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Feb 8, 2026 A deep dive into the massive data-center and compute spending driving the AI arms race. Discussion of Amazon’s planned $200B capital push for chips, robotics, and satellites. Comparison of how other tech giants' spending and investor reactions shape the competition. Coverage of AWS growth and enterprise demand fueling more capacity buildouts.
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Compute Is The New Scarce Resource
- The AI era has become a compute arms race where data centers determine advantage.
- Whoever controls the most high-end compute will likely dominate AI services and customers.
AIbox Announces New $9 Plan
- Jaden announced AIbox.ai’s new pricing tiers including a $9/month plan for 40+ models.
- He positioned this as a cost-saving alternative to multiple single-model subscriptions.
CapEx Has Ramped To Staggering Levels
- Major tech firms are dramatically increasing CapEx with Amazon at $200B and Google ~$175–185B.
- These jumps reflect preparation for AI compute, custom chips, robotics, and other large infrastructure bets.