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Alphabet is issuing a rare 100-year bond as part of a larger funding effort, which includes a $20 billion dollar bond sale that was increased from $15 billion due to high demand. This funding aims to support the company's significant investments in AI. The lead investors and specific metrics were not disclosed.
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Alphabet is issuing a rare 100-year bond as part of a larger funding effort, which includes a $20 billion dollar bond sale that was increased from $15 billion due to high demand. This funding aims to support the company's significant investments in AI. The lead investors and specific metrics were not disclosed.
Alphabet is planning a bond sale of around $15 billion to fund its expansion into artificial intelligence, with investor orders exceeding $100 billion. This move comes as the company anticipates capital expenditures could reach $185 billion by 2026. The bond offering is oversubscribed, indicating strong investor confidence, and aims to address the rising demand for AI infrastructure. CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted challenges in securing compute capacity to meet this demand.
Big tech companies are significantly increasing their capital expenditures for AI infrastructure, with Alphabet planning to spend nearly $185 billion, Amazon $200 billion, and Meta up to $135 billion, totaling over $630 billion. This unprecedented investment aims to address the bottleneck in physical infrastructure necessary for AI development, as demand for data centers surges. Key investors express concern over the sustainability of these investments amidst market skepticism about software valuations.