Alphabet plans record spending in race to win AI customersBloombergAlphabet Inc topped projections for quarterly revenue and outlined an ambitious capital spending plan, far surpassing predictions, leveraging its growth to build out the data centers and infrastructure needed to lead in the artificial intelligence (AI) age. “We’re seeing our AI investments and infrastructure drive revenue and growth across the board,” he said on Wednesday in a statement. To justify its heavy spending, Alphabet continued to demonstrate momentum in its cloud and search advertising businesses. Alphabet is supplying up to one million of its specialized AI chips to Anthropic PBC, cementing Google’s position as a key infrastructure provider in the AI space. Alphabet also said its research and development expenses went up by 42 percent, driven by compensation for AI talent and supporting Waymo.

Source: Taipei Times February 05, 2026 17:12 UTC