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Alphabet Raises AI Spending But Still Can't Meet Demand: 'We're Still in a Supply Constraint Environment'
View original at finance.yahoo.comAlphabet Raises AI Spending But Still Can't Meet Demand: 'We're Still in a Supply Constraint Environment' Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below…
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Alphabet remains in a supply constraint environment, a condition reiterated for multiple consecutive quarters, driven by very strong demand from both external cloud customers and across the business.
60% confidenceDemand for Alphabet's AI models is translating into strong token usage across developers and enterprise customers, and the company continues to be supply constrained, which he called a sign of momentum and rapid adoption.
60% confidenceGoogle Cloud's performance was the most important number in Alphabet's quarter, reflecting strong enterprise AI demand.
60% confidenceAlphabet's higher AI spending could potentially trigger a new capital expenditure arms race among tech companies.
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