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Big Tech Spending Surpasses $1 Trillion on AI Infrastructure as Demand Outpaces Supply

Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta have collectively spent over $1.1 trillion on AI infrastructure since 2023, with an additional $745 billion planned for 2026 alone. The unprecedented capital expenditures are straining supply chains, causing memory chip shortages, and turning cash flow negative at multiple tech giants despite accelerating cloud revenue growth.

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Big Tech Spending Surpasses $1 Trillion on AI Infrastructure as Demand Outpaces Supply

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MoonPay PayBox Puts Crypto Wallet Inside ChatGPT and Claude, Enabling AI Agents to Spend Money

MoonPay launched PayBox, a payment vault that integrates directly into ChatGPT and Claude, allowing AI agents to complete cryptocurrency purchases, token swaps, and cross-chain transactions on behalf of users. The system uses passkey authentication and multi-party computation to ensure users retain full control of their funds while AI assistants handle transactions autonomously.

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MoonPay PayBox Puts Crypto Wallet Inside ChatGPT and Claude, Enabling AI Agents to Spend Money

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Google Launches Ask Google Pay: Gemini AI Chatbot Analyzes Your Spending Habits in India

Google introduced Ask Google Pay, a Gemini AI-powered conversational chatbot within its payments app in India. The opt-in feature analyzes transaction history to provide spending insights, financial education, and personalized recommendations across 10 Indian languages. Simultaneously, Google expanded its Flex digital credit card through a partnership with State Bank of India.

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Google Launches Ask Google Pay: Gemini AI Chatbot Analyzes Your Spending Habits in India

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Fiverr stock crashes 20% as AI automation decimates freelance marketplace and gig economy

Fiverr International Ltd. shares plummeted over 20% after reporting disappointing Q2 2026 earnings, missing revenue estimates by $2.6 million. The freelance marketplace cited accelerated AI adoption and large language model pressure as key factors displacing low-value transactional work. Oppenheimer downgraded the stock, forecasting revenue declines of 16% in fiscal 2026 and 38% in fiscal 2027, highlighting artificial intelligence's disruptive impact on digital freelancing platforms.

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Fiverr stock crashes 20% as AI automation decimates freelance marketplace and gig economy

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United Microelectronics raises 2026 capex to $2 billion, expands fabs for AI demand surge

Taiwan's United Microelectronics announced a major expansion, raising its 2026 capital expenditure to $2 billion from $1.5 billion to meet surging AI demand. The chipmaker will add cleanroom capacity at its Singapore facility and construct a new fab building at its Tainan campus in Taiwan, while reporting strong Q2 results with revenue up 17% year-over-year to $2.18 billion.

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United Microelectronics raises 2026 capex to $2 billion, expands fabs for AI demand surge

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Freehand Raises $75M to Deploy AI Agents That Automate Enterprise Supply Chain Spend

San Francisco-based Freehand has raised $75 million to scale its autonomous AI agents that manage complex supply chain spend for Fortune 500 companies including Meta, Unilever, and Pfizer. The startup's agents negotiate contracts, process invoices, and handle payments autonomously, recovering 5-10% of spend while shortening procure-to-pay cycles by over 70%.

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Freehand Raises $75M to Deploy AI Agents That Automate Enterprise Supply Chain Spend

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AI Agents Are Making Financial Decisions—But Who's Really in Control?

Financial institutions are deploying AI agents to handle payments and operational tasks, but a critical question emerges: how do you govern systems that act autonomously? From Santander's first AI-executed payment to multi-agent systems resolving incidents in minutes, the industry is discovering that trust frameworks and accountability matter more than speed.

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AI Agents Are Making Financial Decisions—But Who's Really in Control?

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Teradyne Stock Surges 14.5% as AI Demand Drives Record Revenue and Semiconductor Test Growth

Teradyne stock soared 14.5% in after-hours trading after the company reported its second consecutive quarter of record revenue, reaching $1.33 billion—a 104% year-over-year increase. The semiconductor test equipment maker exceeded earnings expectations with adjusted EPS of $2.47, while forward guidance for Q3 dramatically surpassed analyst estimates, validating its position in the AI chip supply chain.

