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Amazon's operating cash fell $27B short of equipment spending in H1 2026, with $28.7B OpenAI investment separate, per TECHi analysis.
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Amazon's operating cash fell $27B short of equipment spending in H1 2026, with $28.7B OpenAI investment separate, per TECHi analysis.

Anthropic's valuation jumps 27% to $965B, benefiting investors in AI stocks like Nvidia and Alphabet.

Anthropic's ownership includes Amazon and Alphabet, but its unique structure limits investor control, even after a $33B investment.

Discovery Loop, founded by ex-Google chief scientist Jeff Dean, seeks $50B valuation in new funding round.

Alphabet's Google Cloud revenue jumps 82% YoY, while Oracle targets 31% revenue growth over 5 years.

Google backs Anthropic's $15B Texas AI data center, supplying chips and potentially taking an equity stake in the AI startup.

AI investment is outpacing railways, dotcom, and every prior tech boom, with $730B in 2026 spending by hyperscalers.

Elon Musk reverses course, calls Anthropic's Claude models the best, validating $100B+ investments from Amazon and Alphabet.

Google's delay in rolling out Gemini 3.5 Pro sends Alphabet shares down, benefiting OpenAI and Microsoft in the enterprise AI race.