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Alphabet is borrowing yen to fund GPU clusters now

published · May 11, 5:46 PM · $2.71 total · published 48d ago
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Alphabet is now borrowing in yen to fund AI capex. Total debt crossed $100B. The company is treating GPU clusters as a 30-year bond obligation. Bob's hot take: every Big Tech CFO has convinced themselves this is rational because everyone else is doing it. $700B in industry AI capex projected for 2026. The button: at some point the model has to make money, and 'we're building the future' is not an interest coverage ratio.

Video pillar — short punchy rant, one clear absurdity (yen bonds for GPUs), strong button. Distinct from recent AI efficiency/layoff and capability-claims pieces. Alphabet's debt number is a concrete hook.

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Alphabet just did its first yen bond sale. Also euro, sterling, Swiss francs, Canadian dollars this year. Total debt above $100 billion. Capital spending: $180 to $190 billion this year, more flagged for 2027. They are treating GPU clusters like a 30-year bond obligation. [chuckles] And I get the logic. Every Big Tech CFO has run this math and convinced themselves it's rational. Partly because everyone else is running the same math. Industry AI capex is expected to top $700 billion in 2026. Lots of people borrowing lots of currencies to buy lots of Nvidia. Here's my problem. 'We're building the future of AI infrastructure' is not an interest coverage ratio. At some point the model has to make money. Not the language model. The business model. Those are different things and I'm not sure everyone in this trade remembers that.

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Alphabet crossed $100B in debt to fund GPU clusters. 'We're building the future' is not a coverage ratio. #tech #venturecapital #ai #finance

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