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Teradyne Stock Surges 14.5% as AI Demand Drives Record Revenue and Semiconductor Test Growth

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Core Scientific lands 2.5GW AI infrastructure deal with AMD months after rejecting $9B CoreWeave bid

Former bitcoin miner Core Scientific signed a massive AI data center capacity agreement with AMD that could reach 2.5 gigawatts across five sites in the American South. The deal includes 15-year leases for 529 megawatts and warrants for up to 30 million shares, validating shareholders' decision to reject CoreWeave's $9 billion takeover offer nine months ago.

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Core Scientific lands 2.5GW AI infrastructure deal with AMD months after rejecting $9B CoreWeave bid

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KLA Corp projects strong quarter as AI infrastructure spending fuels semiconductor demand

KLA Corp reported fourth-quarter revenue of $3.66 billion and forecast first-quarter revenue up to $4.2 billion, surpassing Wall Street estimates. The semiconductor equipment manufacturer expects accelerating momentum through 2027, driven by AI infrastructure buildout and rising demand for process control systems. Despite the upbeat quarter forecast, shares fell 8% in after-hours trading.

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KLA Corp projects strong quarter as AI infrastructure spending fuels semiconductor demand

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EssilorLuxottica AI glasses sales nearly double as myopia products fuel profit surge

Franco-Italian eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica reported a 15% rise in first-half adjusted operating profit, beating analyst expectations by nearly €300 million. The Ray-Ban maker's AI glasses produced with Meta almost doubled in sales during the second quarter, while myopia management products jumped 24%. Despite the smartglasses boom, questions remain about long-term growth as competition from Google and Apple looms.

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EssilorLuxottica AI glasses sales nearly double as myopia products fuel profit surge

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Visa cuts 2,600 jobs as AI reshapes payments giant's workforce and operations

Visa is eliminating roughly 2,600 positions—7% of its global workforce—primarily in technology and product operations as CEO Ryan McInerney accelerates an AI-driven transformation. The payments giant plans to redirect savings toward growth areas including stablecoins, cross-border payments, and agentic commerce, while deploying AI tools that have already reduced product development teams from 10+ members to squads of two to four.

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Visa cuts 2,600 jobs as AI reshapes payments giant's workforce and operations

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Seagate's Hard Drives See Massive Demand as AI Storage Boom Extends Capacity Commitments to 2028

Seagate reports cloud providers now account for 90% of its exabyte shipments as AI infrastructure boom drives unprecedented demand for high-capacity hard drives. The company has already allocated most nearline drive capacity through calendar 2028, with customers now planning storage requirements into 2029.

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Seagate's Hard Drives See Massive Demand as AI Storage Boom Extends Capacity Commitments to 2028

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AI boom complicates monetary policy as central banks struggle to read blurred economic signals

The Bank for International Settlements warns that the AI boom is creating unprecedented challenges for central banks worldwide. As AI simultaneously drives investment demand and potential productivity gains, traditional economic indicators are becoming harder to interpret. This raises the risk of policy miscalibration, with central banks potentially misjudging whether strong growth reflects temporary investment surges or lasting improvements in productive capacity.

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AI boom complicates monetary policy as central banks struggle to read blurred economic signals

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Coforge Q1 results defy industry trends as AI-led services drive 63% profit surge

Coforge reported a 63% profit jump to Rs 519 crore in Q1, driven by its Encora acquisition and strong demand for AI-led services. The company claims AI infusion expanded margins by 414 basis points, directly contradicting rivals like HCL Technologies who warn of AI deflation. With 86% of revenues from AI-led engineering, data, and cloud services, Coforge grew twelve times faster than the industry forecast.

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Coforge Q1 results defy industry trends as AI-led services drive 63% profit surge

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