AI’s Deflationary Product Cannot Support the $5 Trillion Bill
AI inference costs are crashing as hyperscalers risk a $5T capex misallocation. Discover why the AI buildout faces a macro reckoning.
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Alibaba stock dropped over 7% as investors digested heavy AI infrastructure spending and profit pressure, despite a 45% surge in AI Cloud revenue.
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