July 22 : Alphabet hiked its capital spending guidance for 2026 by $15 billion after reporting the best-ever quarter of growth for its cloud computing division, driven by strong demand from AI-hungry enterprises worldwide.The search giant now expects to spend between $195 billion and $205 billion in capital e

Alphabet increases AI infrastructure spending to $190B for 2026. Alphabet as second-largest company by market cap on July 31 at 4.5% YES.

Alphabet plans up to $185 billion in 2026 capex for AI data centers, more than double last year's spend, as investors await Q2 earnings for