@FinanceYF5: The AI arms race is turning into a $1.3 trillion gamble on data center leases. Oracle, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Google have committed to more than $1.3 trillion in future lease spending, about 70% of which was added in the last four quarters. 2024 …
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Oracle, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Google have committed to more than $1.3 trillion in future data center lease payments, roughly 70% of which were committed in the past four quarters, as the AI computing arms race turns into a high-stakes bet on long-term leases.
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The AI arms race is turning into a $1.3 trillion gamble on data center leases.
Oracle, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Google have committed to more than $1.3 trillion in future lease payments, with roughly 70% added in the last four quarters.
Before 2024, Microsoft was the main driver; now Meta and Google account for the bulk of new commitments. The computing capacity isn’t fully online yet, but the bills for the next decade and beyond have already been locked in.
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