advanced ceramics have become a key piece of cryogenic etch in AI memory fabs
Maryland is betting billions that quantum computing is closer than we think
IonQ, Microsoft, and the governor are all-in on a technology many say is years away
Trump administration considers linking chip tariff exemptions to TSMC's US investment expansion
TSMC's US bet may shield Amazon, Google, Microsoft from new chip tariffs
Satya Nadella argues that Microsoft's AI bet is paying off as Copilot usage nearly triples
Let's rename everything "Copilot"
Nvidia has overtaken Apple as TSMC's largest customer, Jensen Huang says
Jensen eyes a trillion-dollar AI future
AI hype meets reality as majority of CEOs report no financial returns
Most businesses are still waiting for AI to boost revenue and cut costs
Scotland is quietly building one of Europe's most advanced space ecosystems
CubeSats, rocket startups, and a Shetland launch site are redefining the UK's orbital future
Elon Musk's AI startup is losing billions – and building something huge
xAI's sprawling data center empire is the backbone of an audacious plan for intelligent machines
AI created 50 new billionaires in 2025, startup investment pulled in more than $200 billion
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Jensen Huang are among the biggest beneficieries
Most CEOs are ready to spend even more on AI in 2026 despite no clear path to ROI
Economic uncertainty fails to slow AI investments
Intel's CEO is also a major startup investor, and it's starting to get messy
How Meta, Intel, and a venture capitalist-CEO collided over a $4 billion AI chip startup