# Cracks are emerging in the AI spending boom

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> **Original Source**: [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/cracks-are-emerging-in-the-ai-spending-boom/)
> **Author**: Rebecca Bellan (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Friday, October 30, 2026
> **Category**: INDUSTRY
> **Tags**: AI, TechCrunch AI, industry

## Executive Summary
Big Tech is pouring billions into AI infrastructure, but mounting debt, negative cash flow, and growing investor skepticism are raising questions about the sustainability of the AI spending boom



## Full Coverage
Investors are getting nervous about AI infrastructure spending just as the Big Tech companies double down

Over the past two weeks, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft have outlined plans to spend more than $740 billion on capital expenditures this year, which Wall Street is reading as AI infrastructure spending, including data centers and chips

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