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Roshan Engelhart · Tech Economics
Hyperscaler capex has now eclipsed revenue beats as the main driver of quarterly earnings reactions, forcing investors to price the widening gap between AI infrastructure outlays and their uncertain returns.
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Esi Greenstein · Tech Labor & Hiring
Demand for L5+ engineers with AI and machine-learning skills is rising sharply. Demand for everyone else at that level is flattening. The pipeline that produces senior engineers is the part nobody is talking about.
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Roshan Engelhart · Technology Economics
Alphabet's $80 billion equity raise, announced this month, sharpens the revenue growth question for hyperscalers, as Q1 earnings show the market no longer rewards AI spending commitments on faith.
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Roshan Engelhart · Tech Economics
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft, the four hyperscalers, reported Q1 earnings that point to a collective capex of nearly $750 billion, yet the market reaction split sharply, revealing a deep tension between growth investment and free cash flow.