Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta abandon asset-light model amid AI build-out

Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Oracle guide for over $725B in 2026 AI capex, triggering historic free cash flow declines across Big Tech.

Aug 4 : Microsoft Corp, Meta Platforms Inc, Oracle Corp, Amazon and Alphabet have committed about $1.09 trillion in future payments under leases that have not yet begun, mostly…