00:00A $9 billion cash flow hole is putting the cost of AI under the spotlight.
00:05Alphabet, Google's parent company, reported negative free cash flow of about $9.1 billion in its latest quarter.
00:12The company is spending heavily on data centers, servers, and AI infrastructure.
00:17Yet revenue still rose 25% year over year, reaching $127.6 billion.
00:23So why were investors concerned?
00:25The question is whether AI growth can justify the enormous cost of building the systems behind it.
00:30Microsoft offered a contrasting result, generating nearly $18.6 billion in free cash flow.
00:37That difference highlights a growing concern across the tech industry.
00:41Investors want more than ambitious AI plans.
00:44They want evidence that companies can afford the infrastructure and turn that spending into sustainable returns.
00:49The AI boom is still expanding.
00:52But increasingly, the market is asking a tougher question.
00:55Who can pay for it?
00:57Disclosure.
00:57This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
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